Seek to maximise investor confidence by maintaining a high degree of policy stability and continuity and accelerating cross-government collaboration. 

Increase the Department of Energy’s and national laboratories’ capacity to deliver federal programmes, notably those aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains and manufacturing and sectoral transitions to meet commercialisation goals across the research, development, demonstration and deployment continuum.  

Make further progress towards US 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets by continuing to develop sectoral pathways and reinforcing the planning, co-ordination and development of policies and technology programmes for scaling up energy efficiency, renewables and low-carbon technologies in each sector. 

Embed justice and equity over the long term by expanding programmes with state, local, tribal and territorial communities to build capacity and deliver equitable access and benefits, good jobs and other benefits in collaboration with those communities. 

Continue to develop a robust international energy strategy, working with partners to bolster global energy security, including through measures that promote critical minerals security, diverse nuclear fuels and sufficiently large Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while supporting clean energy transitions around the world, particularly in developing countries.  

Support the federal climate resilience framework by ensuring that rigorous reliability standards are in place for all critical energy infrastructure. Strengthen institutional arrangements for planning, monitoring and reporting, and prioritising investment in interregional networks to boost weatherisation, winterisation and cooling, notably for disadvantaged communities.