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Activists with the Sunrise Movement protest in front of the White House on June 4, 2021. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
"A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"On a day when Congress is finally holding the oil and gas industry accountable for its climate disinformation campaigns, President Biden has announced a spending plan that fails to do the same," said Mitch Jones, policy director of the group. "Given the prime opportunity to cancel billions of dollars in domestic subsidies for oil and gas polluters, the president and congressional leadership have rolled over. A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"We cannot rely on credits, grants, and loans to incentivize our way out of the worsening climate crisis," Jones added, referring to plans to expand grants and loans to boost clean energy in rural areas and the agricultural sector, manufacturing credits, and other initiatives.
\u201cDemocrats should not vote for the weak Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) simply to claim a "win" before the Glasgow climate summit. \n\nIt would be foolish to concede leverage without legislative details or commitments from Manchin and Sinema.\n\nhttps://t.co/X9dCGcCjg5\u201d— Justice Democrats (@Justice Democrats) 1635432088
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"A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"On a day when Congress is finally holding the oil and gas industry accountable for its climate disinformation campaigns, President Biden has announced a spending plan that fails to do the same," said Mitch Jones, policy director of the group. "Given the prime opportunity to cancel billions of dollars in domestic subsidies for oil and gas polluters, the president and congressional leadership have rolled over. A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"We cannot rely on credits, grants, and loans to incentivize our way out of the worsening climate crisis," Jones added, referring to plans to expand grants and loans to boost clean energy in rural areas and the agricultural sector, manufacturing credits, and other initiatives.
\u201cDemocrats should not vote for the weak Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) simply to claim a "win" before the Glasgow climate summit. \n\nIt would be foolish to concede leverage without legislative details or commitments from Manchin and Sinema.\n\nhttps://t.co/X9dCGcCjg5\u201d— Justice Democrats (@Justice Democrats) 1635432088
"A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"On a day when Congress is finally holding the oil and gas industry accountable for its climate disinformation campaigns, President Biden has announced a spending plan that fails to do the same," said Mitch Jones, policy director of the group. "Given the prime opportunity to cancel billions of dollars in domestic subsidies for oil and gas polluters, the president and congressional leadership have rolled over. A climate plan that fails to directly confront the oil and gas industry cannot possibly be considered meaningful."
"We cannot rely on credits, grants, and loans to incentivize our way out of the worsening climate crisis," Jones added, referring to plans to expand grants and loans to boost clean energy in rural areas and the agricultural sector, manufacturing credits, and other initiatives.
\u201cDemocrats should not vote for the weak Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) simply to claim a "win" before the Glasgow climate summit. \n\nIt would be foolish to concede leverage without legislative details or commitments from Manchin and Sinema.\n\nhttps://t.co/X9dCGcCjg5\u201d— Justice Democrats (@Justice Democrats) 1635432088