Such a declaration would be similar to the one issued by Biden’s Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, who declared a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border when lawmakers refused to allocate money for that effort. The declaration also could be used as a legal basis to block oil and gas drilling or other projects, although such actions would likely be challenged in court by energy companies or Republican-led states. “The world’s burning up from California to Croatia, and right now Biden’s fighting fire with the trickle from a garden hose,” said Jean Su, energy justice program director at the Center for Biological Diversity.Īn emergency declaration on climate would allow Biden to redirect federal resources to bolster renewable energy programs that would help accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels such as coal and oil. Ed Markey, D-Mass., who attended Wednesday’s event, said he was “confident that the president is ultimately ready to do whatever it takes in order to deal with this crisis.”Įnvironmental groups were less hopeful.
“The president wants to make sure that we’re doing it right, that we’re laying it out, and that we have the time we need to get this worked out,’' she told reporters on Air Force One. Gina McCarthy, Biden’s climate adviser, said Biden is not “shying away” from treating climate as an emergency. “Because not enough is being done now.’'īiden said he’s been told that some of his legislative proposal on climate remains “in play,’' but he acknowledged he has not spoken to Manchin. “Unless Congress acts in the meantime, I can do more’’ on climate, he said. “I’m running the traps on the totality of the authority I have,” he told reporters after returning to Washington. Biden said Wednesday the option remains under consideration.
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