A reporter asked National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday whether the Biden administration was tracking carbon emissions from relief flights to Israel and Ukraine.
President Joe Biden asked federal agencies to track carbon emissions in December 2021. presidential order. In June, the State Department came under fire for failing to track carbon emissions at multiple climate change summits, including COP 26 and COP 27. (Related: 'What about it?': Energy official Josh Hawley Grill says Biden's push for EVs will make China 'richer')
“Just a quick question about whether the administration is including environmental impact assessments in its calculations of how to support allies like Israel and Ukraine?” Voice of America's Andrea Powell asked Kirby. Asked. “For reference, we interviewed several environmental experts. They estimated that in the past 60 days, U.S. supply flights to Israel contributed 133,000 tons of CO2 emissions. That's a lot. Yes. Is that part of the calculation that you make? And how do you balance the desire to protect the environment with the desire to protect our allies?”
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The United States has sent more than $100 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24, 2022.
“I am not aware of any such thing and would be happy to answer this question. For example, to determine the impact of using jet fuel to transport or obtain aid to Ukraine. , I'm not aware of any mathematical analysis being done at the agency level.''For Israel in the Region,'' Kirby responded. “I'm happy to ask that question again. But obviously, we're focused on making sure that both partners have what they need to protect themselves. And , that's exactly what's on the president's mind.”
The Biden administration is pushing for a range of regulations targeting home appliances and gasoline-powered vehicles in pursuit of broader climate change issues.
The administration proposed new regulations for water heaters in July, following gas stove regulations in February 2023. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced new proposed regulations. rules Announced on July 28 to improve fuel economy for cars and light trucks, the required average fuel efficiency is 58 miles per gallon. release.
Despite Biden's push for electric vehicles, the Biden administration has blocked efforts to start mining copper and nickel, critical materials for electric vehicle production, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in January 2023, Wall said. -Reported by Street Journal. report. Additionally, in a January 31, 2023 ruling, the Environmental Protection Agency blocked the mining of 1.4 billion tons of copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and rhenium in Alaska to protect salmon.
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