WATCH: Biden’s Energy Secretary Supports Requiring All-Electric Military Fleet By 2030

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm endorsed the Biden Administration’s plan to drastically overhaul the U.S. military’s vehicle fleet during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. President Biden has previously vowed to spend “billions” on making every U.S. military vehicle up to “climate-friendly” standards by 2030.

“Do you support the military adopting that EV fleet by 2030?” Granholm was asked by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

“I do and I think we can get there as well,” she replied. “And I do think that reducing our reliance on the volatility of globally traded fossil fuels, where we know that global events such as the war in Ukraine can jack up prices for people back home, does not contribute to energy security.”

“I think energy security is achieved when we have homegrown, clean energy that is abundant, like you see in Iowa. We think we can become a leader globally in how we have become energy independent,” Granholm continued.

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Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says she supports requiring the U.S. military to adopt an ALL-electric vehicle fleet by 2030 pic.twitter.com/pw4F3jmrpo

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On Earth Day of last year, Biden told a group of Seattle Democrats that “every vehicle” used by the U.S. military would be made “climate-friendly.”

“I’m going to start the process where every vehicle in the United States military — every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly. Every vehicle. No, I mean it. We’re spending billions of dollars to do it,” the president said.

Additionally, the president has signed a number of executive orders pertaining to climate policy while in office. This includes instructions for federal agencies and military branches to reduce emissions and work towards exclusive electric vehicle usage by 2035.

Under these guidelines, the U.S. Army and Navy have released strategies detailing plans to drastically reduce emissions and move towards electric vehicles. In February of last year, the U.S. Army released a climate strategy that aims to slash emissions in half by 2030, transition to all-electric non-combat vehicles by 2035 and work towards the development of electric combat vehicles by 2050. The Army also plans to install a microgrid at every installation by 2035.

“The time to address climate change is now. The effects of climate change have taken a toll on supply chains, damaged our infrastructure, and increased risks to Army Soldiers and families due to natural disasters and extreme weather,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth wrote in a statement released alongside the report.