history of this narrative. it s the birth of climate denial and the evolution of the tactics of organizations and corporations that have been opposed to action on climate change from really when it first emerged since the policy landscape in the 1980s. it is interesting because when president biden first came into office he was all about embracing climate change, obviously wanting clean energy, the green new deal, so on and so forth. the new york times pointing out, though, because of the high gas prices we re seeing across the board right now it seems as if the president is changing his tune and saying this. president biden came into office promising to tackle the planet s climate crisis but rising gas prices have pushed the environmental-minded president to do something unlikely, embrace oil. what do you make of this? well, i m not actually
study points out, for 22 years. what can we do about it? there are three approaches. mitigation of climate change which is cut fossil fuel pollution and cut emissions by 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. the other things we know we re in a drought, we can do adaptive measures like recycling and reclaiming water and then, of course, that s caught adaptation. the third piece is the piece to avoid and that s suffering. you can mitigate, adapt and suffer. way want to avoid the suffering. but this is a real challenge for us. this new administration said it was going to make a big difference, and after four years of climate denial you have a president and a team that say this issue is front and center. there were big international discussions.
situations foreign policy issues, the commander-in-chief steps up and then he tries to get corral congress into falling him. in this case we have seen the reverse. congress has been leading the effort here. and the president has reluctantly followed. whether it s tougher sanctions or more military aid or the russian oil ban. and my question here is whether, you know, biden is the man for the moment right now and so far i don t think he is. bret: wall street journal editorial biden is in climate denial. russia s invasion has forced energy security to the center of the political debate where it is likely to stay through the midterms. voters will cast ballots for candidates who prove they understand the problem and have a plan for fixing it. you know, jeff, the leader in the senate and the house, they are talking about oil companies. and blaming oil companies for rising gas prices. and they are going to call them to testify up on capitol hill. here s the last time that that
The White House held a brainstorming session Friday on how to combat climate "denialism and delay" even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine fueled pressure on President Biden to end his crackdown on domestic oil-and-gas production. "It's clear that a variety of special interests have had a vested interest in sowing doubt on climate change and feeding denialism and delay," said White House senior adviser Neera Tanden in a statement. "We need to confront that reality."
The White House held a brainstorming session Friday on how to combat climate "denialism and delay" even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine fueled pressure on President Biden to end his crackdown on domestic oil-and-gas production. "It's clear that a variety of special interests have had a vested interest in sowing doubt on climate change and feeding denialism and delay," said White House senior adviser Neera Tanden in a statement. "We need to confront that reality."