Climate Politics
Biden Faces Climate Litmus Test on ConocoPhillips’s Alaska Oil Project
- Willow could yield 180,000 barrels per day of crude at peak
- Activists implore Interior Department to block venture
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US President Joe Biden is nearing a critical decision on a massive proposed oil project in northwest Alaska that could unlock 600 million barrels of crude and has drawn the ire of environmentalists who have dubbed it a “carbon bomb.”
Biden’s verdict on ConocoPhillips’ $8 billion Willow venture in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is being seen as a litmus test of his commitment to combat climate change.