Biden proposes $2 trillion for clean energy projects, calls for end to power plant emissions by 2035

(CNN)Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed spending $2 trillion over four years on clean energy projects and ending carbon emissions from power plants by 2035. The former vice president's proposal is part of a series of economic plans aimed at jump-starting an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. He is set to detail it in a speech Tuesday afternoon. The plan marks a clear shift by Biden toward progressives' goals of urgently reducing fossil fuel consumption to combat climate change. Biden's new proposal is more ambitious than the 10-year, $1.7 trillion plan he'd offered during...