So far President Joe Biden’s main objective driving his agenda is the climate which makes his green industry campaign donors very happy.
With less than a month under his belt, Biden has already shut down works on the Keystone XL pipeline and put a ban on future gas and oil leases on federal land, a move that administration officials and Cabinet nominees agree should yield significant economic impacts.
“Today is ‘Climate Day’ at the White House and – which means that today is ‘Jobs Day’ at the White House,” Biden announced before signing climate-related executive actions. “We’re talking about American innovation, American products, American labor.”
The green industry is heavily supported by government-awarded funds and with Biden making promises to reward them for their contributions the industry shelled out over $11 million in donations last year.
Biden’s campaign alone received more than $3 million raised by Clean Energy for Biden, which refers to itself as “a network of clean economy business leaders and advocates” that aimed to get Biden elected and “advance policies, technologies, and investment to address the climate challenge.”
When it comes to the states that would be affected by the ban on gas and oil leases, something that Energy Secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm said is “we’re going to have to work on together to ensure that people remain employed.”
According to Senator Bill Cassidy, it could take years for new jobs to become available and that is a “cold comfort” to workers who just lost their jobs and would have to wait years to get a different job in a new location requiring new training.
