The oil and gas warshadaha, one of the most powerful corporate forces in American politics, has spent more than $200 million over the past year and a half to stop Congress from slashing carbon emissions as evidence of their catastrophic impact—from deadly heatwaves to massive wildfires—continues to accumulate in cajiib ah fashion.
Qiyaasta sare ee wershadaha shidaalka fosil ee kharashaadka u ololaynta iyo kharashaadka doorashada Kongareeska ee Maraykanka waxa lagu xisaabiyay Awoodda Cimilada, taas oo siisay natiijooyinkeeda oo keliya Riyooyin guud.
Nearly 80% of the industry’s campaign donations during the time period examined went to Republican candidates, according to Climate Power, whose analysis draws on data from Siraha Furan.
Ilaa habeenka Arbacada, marka Hogaamiyaha Aqlabiyadda Senetka Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) iyo Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) ku dhawaaqay heshiis la yaab leh Maalgelinta cimilada, waxay u egtahay in ololaha saameynta warshadaha uu si buuxda u bixiyay, isagoo caawiyay dhir Xirmada dib-u-dhiska ee Dimuqraadiyiinta ee xaaqaya.
Earlier this month, Manchin—the leading individual recipient of oil and gas industry cash in Congress—informed the Democratic leadership that he would not support moving ahead with renewable energy spending as part of a less ambitious bill, an apparently fatal blow to the hopes of climate action this year and possibly years into the future.
Manchin, hadda, wuxuu u muuqdaa inuu bedelay koorsada, isaga oo heshiis la galay Schumer oo ka kooban taariikh $ 369 bilyan Kharashaadka cimilada iyo tamarta, oo ay ku jiraan balaayiin si loo dedejiyo isbeddelka daah ee dalka ee ka fogaanshiyaha shidaalka. Haddii ay aqbalaan dhammaan 50ka xubnood ee Golaha Guurtida Dimuqraadiga, sharciga dib u heshiisiinta wuu gudbi karaa taageero la'aan GOP.
Schumer, who said the measure would put the country “on a path to roughly 40% emissions reductions by 2030,” announced that he expects a vote on the legislation by next week. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), a key swing vote, has not commented on the deal.
Noreen Nielsen, oo ah lataliye sare oo ka tirsan Awoodda Cimilada, ayaa u sheegay Riyooyin guud in qaabka cusub, "calaamad xooggan ayaa la soo diray in jeebabka qoto dheer oo kaliya ay aadayaan ilaa hadda."
“Democrats took their biggest step ever towards showing that politicians who protect profiteers fleecing Americans at the pump are on the wrong side of history,” said Nielsen. “All the money in the world couldn’t stand in the way of an agreement to move forward on a bold plan to ramp up American-made clean energy, lower energy bills for families, and take on climate change.”
But while climate advocates welcomed the proposal overall as a potential game-changer for the environment, they also stressed that the deal is littered with the fingerprints of the oil and gas industry, which—according to Climate Power’s new analysis—has spent $63.5 million on lobbying so far this year.
As part of the agreement, Democratic leaders—including Schumer and President Joe Biden—agreed to reform the regulatory process for pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure in the coming months, a victory for Manchin and his industry backers.
Dib-u-habaynta noocaan ah waxay nadiifin kartaa waddada Dhuumaha Dooxada Buurta, mashruuc gaas jajaban oo ku yaal West Virginia iyo Virginia, kaas oo, haddii la dhammeeyo, uu tufi doono 89,526,651 metric tons gaaska aqalka dhirta lagu koriyo ee hawada ku sii daaya sanad walba.
Jamie Henn, maamulaha warbaahinta xorta ah ee Fossil, ayaa sheegay in Arbacada dambe in ay "ku waajib ku tahay koox kasta oo cagaar ah iyo u dhaqdhaqaaqa cimilada" inay "la dagaalamaan sida cadaabta si loo hubiyo in Dhuumaha Dooxada Buurta aan waligeed la dhisin."
"Ma jiro beelo loo huro faa'iidooyin siyaasadeed," ayuu raaciyay Henn.
Sharciga, qaabka uu hadda yahay, ayaa sidoo kale waajib ah Ijaarka shidaal qodista ee laga iibinayo xeebaha Alaska iyo Gacanka Mexico.
Falanqaynta Awoodda Cimilada ee Ololaha Saliidda Weyn iyo heshiiska Schumer-Manchin ayaa yimid iyadoo shirkadaha shidaalka fosil ay bilaabeen inay soo sheegaan faa'iidadooda rubuci labaad ee 2022.
Khamiista hore, Shell ku dhawaaqay a record-shattering $11.5 billion in profits for last quarter. ExxonMobil—which is also la filayo to announce a profit surge—and Chevron are set to report earnings on Friday as the industry continues to exploit Russia’s assault on Ukraine to push up costs for consumers.
Sida laga soo xigtay a waxbarasho la daabacay usbuucii hore, warshadaha saliida iyo gaaska adduunka ayaa kor u kacay ku dhawaad $3 bilyan oo faa'iido ah maalintii shantii sano ee la soo dhaafay sida ay ahayd. been abuur lagu beeray oo ku saabsan mas'uuliyadda dhexe ee ay u leedahay dhibaatada cimilada iyo dadaallada ugu badan ee wax looga qabanayo kulaylka waxyeelada leh.
Erayada Aviel Verbruggen, oo ah hogaamiyaha daraasadda, faa'iidada aadka u daran ayaa siisay warshadaha shidaalka fosil awood ay ku "iibsadaan siyaasi kasta" iyo "nidaam kasta."
"Waxaan u maleynayaa inay tani dhacday," Verbruggen ayaa u sheegay The Guardian-ka.
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