Joe Biden’s Controversial Environmental Record: Toughest Climate Rule but Also Concessions for Oil Drilling in Alaska

In recent weeks, the Biden administration has proposed or implemented eight major environmental regulations, including the toughest climate rule in the country : ensure that two-thirds of new passenger cars and one-quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States be fully electric by 2032.

In addition to climate reforms, 370 billions of dollars in funds for green energy, provided for by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The whole thing could propel the United States to the forefront of the fight against global warming.

But the American president had to make concessions that environmental activists accuse him of. Last week, Joe Biden had to support the controversial gas pipeline project to that the debt limit agreement be approved : shock in Washington, both among legislators and lobbyists.

But what activists see as “ the biggest slap of the current administration is the authorization of the Willow project » who wants to drill for oil in Alaska. This project will result in 576 million barrels of oil in 30 years, with CO emissions2 equivalent to 60 coal-fired power plants per year. In other words, the largest oil project in the United Statesand above all a climatic bomb.

However, Joe Biden had promised to prevent any new exploitation of black gold or gas in the territory.