ROME, JULY 20 (ANSA) – On one of the hottest days of the year in the United States, President Joe Biden announced new measures this Wednesday (20) against the climate emergency, including the release of US$2.3 billion to combat heat . wave.
“Congress is not acting the way it should. This is an emergency and that’s how I’m going to face it. As president, in the absence of Congressional action, I will use all my executive powers to tackle the climate crisis,” Biden said. Said in Somerset.
According to the Democrat, the federal government will make the money available to help states build cooling centers to deal with heat and other effects of climate change.
“Climate change is a clear and real danger,” he said, noting how great the damage is caused by climate change.
“We have to act. Climate change is an existential threat,” he added.
But Biden has not declared a national climate emergency. The move was expected by some members of the Democratic Party and would give the US president more flexibility and more authority to overcome the Senate impasse on his green agenda.
According to a government official, during a visit to a former factory in Massachusetts, Biden stressed that climate change is an existential threat to his country and the world, stressing that he will act because Congress will not act in this emergency.
The American leader’s executive order still envisions partnerships with states to expand wind power capture in coastal areas.
“When I think of climate change, I think of jobs that can be created through measures to protect the environment,” Biden said.
source: Noticias
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