The Biden transition team is facing pressure not to hire people with fossil fuel ties, like Obama’s energy secretary Ernest MonizWhy is Joe Biden considering this man to help fight the climate crisis? The analysis was funded by gas companies and groups related to them, but he wasn’t a lobbyist or industry consultant. Moniz was wading into a dispute that will define how the new Biden administration tackles the crisis: can oil and gas companies be part of the solution? One of the funders was the industry group the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative. Moniz believes fossil gas will be part of the solution, used to back up solar panels and wind turbines that don’t generate power constantly.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2020 09:31 UTC