It would empower the government to take new action on tackling greenhouse-gas emissions and bolstering clean energy
could declare a climate emergency as early as this week in a bid to save his climate agenda, according to reports.cited three anonymous sources in a report saying that the president was considering the drastic move after Sen. Joe Manchin said he wouldfor increased spending on environmental issues.
If a national emergency is declared, the government could be empowered to take new action on tackling greenhouse-gas emissions and bolstering clean energy. “The president made clear that if the Senate doesn’t act to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen our domestic clean energy industry, he will,” an anonymous White House official reportedly told the paper.
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