Posted on 10/02/2023 2:46:39 AM PDT by Libloather
EXCLUSIVE: The White House is prohibiting senior administration officials from traveling for international energy engagements that promote carbon-intensive fuels, including oil, natural gas and coal, Fox News Digital has learned.
The guidance - which originated from the White House National Security Council (NSC) - was revealed in a Department of Energy (DOE) 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.
"This guidance sets out a presumption that agencies and departments will pursue international energy engagement that advances clean energy projects," Turk wrote in the memo. "It also outlines a process for seeking limited exceptions to pursue carbon-intensive engagements on a justified geostrategic imperative or energy-for-development/energy access basis."
"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.'"
In addition, the memo notes that the guidance became effective in November 2021 and applies to all international energy engagements. Turk issued a separate memo in early April 2022, which first outlined how the DOE would implement the NSC guidance and stated that energy engagements that promote carbon-intensive fuels may only be exempt if they advance national security or are essential to support energy access in vulnerable areas.
Turk's September memo updated that guidance, stating that for all future engagements, "Departments and Agencies are required to submit exemption justifications to the NSC and receive NSC concurrence before proceeding with a covered engagement."
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LOL, this was not from the Babylon Bee????
Wouldn’t want to have ‘em here facts or truth. Noooooo!!!
This anti-carbon pseudo-science may destroy civilization.
We’d be way ahead, if the White House banned official travel to the multitude of fake climate conferences.
Yet here in the Dayton/Cincinnati area, Wawa plans to build 60 stations, Sheetz 20 and a Buckees ! Suck on that,”greenies”
In 2014 Team Obama asked global banks to switch funding from Oil and Gas drilling to Green Energy projects. O&G Drilling fell 44%! All projects 7 to 10 years out were cancelled.
7-10 years later - 2021 through 2024 we suddenly have a Global Shortage of Fossil Fuels.
2023 - Now, we have a Global Shortage of Fossil Fuel Fertilizer.
2024 Out - We will have a Global Shortage of Food. It is unavoidable.
Embargo oil, gas and coal products from reaching DC to NY metropolitan corridor. Just shut it off for the winter.
Good. Save us some dough. Doubtful. LBGTQ conference instead.
If it’s wrong to attend a fossil fuel conference, but it’s good to fly a private jet to an “environmental” conference ... you might be a Democrat. LOL
Has the senior administration officials asked Biden to give up his to and from Delaware flights in AF 1 every weekend?.
All peons need to be treated the same.
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