“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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No one wants to be inconvenienced when it comes to saving life on earth.
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"nothing will fundamentally change" -Joe Biden. He's been keeping this campaign promise the best. That's the problem.
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I’m sure going back into Afghanistan to advance feminism will reduce the power of the fossil fuel industry. #GreenBombs
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There was never going to be another path with this administration. We had meager hope, that’s all. There has never been an acceptance by the establishment of the Democratic Party that we are not approaching crisis, we are deep into it
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How surprising. But hey, think of all the women working in the oil industry. We can take a little 'destroying our own planet' if it means they'll keep their jobs. Kinda like pushing for imperialism and military occupation of foreign nations in the name of feminism or something.
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