US President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.Doug Mills / POOL / EFE
Every day he goes one step further in his campaign promises.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, will announce this Wednesday a series of executive measures to combat climate change and will ask federal agencies to impose a ban on hydraulic drilling on his land - a technique known as
fracking
- and the use of water that is in those lands.
It will also communicate with the different federal agencies to determine how extensive the refusal must be regarding the new assignments to extract crude and gas on federal soil.
To date, the Democrat has already stamped his signature on a series of orders aimed at reversing the policies established during the Trump Administration, which has included the return to the Paris Climate Agreement and the blockade on the construction of the designed Keystone XL pipeline. to transport oil from Canada through the United States to reach existing refineries on the Gulf Coast.
The eventual ban on new drilling has the oil industry up in arms and was a central element in the campaign to achieve Democratic victory in the disputed State of Pennsylvania, where the extraction of natural gas, through the method known as
fracking
, It has been very profitable and has been a growing business.
The order to be signed by Biden is part of a package that will address the conservation of certain territories and the reduction of greenhouse gases, although on this point there are still no specific deadlines or concrete measures.
Biden aims to target and protect 30% of federal land and the water it contains from drilling by 2030.
During the election campaign, the then-candidate pledged that the United States would achieve a 100% clean energy economy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Biden was aware that there was no greater challenge for the United States and the world to fight against damage to the planet and climate change.
So he pledged to outline a bold plan, a Clean Energy Revolution, to confront this serious threat and lead the world in confronting the climate emergency.
In the opinion of the White House, new industries can be created that revitalize manufacturing, create high-quality jobs and strengthen the middle class in cities and towns in the United States.
The Biden Administration aims to lead the nation to become the world's clean energy superpower.
"We can export our clean energy technology around the world and create high-quality jobs for the middle class at home," was one of Biden's promises before he reached the White House.
“Achieving a 100% clean energy economy is not just an obligation, it is an opportunity.
We must embrace a clean energy future fully, not only for all of us today, but also for our children and grandchildren, so that their future is healthier, safer and fairer. "