WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Joe Biden is to sign an order on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050 via a panoply of clean-energy initiatives including electric vehicles and environmental-friendly buildings.

The executive order, announced by the White House, directs the government to replace its fleet of gas-guzzling vehicles with electric cars and trucks by 2035 and ensure federal buildings are carbon-free by 2045.

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