Biden will not be deterred by climate change, says a senior environmental official

Joe Biden will not stop putting climate change on his legislative mindset, said the environment minister, despite his party threatening to leave necessary debts.

Michael Regan, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, told the Financial Times that he believed the US President would not allow his climate goals to be thwarted by some Democrats in Congress.

His comments came after Joe Manchin, a Democratic senator in West Virginia, warned that it appeared “too confusing” to get a record of a $ 1tn bipartisan construction contract.

“The president is not backing down from his ambitious endeavors,” Regan said. “We hope the president will use all the tools in the armory – whether it is part of our architecture, plans, ideas and policies.”

Discussion work in Congress includes “old investments in infrastructure and climate change and mitigation measures”, he added.

Other climate plans such as the Clean Electricity Standard, which aims to help improve electricity by 2035, could be a portion of special funds, Regan confirmed.

Biden began work promising to end climate change among his goals. Earlier this year set a target Reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 by 50% by 2030.

To hit these targets, there must be new regulations to improve green energy and make oil more unhealthy. The opportunity to pass such legislation through Congress may be found in a few Senate Democrats such as Manchin, who has already defended coal power and criticized Biden’s carbon footprint as “extremely cruel”.

As head of the EPA, Regan, who began his career in March under Biden, has a key role to play in helping the US reduce its emissions through strict regulatory regulations.

The new car emissions standards will be published by the EPA “in the coming weeks,” Regan said, as well as heavy traffic regulations.

Other regulations on methane, the greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas production, are due in September. “We will be working hard to reduce the downturn,” Regan said, without comment.

The EPA often reverses decisions made by Trump’s administration, which release hundreds of environmental laws.

“We’ve seen all the problems in the past governments, and where science hasn’t applied, when laws haven’t been applied, we’re changing that,” Regan said.

He was speaking at a meeting of Environment Ministers at the G20 in Naples on Thursday before a special delegation from John Kerry, where he called for unity.

“We are committed to being a strong and supportive leader around the world,” Regan said. “We are excited to be reunited with our friends around the world to do our part.”

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