California wants to lead the world on climate policy
The energy crunch offers the state a chance to live up to its green reputation
THE GLOBAL energy crunch brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given Joe Biden’s presidency a slogan usually associated with Republicans crowing about energy independence: “drill, baby, drill”. In addition to releasing 1m barrels of oil a day from America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Interior Department will resume new lease sales for oil and gas drilling on public lands, reneging on Mr Biden’s campaign promise to end the practice. Sounding less like a Republican, the president has also suggested that long-term energy independence would come only from weaning America off fossil fuels.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Greener than thou”
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