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Here's a list of campaign promises he made from politifact

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-prom...

Here's a few related to the environment

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Rejoin the Paris climate agreement

U.S. formally rejoins Paris Climate Agreement | May 21, 2021

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Put US on a course to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Joe Biden’s moves start the US toward net-zero carbon, but Congress is key | January 27, 2021

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Establish new fuel economy standards

EPA tightens fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks | January 11, 2022

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Give disadvantaged communities 40% of spending benefits related to clean energy

Congress holds key on clean energy dollars to poorer communities | July 20, 2021

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There are four related to the environment that I can see. He's rejoined the paris aggreement and had then EPA increase fuel economy. The other two haven't been done ..yet.

What promise did he break? If he is anti climate what are you comparing him too? The past president left the Paris agreenment.

> What promise did he break? If he is anti climate what are you comparing him too? The past president left the Paris agreenment.

Well like I said I still think he is the best president ever, but In my view allowing new leases on federal land[1] and asking oil companies to boost supply[2] is breaking his campaign promise to end fossil fuels[3].

But I understand this may be entirely due to my own biases, and I don't want to malign him, like I said I think he is without question the best president ever and I do not mean to suggest I doubt this for one moment. I would of course prefer that he did not allow new leases on federal land but I can see that I should maybe listen to what others think and consider how this is maybe just a better way to keep his promise than what I have considered. And to be fair I'm not entirely sure that the promise to end fossil fuels is not a right wing smear against him, this could very well be the case.

[1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/15/biden-administration-to-resu...

[2]: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/15/politics/joe-biden-oil-co...

[3]: https://apnews.com/article/9dfb1e4c381043bab6fd0fa6dece3974

You said he broke a campaign promise. What promise did he break?

> In my view allowing new leases on federal land[1] and asking oil companies to boost supply[2] is breaking his campaign promise to end fossil fuels[3].

But as you rightly point out there are so many that he has kept that one hardly makes a difference and he still is the most popular president ever so I don't mean to disparage him.

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