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Biden reportedly set to miss Dubai climate summit |
President Biden will miss the annual COP climate meeting for the first time since taking office, with the White House citing the ongoing Middle East crisis. |
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Multiple news outlets reported, citing either a U.S. or White House official, that Biden was not planning to attend COP28, and his public schedule does not list him attending a forum for heads of state slated for this weekend. The White House declined to confirm or deny these reports, but said that other key climate officials — John Kerry, John Podesta and Ali Zaidi — will travel to the COP28 conference in Dubai. Amid the reports Biden will not attend, climate activists criticized the president on Monday. "This is President Biden missing another opportunity to be a leader on climate change," said Stevie O'Hanlon, a spokesperson for the Sunrise Movement. "After making decisions like approving the Willow Project that are putting the United States on track to produce more oil and gas than ever before it would be wise for him to prove his commitment to climate action," O'Hanlon added, referencing a massive oil drilling project in the Arctic Biden's Interior Department approved earlier this year. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Colorado River deal opens cash spigot for big farms (Politico) U.N.-appointed human rights experts express concerns about chemical company's 'blatant disregard for human rights and environmental protections' (WECT)
'Sacrifice zone': booming US LNG sector leaves its mark on the Gulf (The Financial Times)
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More lower carbon energy + keeping oil & gas flowing |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former President Trump’s company no longer prepares the sweeping financial statements now under scrutiny in his civil fraud trial in New York, an executive testified Monday. Read more |
| Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said he spoke with Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) "at some length" during the holiday recess "about his options" as the embattled lawmaker faces a likely third vote on his expulsion. Read more |
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