Open a superpower, easily enter a state of emergency and face it squarely? So Biden stood up and made amends for the United States. He believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be responsible for the energy crisis in the United States. ...
Blame Putin for America's problems?
According to "Russia Today" report, the US energy is in a hurry, and Biden pointed out at least two reasons: Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine led to the interruption of the energy market; Extreme weather events, such as intensified climate change.
Biden's directivity is too strong. If climate change is beyond human control, then the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a naked "throwing pot" Putin, accusing it of being artificial.
In the information released by the White House official website, the Biden administration believes that with a stronger "clean energy arsenal", "the United States can become a stronger partner of its allies" and named it: "Especially in the face of Putin's war in Ukraine."
This is not the first time that the President of the United States has targeted Putin. After Putin ordered Russian troops to enter Ukraine, Biden once called Putin a "war criminal" and thought that he should "step down".
In short, whether the fuel and food prices in the United States have soared, inflation has reached the highest level in 40 years, or the global food crisis is approaching, Biden can always find a reason to say that this is Putin's fault, and he even coined the word "Putin's price increase."
Biden announced a special exemption for the three axes.
In order to alleviate the energy crisis, the Biden administration proposed three measures:
First of all, we announced a "special exemption" measure to extend the tax exemption period of some solar cells and modules imported from four Southeast Asian countries for two years. These four countries are Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Second, Biden recently authorized the use of the Defense Production Act to encourage the United States to accelerate the production of clean energy technologies.
The National Defense Production Law aims to provide financial assistance for American defense enterprises to expand their production capacity to ensure price stability. In 2020, Biden used this law to require American meat processing plants to continue to operate during the epidemic to ensure meat supply.
Biden's authorization to expand production this time includes:
? Solar panel assembly
? Building thermal insulation system
? heat pump
? Electrolytic cells, batteries and other equipment for manufacturing and using clean fuels;
? Power grid infrastructure such as transformers.
Thirdly, Biden-Harris government decided to speed up the transformation of renewable energy, and put forward a policy to boost the development of clean energy on May 3 1.
According to the policy, the United States will reduce the rent and cost of building solar and wind energy projects on federal land by about 50%, greatly reducing the cost; Set up offices in five States to strengthen coordination with federal agencies such as the US Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of National Defense.
On the other hand, why are these countries exempted? According to the White House, solar energy is one of the fastest growing new energy sources in the United States. In recent years, most of solar module has been imported. For example, about 3/4 of the imported products in 2020 will come from Southeast Asian suppliers.
In fact, the cause of the problem has to be found from yourself. More than two months ago, based on a complaint from Auxin Solar, an American photovoltaic module manufacturer, the US Department of Commerce launched an investigation into solar products imported from four Southeast Asian countries, which were accused of trying to circumvent the US anti-dumping and countervailing duty bans.
Due to the fear of high retroactive tariffs, the export of related products to the United States was frozen sharply, resulting in a sharp drop in market supply and a sharp rise in spot prices. The solar energy project in the United States was postponed or cancelled in a large area, and the industry quickly fell into the cold winter.
Faced with this situation, Biden had to delay for two years, otherwise, as 85 representatives of the United States worried in the joint letter, the solar energy industry in the United States will lose more than 654.38 million jobs, and the carbon dioxide emissions may increase by 364 million tons by 2035, which is not worth the candle!
The main reason for the lack of electricity in America has been found.
Both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the United States and the non-profit organization North American Power Reliability Company have warned about the problem of power reliability. It is estimated that in the summer of 2022, the western and midwestern regions of the United States may face the risk of power grid failure, causing losses to people's production and life.
It's not just about people's livelihood. Biden pointed out that a strong and reliable power system is vital to national security and national defense.
Although Biden pushed the responsibility to Putin, in fact, signs of crisis have already appeared. The Wall Street Journal in the United States analyzed several major reasons for power shortage:
First, the traditional power supply is retired too much, and the supply of new power supply is insufficient.
Most States in the United States have announced the retirement schedule of coal-fired power plants, but the newly added installed capacity of clean energy power generation is not enough to make up for the vacancy.
Second, the power grid facilities are seriously aging and have poor reliability.
According to the survey, 70% of the power grid access and transmission and distribution facilities in the United States are aging, and some facilities have even been used for 100 years. There is nothing wrong with such "old-fashioned" equipment.
Third, climate change leads to frequent extreme weather and affects energy supply.
For example, severe droughts in the western and southern United States have affected hydropower generation; Some areas were hit by tornadoes and key transmission lines were destroyed; In 202 1 year, Texas and other States experienced historic power outages because the cold froze the fans. The disaster caused 246 deaths and economic losses of nearly $200 billion.
At present, the high inflation in the United States cannot be alleviated, and people's wallets have shrunk greatly; High oil prices have made drivers unbearable; The "milk powder shortage" continues, and parents are heartbroken to find milk; If we have to endure power outages in hot summer, it is even harder to believe that this is a "superpower".
And all this, do you really blame Putin? (End)