There’s a green future in store for the United States military, according to remarks President Joe Biden made on Earth Day.
During a wide-ranging speech in Washington state, Biden envisioned a future in which the entire military fleet is environmentally friendly.
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“We’re going to start the process for every vehicle in the United States military, every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly,” Biden said. “Every vehicle. I mean it. We’re spending billions of dollars to do it.”
Prior to the statement, Biden noted the vast spending power of his office.
“One of the things I’ve found out as the President of the United States is I get to spend a lot of that money,” he said.
The president did not elaborate on details or a timeline of how the military fleet’s green transition would happen.
Biden touted the promise of electric vehicles during the speech, joking that he’d like to buy the first electric Corvette and saying that tens of thousands of diesel school buses would be replaced, providing cleaner air for school children.
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Biden finished the speech by signing an executive order that the White House says will strengthen forests on federal lands and build resilience against wildfires.
“We put environmental justice at the center of what we do, addressing the disproportionate health, environmental, and economic impacts that have been borne primarily by communities of color, places too often left behind,” Biden said.
