West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morris slammed President Biden’s climate plan on Friday as a rust belt-crushing initiative that would not only “destroy” American jobs, but increase them by increasing the cost of living in the United States ” Will “suffer”.
Morrisey – which represents a state where coal is a major component of its economy – argued that the creation of a net-zero emission economy by 2050 is not viable and will have an opposite effect on job creation and overall cost of living in the manufacturing sector Can. Aims to complete the administration.
“Going into almost or 100 percent wind and solar is not a short-term option; In a press conference on Friday, he said it would require major technological development and would take decades, not years.
“Even though we were successful in building adequate electric utility infrastructure at unprecedented, broken neck speeds and we found a yet-to-be-ignored solution to the loss of controversial fossil fuel production to avoid blackouts, it was at a tremendous pace. The ratepayers will be passed along. ”
He said that “such a huge increase in electricity costs would be disastrous for individuals and American manufacturing – dramatically increasing the cost of energy impacts in everyday life”.
“Even today the most basic activities of daily life depend on ready access to cheap electricity – and by pushing more Americans toward electric cars and electric heaters, Biden’s proposal only deepens this connection.”
Morris said he believes the Biden proposal would be particularly damaging in rust-belt states.
“Everyone in America will feel the weight of this proposal, but digging up fossil fuels to meet Biden’s radical goal is counterproductive in places like West Virginia, Wyoming, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Alaska.” Form would hurt. I could have listed many other states as well.
“The human impact of increased prices and massive job losses would be a tragedy, so naturally Biden promised that his plan would be to create more and more new jobs to eliminate jobs. But the real impact of Biden’s plan cannot be measured only in the jobs that will destroy it. You have to consider jobs that will suffocate. ”
The West Virginia Republican stated that even if the US went into a fully green system, it would have a negligible impact and could provide China with an opportunity to hinder the country’s stance as a world power.
“The US will cut emissions by 50 percent, yet China has said that it plans to grow without limits at the same time – even though China emits more than ever.” At the same time, Biden’s proposal made China dependent on our country to import important rare earth minerals, thereby importing important rare minerals to sustain our light.
“Until America achieved energy independence from the Middle East, President Biden is asking us to build the capacity to power our economy to depend on the good graces of our greatest geopolitical rival in decades. ”
The day after his remarks, Biden prepared a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 during a virtual climate summit with world leaders.
The administration has denied that the scheme will kill jobs for blue-collar workers, making the case that it will use solar panels, electric-vehicle charging stations in manufacturing, and new opportunities with sustainable farming expansion Will encourage
“This is a moment for all of us to build a better economy for our children, our grandchildren,” Morris said. “We must ensure that the workers who thrive in the industries of tomorrow and today also have a bright future.”
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