Why did president carter create the department of energy? -to overturn the 1973 oil embargo -to reduce america’s dependence on foreign energy -to eliminate america’s oil supplies from foreign nations -to increase the employment rate

The correct answer is B.

The United States Department of Energy ( DOE ) was a framework for a comprehensive national energy plan. It coordinated federal energy functions.

The department was responsible for long-term, high-risk research and development of energy technology, energy regulatory programs and nuclear weapon research.

It was created on August 4, 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.

The goal of this department was to reduce America's dependence on foreign energy, particularly after the energy crisis of 1970. The was a need for unified energy planing within the federal government, as a way to reduce the dependency on foreign oils and to develop America's own sources of energy.

the first choice is correct