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Hundreds of conservation, Native American, religious, and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed 行政命令 禁止在联邦公共土地和水域上出租新的化石燃料并获得许可。
“For our health and prosperity, President-elect Biden needs to make transitioning from fossil fuels a number one priority,” said Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program Director for WildEarth Guardians. “That starts by taking bold action to get our federal government out of the business of selling coal, oil, and gas, and instead put public lands and waters to work for the climate.”
“It’s time for President-elect Biden to make good on his promise to keep it in the ground,” added Nichols.
拜登 许诺 在竞选期间,他将在任职的第一天停止新的租赁和许可活动。 行政命令突出显示 今天的信 来自538个组织的报告概述了下一任内政大臣执行总统指示所需的步骤。
根据拟议的命令,将暂停在公共土地或水域上租赁,许可或开发化石燃料,而内政部将审查这些活动对气候的影响。 只有在审查表明化石燃料的开发与到50年将温室气体排放量减少2030%到2040年减少到接近零且气候变化可以保持在1.5摄氏度以下的情况下,开发才能重新开始。
对于海上石油和天然气,拜登将撤回外大陆架的所有未租赁部分,从而停止所有新的石油和天然气租赁销售。 海洋能管理局将停止发放所有新的许可证和开发许可证,直到方案审查完成为止。
For onshore oil and gas, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service would halt processing of leasing nominations, lease sales and development permits, including permits to drill new wells. The Bureau of Land Management would also halt all new leases for coal.
此外,内政和司法部门将开始对先前签发的租赁和许可证进行审查。 这些代理机构将采取行动取消因欺诈或虚假陈述而获得的或以其他方式不当签发的任何租赁或许可。
拟议中的行政命令说,美国必须在遏制温室气体排放方面引领世界,必须紧急并大幅度减少温室气体的排放,以避免气候变化造成灾难性破坏。 化石燃料占所有温室气体排放量的75%和二氧化碳排放量的90%以上。 在公共土地上生产化石燃料 原因 约占美国所有温室气体污染的四分之一。
尚未出租给该行业的联邦化石燃料 包含 高达450亿吨的潜在气候污染; 已出租给工业的废钢多达43亿吨。 如果世界上已经生产的石油,天然气和煤田得到充分开发,其污染将使升温幅度远远超过1.5摄氏度的目标。
Groups convening today’s letter are the Center for Biological Diversity, Azul, Central California Environmental Justice Network, Climate Justice Alliance, Cook Inletkeeper, Data for Progress, Diné C.A.R.E., Eyak Preservation Council, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace USA, Indigenous Environmental Network, Indivisible, Labor Network for Sustainability, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Native Conservancy, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance, Western Environmental Law Center, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Wishtoyo Foundation, 350 Colorado, and 350.org.
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