Climate Solutions Act of 2025
Key claim: The Climate Solutions Act of 2025 would require 100% renewable electricity by 2035, set energy savings targets for retail suppliers, and mandate EPA to establish annual GHG reduction targets achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Abstract
(HR6098 · 119th Congress) Climate Solutions Act of 2025 This bill establishes renewable energy standards, energy saving targets, and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must promulgate regulations to increase the percentage of electricity sold in the United States that is generated from renewable sources. By 2035, 100% of electricity must be generated from renewable sources. DOE must also promulgate regulations that set end-user electricity savings targets for retail electric energy suppliers and natural gas saving targets for retail natural gas suppliers through 2032 as specified by the bill. Each year’s savings must be in addition to the previous years’ savings. DOE must allow suppliers to achieve the targets through a market-based trading system. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must promulgate annual net emission reduction targets for 2030 through 2050 to ensure that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (1) in 2035 are at least 52% below those in 2005, and (2) in 2050 are zero. The EPA must promulgate final regulations to implement those targets within seven years and review them at least every five years thereafter. Latest action (2025-11-18): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Why this matters
A federal 100% clean electricity standard and statutory net-zero-by-2050 mandate would be among the most consequential climate policy shifts possible, converting aspirational targets into enforceable EPA rulemaking obligations and utility-level compliance requirements. Even as an introduced bill with low near-term enactment probability, it anchors the legislative pole against which agency actions (e.g., Tier 4 delays, methane charge disapproval, SEC disclosure rescission) can be measured. Tracking such proposals helps map the gap between current administrative retrenchment and the legislative benchmarks favored by climate advocates.