Biden leads charge for batteries at leaders’ summit on policies to combat climate change

President Joe Biden today put investments in battery technology at the heart of a package of measures the US sees as necessary to combat climate change.

Biden told the virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate that part of the US response to combating climate change including investing in new energy technologies and electric vehicles.

"I see autoworkers building the next generation of electric vehicles, and electricians installing nationwide for 500,000 charging stations along our highways,” he said.

Biden’s remarks to other world leaders came after he committed to "position the US to ship American-made, clean energy products — like EV batteries – around the world”, as part of a ‘make in America’ programme.

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