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One of Biden's statements about the oil industry may be Trump's last weapon
The Republican president has managed to extract from his Democratic rival that he plans to “switch” to renewable energy, and will now try to convince voters in some countries that rely on them.
Biden has tried to reassure and stressed that this is a long process, but Trump is targeting the undecided in Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Friday, October 23, 2020, 1:40 p.m.
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In the video: The last confrontation before the election between US President Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate Joe Biden (Photo: Reuters, Edited by: Shaul Adam)
Democrat nominee Joe Biden's remarks that he will "move" from the U.S. oil industry in favor of renewable energy garnered quick attention tonight (Friday) from Republican President Donald Trump, who saw them as strengthening his chances in several key countries.
"I will move from the oil industry, yes," Biden said in the closing minutes of the confrontation, after a question from Trump on the subject.
"The oil industry is polluting, significantly. It needs to be replaced with renewable energy over time."
The environmental plan in Biden's platform calls on the United States to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and it reiterated its promise to end the federal subsidy to the oil and gas industries.
Biden's plan does not call for a ban on fossil fuels that are harmful to the environment, but is advancing technologies that can absorb pollution from oil and other sources.
However, Trump looked surprised and pleased with Biden's remarks, declaring it a "big statement."
He noted that this would have political consequences in oil-producing countries that could lose jobs.
"Actually, what he's saying is that he's going to destroy the oil industry," Trump said.
"Do you remember that, Texas? Pennsylvania? Oklahoma? Ohio?"
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Biden in confrontation, tonight (Photo: Reuters)
Trump won in all four states in 2016, but Pennsylvania is a particularly important state this year, and both candidates are investing a lot of effort in it.
Ohio is also on the agenda, and Democrats are even fantasizing about Texas, which will change the electorate map completely.
After the confrontation, Biden told reporters he would not "ban" the use of fossil fuels or abandon them "for a long time."
Experts say that in order to cope with climate change, it is necessary to significantly cut the use of oil, gas and coal - almost all of the fossil fuels used in the energy industries today.
Biden is talking about a 30-year plan that will end the economy clean of polluting energy, while encouraging increased use of wind and solar energy alongside energy efficiency.
The remarks were made towards the end of the confrontation, in a section that dealt with the two's ways of dealing with the climate crisis.
Biden said the United States has a moral obligation to do so, while Trump has questioned the very existence of the crisis.
According to the polls, three out of four Americans fear a dangerous warming of the country and the planet.
Politically, however, Republicans see Biden's statement as potentially damaging to Democrats in countries based on the oil and gas industries.
Trump is trying to attract voters in Pennsylvania through false claims that Biden will ban the fracking process, in which oil and natural gas are extracted from the ground, which is a major issue in the state.
Biden said he would ban the issuance of permits only on federal lands, but the method is mostly used on private lands.
Received one last card.
Trump, tonight (Photo: Reuters)
It's not clear how much Trump's message permeates, even in Pennsylvania.
In the suburbs, which hold the president’s key to winning the second term, voters have voiced opposition to the drilling and massive pipelines to transport oil and gas across the country.
In national surveys there is a growing trend of opposition to the procedure.
And yet, Biden's remarks could hurt Democrats in oil - producing countries.
Kendra Horn, a Democrat from Oklahoma who ousted a Republican member in the 2018 House of Representatives election, said she disagreed with her party's candidate.
"We must stand up for our oil and gas industries. We need a comprehensive energy approach that is consumer-friendly, values energy independence and protects jobs," she tweeted.
The U.S. Fuel Institute, a trade association representing the oil and gas industries, said restricting production "would jeopardize America's economic recovery, increase energy costs, eliminate jobs and move the means of energy production overseas."
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