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US President Joe Biden unveils plan to invest $555 bn on green energy

Amount part of $1.75-trillion tax and spending blueprint, which represents a historic investment in fighting climate change

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President Joe Biden announced a framework to invest $555 billion in funding on clean energy programs he thinks can win approval from Congress, with investments in renewable power, electric vehicles and resilience.

If Congressional Democrats go along, the plan, part of a $1.75-trillion tax and spending blueprint, would represent a historic investment in fighting climate change that President Joe Biden can tout to world leaders at the high-stakes United Nations climate summit opening Sunday. 

The funding could be “the single biggest thing that our nation has ever done to combat the climate crisis and certainly the biggest investment that Congress has ever

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