Company behind Willow project says it will create thousands of jobs and income for locals – Reactions to its impact on climate and wildlife
THE US President Joe Biden approved a large oil drilling project and natural gas in Alaska which faced strong backlash from environmental activists.
The company behind the project WillowConocoPhillips, says it will create thousands of jobs and revenue.
Some Alaskan lawmakers have also championed it as a source of jobs that will contribute to US energy independence.
But opponents of the $8bn (£6.6bn) plan fear its impact on the climate and wildlife.
The project, on Alaska’s remote North Slope, is the largest oil project in the region in decades.
It is planned to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day.
According to US Bureau of Land Management estimates, this means it will produce up to 278 million metric tons of CO2e over its 30-year lifetime – the equivalent of adding two million cars to US roads each year.
CO2e is a unit used to express the climate impact of all greenhouse gases together, as if they were all emitted as carbon dioxide.
Source :Skai
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