Gasoline And Gas Prices Give Biden Headaches In His Green New Deal Push

  • Date: 10-Sep-2021
  • Source: Forbes
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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Gasoline And Gas Prices Give Biden Headaches In His Green New Deal Push

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, in Dearborn, ... [+] Michigan on May 18, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) In a meeting earlier this week, the CEO of a company I plan to write about in the coming days commented on the lack of continuity in U. S. government when it comes to energy policy, with new presidential administrations coming to power ever 4 to 8 years. He compared that to the situation in China, whose communist government is able to execute plans across decades, not just for energy but across all elements of its economy and culture. It wasn't an endorsement of either system; just a statement of fact, that it presents a challenge that every U. S. president must meet. This feature of the American system is quite relevant where energy policy is concerned today, since it emphasizes the requirement for U. S. presidents to maintain public support for its programs in order to put them in place, and even more to the point, to ensure that they continue into succeeding presidential terms. Where energy is concerned current U. S. President Joe