On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court made headlines again by indicating that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not enact general rules to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants, which produce nearly 20% of the electricity in the United States.

A decision that angered climate advocates.

Joe Biden's administration also reacted quickly.

“We are determined to achieve our goals.

We can reach them,” said diplomat John Kerry.

“Of course, it would help us if we had a majority on the Supreme Court of the United States who really understood the seriousness of the situation and would be better able to try to help rather than somehow another, put a spoke in the wheels.

President Joe Biden, who returned to the Paris climate accord left by his predecessor Donald Trump, announced in April 2021 that the United States would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by by 2030, compared to 2005.

“Coal is the worst fuel in the world”

“I am convinced, and our lawyers are looking at this more closely, that this decision leaves enough leeway to do a lot of things that we must do” against climate change, explained John Kerry undeterred.

“No one, neither bank nor private lender, is going to finance a new coal-fired power plant in the United States,” he insisted.

"Coal is the worst fuel in the world."

For the rest, "I think the president must think about all the possible options", he added, while some Democratic parliamentarians are calling on the president to declare a state of climate emergency.

On Friday, China, the world's largest emitter, called for each country to stick to the commitments of the Paris agreement, a spokesperson for Chinese diplomacy adding, about the United States, that "recite slogans n is not enough”.

John Kerry, who has worked with Beijing officials on the climate despite the rivalry between the two countries, said he was "not surprised by the message" from the Asian giant.

“We are going to show China precisely how we will get there,” added John Kerry.

However, the Biden administration was at the same time paving the way for new hydrocarbon exploitation permits in the country.

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