Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

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https://apnews.com/article/oil-climate-biden-alaska-willow-conocophillips-26d8195fec58bb0469ddf46df60a020a

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change.

ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak, and using that crude would result in at least 263 million tons (239 million metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions over 30 years.

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

Mar 14, 2023, 5:23am UTC
https://apnews.com/article/oil-climate-biden-alaska-willow-conocophillips-26d8195fec58bb0469ddf46df60a020a > JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. > ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak, and using that crude would result in at least 263 million tons (239 million metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions over 30 years.