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policy actions to achieve his commitment to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52
percent below 2005 levels by 2030. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act—in
combination with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other actions—the Department of
Energy (DOE) estimates that the United States will achieve a 40 percent reduction in economy-
wide greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2030, positioning the United States to
realize the President’s goal with additional executive branch, state, local, and private sector
action. DOE estimates that the clean energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act and the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law together could reduce emissions by more than 1,000 million metric
tons of CO2e in 2030, equivalent to the combined annual emissions released from every home in
the United States.

Overview and Purpose of the Guidebook

This guidebook provides an overview of the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience,
agriculture, and conservation-related tax incentives and investment programs in President
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, including who is eligible to apply for funding and for what
activities. The Biden-Harris Administration is working quickly to design, develop, and
implement these programs; as such, the information in this guidebook is current as of
publication. In the coming weeks and months, we will publish new developments on
www.CleanEnergy.gov to keep stakeholders and potential beneficiaries of these programs up to
date on the latest deadlines and details. This guidebook does not cover the Inflation Reduction
Act’s health care provisions or certain corporate tax reforms.

The guidebook groups the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax incentives and investment programs into
thematic chapters and explains how the law will deliver on the President’s commitments to the
American people. Each chapter outlines the significance of these programs and includes a one-
page summary of each program’s eligible uses, potential beneficiaries, and other important
information. Given the cross-cutting nature of energy and climate issues, many of these Inflation
Reduction Act programs and tax provisions could fall under more than one chapter. For ease of
presentation, each program or provision is featured only once in the guidebook.

This document was updated on January 9, 2023 and reflects small corrections to the
original version posted in December 2022.

Disclaimer

This guidebook is designed to help users familiarize themselves with the Inflation Reduction Act.
Nothing contained in this document constitutes formal guidance from the U.S. government on
any law, program, policy, application process, or funding eligibility. Applicants for funding
should consult official agency or program specific guidance for additional information.

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