Alaska: the Willow oil project is controversial - France 24
2023-03-15T12:24:52.363Z
In contradiction to his campaign promise, Joe Biden has given the green light for the implementation of the Willow oil project in Alaska, of the Texas giant ConocoPhillips. A gigantic drilling project that is far from unanimous. For Anna Creti, director of the Climate Economics Chair at Paris-Dauphine University, guest of France 24, "we really have to stop new prospecting, as Joe Biden promised, but also new drilling. This is the recommendation of the IPCC and the International Energy Agency." Decryption.
In contradiction to his campaign promise, Joe Biden has given the green light for the implementation of the Willow oil project in Alaska, of the Texas giant ConocoPhillips. A gigantic drilling project that is far from unanimous. For Anna Creti, director of the Climate Economics Chair at Paris-Dauphine University, guest of France 24, "we really have to stop new prospecting, as Joe Biden promised, but also new drilling. This is the recommendation of the IPCC and the International Energy Agency." Decryption.
Source: france24