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The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a long-awaited drilling plan that would drastically shrink the nation’s offshore oil and gas leasing program to a maximum of three lease sales over the next five years — the smallest number ever to be offered in the program’s history.
The Interior Department said the proposal is “in line” with President Joe Biden’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But environmental groups were quick to condemn the plan as a broken campaign promise and wildly out of step with what scientists say is required to stave off catastrophic climate change.
If approved, the plan would limit offshore oil and gas leasing to no more than three lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico — one each in 2025, 2027 and 2029. It includes no auctions in the Pacific, Atlantic or Alaskan Arctic.