'Biden can't be the climate leader he claims to be when he is actively conducting major lease sales and lobbying oil states to produce more fossil fuels,' said VarshPrakash of sunrisemvmt.
that the climate proposals are stuck in the upper chamber but blamed Senate Republicans for obstructing them."What have they done to do anything to ameliorate the climate change that's occurring, other than to deny it exists?" Biden said of the GOP.
But in her statement Friday, Prakash argued that it's up to Biden to bring Manchin and other members of the majority party into line on climate action and other elements of the Build Back Better Act, whose failure could herald a"He can't be the Climate President when he refuses to play hardball with Joe Manchin and corporate politicians who have prevented the passage of a historic climate bill that will save lives across the country," said Prakash.
Going forward, Prakash urged Biden to make full use of his executive authority to achieve key climate objectives such as"banning fossil fuel extraction on public lands"—echoing a demand that more than 360 environmental groups"Put simply, he needs to act with the urgency and courage that the climate crisis demands," said Prakash."Doing anything less risks young people's support, and Democrats' already slim majorities in the House and Senate.
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