Do Biden's Climate Executive Orders Have Teeth?

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🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

President Biden will "pause" new federal land leases for oil and gas extraction "to the extent possible" — but how much of an impact will that have on greenhouse gas emissions? Also: the US government will order 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccine.

This episode: White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, climate reporter Nate Rott, White House correspondent Tamara Keith.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Olivia from Collira, Alabama, where I just realized I have been working for my bedroom for 42 weeks now.
0:06.4	This podcast was recorded out.
0:08.4	It is 146 pm Eastern time, January 27th, and it is a Wednesday.
0:16.4	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:18.8	Okay, here's the show.
0:20.4	Ah, yes, 42 weeks in the bedroom.
0:26.4	Yeah. And that's where I'm at right now too.
0:30.4	Same. That's great.
0:32.4	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:35.4	I'm Aisha Roscoe. I cover the White House.
0:37.4	And I'm Scott Detro. I cover the White House too.
0:39.4	And also we have Nate Rock here with us.
0:43.4	Hello.
0:44.4	Hello.
0:45.4	And Nate, you cover among other things, the fact that the planet is getting hotter.
0:52.4	Yeah, yeah, super uplifting topics, typically.
0:54.4	You know, biodiversity crisis, climate change, all the good stuff.
0:58.4	And you're here because we are going to talk about how President Biden is responding to climate change.
1:06.4	And he issued some orders today on that, you know, very topic.
1:12.4	And the big one that's going to get all of the attention or a lot of the attention is this decision.
1:20.4	And I will read this from your story this morning.
1:25.4	Biden will order the Department of the Interior to pause new oil and gas leasing on public land and offshore water,
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