Contrary to GOP criticisms, Biden has activated federal emergency help, but he has not declared a climate emergency.
, turning a video message in support of Hawaiians into a political missive against Biden. While belittling Hawaii Gov. Josh Green’s reference to the climate crisis, Trump bemoaned Biden for responding with a “no comment” when asked about the wildfires over the weekend.
But spokespersons for the president dismissed the criticism from Trump and GOP lawmakers, noting that actions speak louder than words in certain circumstances, particularly natural disasters like this one. “We won’t be lectured by Republican officials in Washington who are doubling down on denial of the climate crisis that is devastating red and blue states, who attempted to slash the wildfire response budget, and who defended the Trump Administration cutting Puerto Rico off from hurricane relief,”Criticism of Biden has come from climate activists too, however, who say that he’s not doing enough to highlight how the climate crisis exacerbated the wildfires.
Although the Biden administration has said the president has, “practically speaking,” declared a climate emergency, Biden hasn’t done so in an official way, which would allow him to use his authority as president to unlock funding and other executive actions to address the climate crisis.
“I beg you — I literally beg you — to formally declare a climate emergency,” said NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus,
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