Greenpeace USA Tells Biden To Finish The Job, Deliver On Your Climate Promises

Biden: We need you to finish the job. Put the full force of your power as president behind your climate promises.

Biden: We need you to finish the job. Put the full force of your power as president behind your climate promises.

WASHINGTON DC (Feb. 7, 2023)–In response to the State of the Union, Ebony Martin, co-Executive Director at Greenpeace USA, said: “President Biden is right, this is a critical moment for our country. During the 2020 presidential campaign, we gave Biden a 75.5 out of 100 for his climate promises. But more than two years into his term as president, Biden has fallen short. We are not on track to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change or to protect the communities that have suffered the most from fossil fuel pollution.

“Biden: We need you to finish the job. The time for talk is over. We are tired of your empty promises to hold oil and gas companies accountable for their role in devastating our communities and planet. Put the full force of your power as president behind your climate promises. Accelerate the transition from oil and gas to renewable energy. Stop leasing public lands and waters to oil and gas companies that perpetuate the environmental racism damaging Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Stand up to the abuse of power by the oil and gas companies who are sacrificing communities and their right to clean air and drinkable water all for the sake of money.”

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Media Contact: Tyler Kruse, Greenpeace USA Senior Communications Specialist, [email protected], 808-741-2791

Greenpeace USA is part of a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace USA is committed to transforming the country’s unjust social, environmental, and economic systems from the ground up to address the climate crisis, advance racial justice, and build an economy that puts people first. Learn more at www.greenpeace.org/usa.