White House officials said the Willow project in Alaska won’t prevent the U.S. from meeting President Biden’s ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
President Joe Biden speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda, but he's infuriated environmental activists by approving the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.
Joshi’s pivot underscores the political fallout that Biden is facing over Willow and the tension between honoring his promises on climate change and the nation’s energy needs. When it comes to the 2024 election, “I don’t really think there’s a choice,” Lodes said. “If you care about the climate, there’s not a choice.”
Administration officials also paired the announcement with a conservation plan that bars drilling in 3 million acres of the Arctic Ocean and seeks new rules on 13 million acres of Alaska land.What Alaska leaders, North Slope groups, conservation groups, industry and others are saying about Biden’s Willow project approvalWhile the White House said the legal issues largely drove the Willow decision, there were other factors at work.
“We’ve seen time and time again that the public has not absorbed the enormity of what Biden has done on climate so far,” she said. “This is a very high profile project, and he is suffering from a lack of enthusiasm. If he indeed announces that he’s going to run for reelection, that enthusiasm is the foundation for the energy that he needs to win.”
Biden has not spoken publicly about the Willow decision, which was announced as Washington was racing to prevent a nationwide financial crisis after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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