Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 28, 2021 – International News
According to the decree, the Minister of Natural Resources must suspend new lease agreements for oil and gas fields on state lands and in sea waters.
The United States will suspend the development of state-owned oil and gas fields. The relevant decree was issued by President Joe Biden. He also ordered an increase in renewable energy production efforts. The relevant document is published on the official website of the White House.
According to the decree, the Minister of Natural Resources must suspend new lease agreements for oil and gas fields on state lands and in sea waters until the completion of a comprehensive review and revision of the federal practice of licensing and leasing.
In addition, the need to increase the production of renewable energy is pointed out.
Actors, politicians, and businessmen, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for a response to climate change. In total, the letter was signed by more than 150 people.
You may be remembered as the “climate president” who took humanity away from the edge of the cliff. You can ensure the transition of the world’s energy systems from fossil fuels to clean energy, creating many jobs, reducing pollution, and eliminating economic, racial, and health inequalities, ”the letter reads.
Its authors praised Biden’s decree on the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Charter, which he signed in the early hours of the presidency, but stressed that this was not enough and that “everything in our power” should be done.
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