Reporter Asks Top Biden Spox John Kirby If They Consider Carbon Emissions When Providing Foreign Aid

Reporter Asks Top Biden Spox John Kirby If They Consider Carbon Emissions When Providing Foreign Aid

Comments made on 1/23/24.


Uh just a quick question about um Whether the administration includes Environmental impact Assessments in Calculating how to support allies like Israel and Ukraine just for reference we Interviewed some environmental experts Who estimated that in the last 60 days Us Supply flights to Israel contributed To 133,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions That's a lot right so is that part of The calculation that you make and how do You balance your desire to protect the Environment with your desire to protect Your allies I know of no and I'm happy To take this Question uh I know of No mathematical analysis that we're Conducting at an agency level to to Judge the impact of using jet fuel for Instance to to fly support to Ukraine or Uh uh or get it into the region for Israel again I'll take that question but We're focused Rightly so on making sure that our two Partners have what they need to defend Themselves and that's really where the President's head is

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