WASHINGTON >> The U.S. government is considering cancelling billions of dollars in funding for clean energy programs, including awards for auto manufacturing and carbon capture, according to a list of targeted projects seen by Reuters.
Projects on the list include two major direct air capture hubs that received billion-dollar awards from former President Joe Biden’s administration, including one that involves oil company Occidental.
Semafor reported the list earlier and said it could impact $12 billion in projects.
Also on the list is $500 million awarded last year to General Motors to convert its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan to EVs; $335 million for Stellantis to convert the shuttered Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois to build mid-size electric trucks; and $250 mil