Even as Biden Pushes Clean Energy, He Seeks More Oil Production

[Celerity]

President Biden acknowledged “it seems like an irony” that he is asking energy-rich nations to boost oil production as he implores the world to tackle climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/climate/biden-oil-gas-cop26.html

GLASGOW — President Biden told a global climate summit on Monday that “we only have a brief window before us” to reduce the emissions from burning oil, gas and coal that pose an “existential threat” to humanity. But only days earlier, he was urging the world’s largest oil producers to pump more of the fossil fuels that are warming the planet.

The incongruity was on center stage both at the global climate summit currently taking place in Scotland, and in Rome this past weekend during a gathering of leaders from the 20 largest economies. The president’s comments highlighted the political and economic realities facing politicians as they grapple with climate change. And they underscored the complexity of moving away from the fossil fuels that have underpinned global economic activity since the Industrial Age.

“On the surface, it seems like an irony,” Mr. Biden said at a news conference Sunday. “But the truth of the matter is — you’ve all known; everyone knows — that the idea we’re going to be able to move to renewable energy overnight,” he said, was “just not rational.”

Mr. Biden’s words have drawn fire from energy experts and climate activists, who say the world cannot afford to ramp up oil and natural gas production if it wants to avert catastrophic levels of warming. Environmental groups are intensely watching to see how the president intends to meet his ambitious goal of halving the nation’s emissions, compared to 2005 levels, by the end of this decade.

[JohnSJ]

1. It has to do with the high energy costs. He is trying to bring energy costs down because until we

make the transition to where green energy is predominate, the price that people pay at the pump can cost us elections

Republicans are already blaming “Democrats for the high price of oil”, and explaining to people that it was due to the mishandling of the pandemic by by trump and company, along with his trade wars, which helped lead to our shortages and inflationary pressures, I don’t think will motivate people to vote for us

[texasfiddler]

2. I saw stickers on the local gas pump with Biden pointing to the highest price gas.

The sticker said "I did this". Democrats need to learn how to market. The GOP are masters.

[Disaffected]

3. We of Soviet Canukistan

have also not missed the irony of the cancelling of Keystone XL and then begging the Saudis to supply the US with more oil.

[Brainfodder]

4. Needs to open up our own reserves for a while is all.

So simple, they forget?

[MichMan]

5. Need lower gas prices so people can keep buying full size pickups and SUV

Climate change be damned

Either we want to use less fossil fuels or we don't.