Jan 27, 2021, 9:07 PM – Updated on Jan 27, 2021, 9:58 PM“Today is climate day at the White House which means that today is jobs day the White House,” Biden said Wednesday, as he unveiled measures aimed at fulfilling a campaign pledge.
Even as he cited the potential long-term jobs gains, Biden also took actions regarded as adversarial by the fossil fuels industry, among them halting the issuance of new oil and natural gas drilling leases on federal lands — prompting an early legal challenge from the energy industry. His administration seeks to leverage federal regulations and purchasing power to fight climate change.
The actions he took on Wednesday, he said, will “supercharge our administration’s ambitious plan to confront the existential threat of climate change.” “This is a case where conscience and convenience cross paths,” he said. “When I think of climate change, I think of answers to it, I think of jobs.”
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