President Joe Biden faces tension as he balances honoring his promises on climate change with meeting the nation's energy needs.
WASHINGTON — When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change.
People are also reading… He made fighting global warming a central part of his agenda, and White House officials are quick to defend efforts to put the United States on track for steep emissions reductions in coming years.“There is disappointment. There is anger. There is frustration,” said Lori Lodes, the executive director of Climate Power, an environmental advocacy group aligned with the administration.
“The president kept his word where he can by law,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday, adding that Biden “has done more on climate change than any other president in history.” White House officials said the Willow project won’t prevent the U.S. from meeting Biden’s ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a recent government study said the country will be able to produce 80% of its electricity without fossil fuels by 2030.
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