Barring a reversal by recount or litigation, Joe Biden will be
the next President of the United States.
This article discusses what will happen on Day One for the
energy industry. Our analysis is drawn from Biden's own
words, campaign pledges, and written policies-including his Clean
Energy Revolution Fact Sheet and Plan for Climate Change and
Environmental Justice.
1. Executive Action -
Methane Emission Standards
Sources: Clean Energy Revolution Fact
Sheet; Climate Plan
Action: "Requiring aggressive
methane pollution limits for new and existing oil and gas
operations."
What does it mean? Roll back the
rollbacks. President Trump undertook took numerous measures to roll
back Obama-era methane emissions policies at the EPA and BLM. We
would not expect a revolutionary change in methane emissions policy
from Biden on Day 1, but instead see him turn back the clock to
2016. Biden's EPA policies, which will affect both public and
private lands, will
