"Biden's Climate Agenda Faces Resistance from GOP and Foreign Climate Group"

The Biden administration's proposed rule change would grant approval authority over large U.S. defense contracts to a recently incorporated British environmental group called the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Critics argue that this move would give SBTi significant veto power over American defense contracts and access to potentially sensitive data. The group's foreign status and murky financial background, along with its connection to the Democratic Party's dark money network, raise concerns about the outsourcing of the vetting process. The proposed rule change is expected to impact numerous federal contractors and funnel millions of dollars in fees to SBTi annually. Lawmakers and U.S. businesses have raised objections to the lack of transparency and potential conflicts of interest associated with SBTi's role in the process.