The key findings of this report “Out-Polluting Progress” by Center for Biological Diversity indicate that the Biden administration’s fossil fuel project approvals are significantly undermining U.S. climate progress. Despite its claims that it’s advancing climate goals, the Biden administration is actively erasing the projected emissions reductions of its flagship Inflation Reduction Act and other demand-side climate policies by expanding fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure projects. This expansion ignores the unequivocal scientific imperative to immediately stop approving new fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure projects and rapidly phase out existing extraction and infrastructure to prevent catastrophic harms to people and the planet.
Demand-side incentives for renewable energy alone are not enough. Keeping fossil fuels in the ground is essential to stemming a crisis driven by fossil fuels. The Biden administration must rapidly phase out fossil fuel supply in parallel with reducing demand. The Biden administration has to stop allowing Big Oil and Gas to harm people and the planet. Fossil fuel projects are not in the public interest, which the federal government is required to uphold and protect. The Biden administration must implement a fossil fuel phaseout plan, starting with halting approvals for new fossil fuel projects. The Biden administration has extensive executive powers and ample tools to implement a bold plan to phase out fossil fuels.
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