At least that was the logic of the Biden administration, which flew more than 400 government officials to twoclimate change conferences in Scotland and Egypt, spewing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
“The gas is always greener when you’re burning fossil fuels in the name of saving the planet,” she said. “The double standard is clear, and Americans have had enough of this hot air.” Mr. Kerry, the White House climate czar, was a particularly large part of the U.S. delegation’s footprint. The GAO said he brought 32 others with him to last year’s conference in Egypt, most of those “advisers.”The total also doesn’t include the 14 members of Congress and 62 congressional staffers, 10 state and local government officials and 15 nongovernmental advisors, GAO said.