The move would be a victory for young progressives with the Sunrise Movement, who had pushed candidate Biden to add such a declaration to his platform. “Our ferocious Western wildfires, record drought and unprecedented European heat wave are more than enough signals that we don’t have the luxury of pollution procrastination.” “There should be an alarm in the White House that reads, ‘In case of congressional inertia, declare a climate emergency,’” said Daniel Weiss, a longtime environmental advocate. “That is consistent with a national emergency declaration.”Īdvocates want Biden to use national emergency and defense laws to funnel federal investments toward renewable energy, halt new fossil fuel leases and prod manufacturers to increase supplies of renewable energy technologies. “I think with that door closed, we may see something good on oil and gas leasing - like phasing out existing,” she said. Su said she suspects recent administration actions to advance oil and gas leasing were “breadcrumbs” for Manchin. But, she said, it could be coupled with more specific policy decisions, like reinstating the 2015 crude oil export ban. Su said Biden tomorrow could issue a fairly symbolic national emergency that would light a fire under the federal agencies. “A historic climate emergency declaration is exactly what we need from Biden to match the scale and urgency of this crisis,” said Jean Su, energy justice program director at the Center for Biological Diversity. We are considering all options, and no decision has been made.”Ī personal familiar with the administration’s thinking who is not authorized to talk to the press thought the White House would want to show a muscular response to the recent legislative meltdown, especially after its reaction to last month’s Supreme Court abortion ruling was lackluster. Keep up to date with all of today's news from Nicola Sturgeon's coronavirus briefing on our dedicated live blog here.Asked about whether a climate emergency declaration is imminent, a White House official granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations told E&E News, “The president made clear that if the Senate doesn’t act to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen our domestic clean energy industry, he will. Her cabinet will consider whether the restrictions need to be extended and she will then report the decision at Holyrood during First Minister's Questions. Nicola Sturgeon says she will give a statement to parliament tomorrow following the cabinet's review of the current restrictions. With hospital numbers also rising in recent days, it is expected that national lockdown could continue for at least a few more weeks. Covid Scotland: Every adult will be offered a first dose of a vaccine by September.Coronavirus Scotland: Edinburgh cases drop by 40 per cent since peak.
#NATIONAL LOCKDOWN TOMORROW UPDATE#
Parents across Scotland are also expecting an update around school closures and whether they will also continue.Ĭurrently, pupils are learning from home until February 1, however it is still unclear as to whether this will be extended for longer as new strains of coronavirus are reportedly more transmissible between younger age groups. Scots were told the national lockdown would be in place for at least four weeks and tomorrow, Tuesday 19 January, the First Minister will announce whether the restrictions will continue into February.
Nicola Sturgeon will give an update to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow on whether Scotland's national lockdown will extend beyond the end of January.
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