A couple of major players in the Biden administration’s climate and energy agenda were officially greenlighted last week, while at least one other nomination is dangling precariously on the edge in a closely divided Senate.

Last week’s historic winter storm and grid reliability woes in Texas could provide momentum to an even bigger-than-expected push by the Biden administration and Congress to modernize an energy infrastructure that is increasingly pummeled by polar vortexes and other extreme weather events tied to climate change.

President Biden’s prospective environment cabinet is getting mixed reactions in the Senate, representing deep divisions on curbing fossil fuels and the difficulty of taking heavy legislative steps in addressing climate change.

With President Biden’s first two weeks highlighted by a sweeping set of executive orders outlining his administration’s climate and clean energy agenda, action has shifted to Capitol Hill, including more movement toward Senate approval of Biden’s energy and environment cabinet.

In his second week on the job, President Joe Biden continued his aggressive pace to implement the boldest federal climate and clean energy plan in history and making it a central issue across his agenda.

Under Biden's plan the U.S. will aim to achieve a 100% clean energy economy and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Get the latest updates on Biden Administration personnel changes to executive orders impacting clean energy and climate sectors.

Team Silverline is assembling an overview of what we think the first 100 days for the Biden Administration will look like.