5. North America

5.1 United States

The election of Joe Biden has completely transformed American energy policy.

The Trump administration was betting on the use of fossil fuels (maintaining coal, building the pipeline, etc.). Keystone pipeline to transport crude oil from the northern United States and Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, a major refining center). Donald Trump, who had adopted a climate-skeptic stance, had withdrawn the United States from the 2015 Paris climate agreement (COP21).

Joe Biden has reversed this trend. As soon as he took office, he announced his intention to join the Paris agreement. He intends to set up a $2,000 million program to promote renewable energies. However, he faces the difficult problem of how to deal...