Wed Jul 20, 2022 – 4:31 pm EDT
SOMERSET, Massachusetts (LifeSiteNews) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday stated he will use his executive power to take government action against the “emergency” of climate change.
“Climate change is an emergency,” Biden said during a speech at Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts, where he was scheduled to deliver remarks regarding his administration’s plan to handle the so-called “climate crisis.”
My message today is loud and clear: Since Congress is not acting on the climate emergency, I will.
And in the coming weeks my Administration will begin to announce executive actions to combat this emergency.
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 20, 2022
“In the coming weeks I’m going to use the power I have as president to turn these words into formal, official government action through the appropriate proclamations, executive orders, and regulatory power that a president possesses,” the president said.
NOW – Biden: “Climate change is an emergency.” pic.twitter.com/fiRemhQNDb
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 20, 2022
While Biden promised to use his authority to address “climate change,” he stopped short at declaring a national emergency.
Prior to the president’s Wednesday speech, numerous reports suggested
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