WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce executive action to address climate change Wednesday, as he continues to weigh a broader emergency declaration that would allow him to marshal sweeping powers against global warming.
The potential emergency order that Biden is mulling would unlock broad executive powers to propel clean energy construction, restrict oil drilling and curb fossil fuel use. It’s one of several options under discussion, said people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named describing private deliberations.
The president does not plan to move forward on the idea this week, and as of Tuesday morning White House officials had not made a final decision to deploy the tactic, the people said. Environmentalists have long advocated for Biden to invoke a climate emergency declaration, and the notion has drawn renewed interest after broad clean energy legislation stalled in Congress.
