“If this is the stance of the Biden administration then its decarbonisation agenda has been well and truly buried. According to no less an authority than the IEA, if we are to reach net zero by 2050, we need to end fossil fuel capacity expansion now.”theguardian.com/commentisfre…

By pushing for more oil production, the US is killing its climate pledges | Adam Tooze

Joe Biden must use his country’s leverage to curb fossil fuels, not boost them, says professor of history Adam Tooze

theguardian.com

Aug 14, 2021 · 8:00 PM UTC

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Their "pledges" are just sloganeering.
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You really hate Africans, don't you?
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12 Aug 2021
75% of the population without access to electricity now live in sub-Saharan #Africa The so-called developing world deserves electricity! One small modular reactor (SMR) can power a small city. The #GreenNewDeal would keep large parts of Africa, Latin America and Asia in the dark.
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The clock is ticking…
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Biden can’t hide behind his hypocritical tweets! @JoeBiden, just like @BarackObama and trump before him, is guilty of KNOWINGLY destroying humanity! 😡
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Amd the Canadian environment minister says we need the oil money to fund the green energy transition 🤦‍♂️
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How on earth can a little more money for rich people justify letting fossil fuel expansion continue when we're watching the world burn right in front of our eyes?
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"The Biden administration has defended the contentious Oil Sands pipeline project that would carry hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil" ... This doesn't sound like ending fossil fuel capacity expansion to me!
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Also 2050 is way to late. Given where we are in the #ClimateCrisis delay like that is as bad as denial. We need action NOW if we want to retain a habitable planet for future generations.
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Well, he's your boy. He's also accused of multiple sex crimes. You ignore that part. So let's check your tab. All the things you claim to be for, he's against. All the things you claim to be against, he's for. I'd say you're "democratting". Say one thing in voice, do otherwise.
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