The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act both focused millions of dollars on net-zero energy. The goal? Make 65% of power generation and storage carbon-free by 2035. The solar and wind industries swiftly utilized these funds toward achieving these goals. However, with 61% of energy production still done by carbon-emitting processes, our pace toward that goal falls short. On our current track, we’ll miss this vital goal to slow global warming.
Why? Our drilling industry has yet to commit to doing our part toward the 2035 goal, let alone the goal of 100% carbon-free generation and storage by 2050. Many in this industry believe getting involved supports a future without drilling by preventing pipelines and oil and gas operations. In fact, we cannot hit these goals without drilling, and our industry could benefit from checking our driller egos and acknowledging it.