Remember the concept "supply vs demand"!
meme refers to the fundamental economic principle where the price of a good or service is determined by the interaction between the quantity available (supply) and the quantity consumers want to buy (demand).
So the oil companies LOVED it when Biden said this:
I guarantee We Are Going To Get Rid of Fossil Fuels” September 06, 2019, 5:49 PM
And so when he followed up with banning oil exploration on Federal lands that produced 25% of all oil and gas produced in the USA, that gave a tremendous boost to oil companies to raise prices dramatically.
Jun 7, 2022 — As of June 6, the national average
cost for a gallon of
gasolinewas $4.88, an
increase of more than 100% from the week Joe Biden took office, when it was $2.39 per gallon.
This was music to the ears of oil companies who stated these quotes:
The CEO of Chevron, Mike Wirth's said..
"Y
ou’re looking at committing capital 10 years out, that will need decades to offer a return for shareholders, in a policy environment where governments around the world are saying, ‘We don’t want these products.’”
The CEO says the cost of capital to build new refineries costing more..(raising gas prices!)
“
Getting lenders to choke off money to fossil fuel companies is the next needed move for the industry to address the material risks that the coal, oil and gas industry faces,” says Leslie Samuelrich, president at investment advisory firm Green Century Capital Management.
The largest banks have collectively financed $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel companies since the Paris Agreement, according to the Banking on Climate Chaos report.
www.cnbc.com
So instead of "ridding fossil fuels".... Biden helped raise prices for gas, diesel, etc... an energy source that touches
ALL Americans directly and indirectly... i.e. how do goods get delivered to supermarkets, restaurants, stores, etc.?
In the U.S., over 70% of freight transportation relies on diesel-powered trucks, meaning that a significant portion of goods and services rely on diesel fuel for delivery.
How cost of crude oil, international and regional demand and supply of diesel fuel, and transportation and delivery costs affects diesel fuel prices.
www.eia.gov
Any wonder grocery prices increased???