27 Mar 2024 --- The Biden administration has unveiled a US$6 billion initiative aimed at decarbonizing America’s industrial sectors, including targeting decarbonization in food production. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of facilities producing items like mac and cheese, ice cream, ketchup and BBQ sauce, among others.It comprises US$489 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and US$5.47 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. The funded projects, leveraging a mix of energy efficiency, electrification and alternative fuels and feedstocks like clean hydrogen, aim to slash carbon emissions by an average of 77%.