international energy engagements— was revealed in a Department of Energy memo issued internally to agency staff on Sept. 15 and obtained by Fox News Digital. The memo was authored by Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk who outlined travel restrictions and stated officials are required to obtain approval from the NSC before attending any global energy engagement.
"The guidance rules out any U.S. Government ‘engagement related to unabated or partially abated coal generation,’" he continued."Carbon-intensive international energy engagements are those 'directly related and dedicated to the production, transportation, or consumption of carbon-intensive fuels that would lead to additional greenhouse gas emissions.
"This war on American fossil fuels is making us poorer, weaker and more reliant on China and OPEC for our energy," he continued."These petty, [hyperpartisan], childish games should end before it is too late."Since taking office, President Biden has pursued an aggressive climate agenda, seeking to boost green energy technologies like solar and wind whilelike those listed by the administration as"carbon intensive." Biden has issued federal goals to ensure 50% of U.S.
"From the day I came to office, we’ve led with a bold climate agenda," Biden remarked during a United Nations conference last month."We rejoined the Paris Agreement, convened major climate summits, helped deliver critical agreements on COP26. And we helped get two-thirds of the [world's] GDP on track to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.