In climate plan, candidate Biden calls for 'clean energy revolution'

摘要

Joe Biden, the leading Democrat in the 2020 US presidential race, saidhe will sign executive orders and push for legislation to achieve a"100% clean energy economy" and net-zero emissions by 2050 ifelected to the White House. The pledges, which hold the potential todramatically alter the US energy mix, are part of a lengthy plan forcombating climate change that Biden's campaign released Tuesday.Biden, who served as vice president under Barack Obama, vowedto sign a series of executive orders on day one of his presidency thatwould "go well beyond" the Obama administration's climate platform.Those executive actions would include requiring "aggressive"methane emissions limits for new and existing oil- and gas-producingoperations, urging the federal government to work toward 100% cleanenergy and zero-emissions vehicles, banning new oil and gaspermitting on public lands and waters, and setting a goal to doubleoffshore wind power generation by 2030. He also advocated "rigorousnew fuel economy standards" aimed at electrifying 100% of new lightandmedium-duty vehicle sales.