President Joe Biden authorized using the Defense Production Act to make more solar panels, heat pumps, and hydrogen. But production is only one step to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Fossil fuel dependence is bad for national security. The Defense Production Act—a law that boosts manufacturing during emergencies and was used to speed up COVID-19 vaccines—could help provide clean energy independence.
A draft of the executive order obtained by The Intercept would use the Defense Production Act to ramp up mineral production for electric car batteries.
