Biden’s Climate Shift

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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On the campaign trail and when he first came to office, President Biden had ambitious plans to deal with climate change, including promises to reduce fossil fuel production. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, however, Mr. Biden has largely stopped making the case for these plans, instead turning his focus to pumping as much oil and gas as possible. What is behind the president’s retreat on climate? Guest: Coral Davenport, an energy and environmental policy correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:43.7	Today.
0:46.0	Since the start of the war in Ukraine, President Biden has largely stopped making the case
0:52.5	for his ambitious plans to fight climate change and has instead focused on pumping as much
0:59.8	oil and gas as possible.
1:05.8	I spoke with my colleague, Cole Davenport, about the President's sudden retreat on climate.
1:17.1	This Tuesday, April 12th, when Joe Biden was elected, we had you on the show to talk about
1:28.7	what the world would look like if all of his climate policies were put into place.
1:33.2	And you described it kind of clean and renewable energy utopia in the United States.
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1:41.4	We talked about how you would get up in the morning and drive your electric vehicle to work
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