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Special Focus: 2021 Forecast & Review â Washington Outlook
On his first day as President, Biden recommitted the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement, rescinded the construction permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and ordered federal agencies to begin reinstating over 100 environmental regulations rolled back by Trumpâincluding ones governing methane leaks from O&G wells and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicle tailpipes. Dr. Roger Bezdek, Contributing Editor
In November, former Vice President Joseph Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump, winning 51.3% of the vote compared to 46.9% for Trump. Bidenâs margin was 7.1 million votes, and 306 Electoral College votes, compared to Trumpâs 232. However, margins in several key states were closeâ21,000 votes in Wisconsin and 12,000 in Georgia.Â
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that under the Biden administration, the country’s dependence on foreign oil may increase and energy prices could rise.
Speaking at a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Orlando on Sunday, Donald Trump lashed out at President Joe Biden s recent move to return to the.
The Biden administration says it will settle on a tougher new target for the US emissions cuts by the time Biden hosts a planned Earth Day global summit for world leaders, April 22.
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The COVID-19 pandemic, economic decline, inequality and race relations, and climate change have collectively moved the growing plastic waste crisis out of the priority inbox. To a degree, this is the inevitable consequence of limited political bandwidth to address multiple crises. Beyond the political realm, there are deep fault lines in how businesses, governments and non-government organizations have conceptualized and organized plastic waste solutions.
The global burden of plastic waste continues to escalate even to the point of requiring a redefinition of its sources and scale. Consider these facts:
The global burden of plastic waste continues to escalate even to the point of requiring a redefinition of its sources and scale.