Summers said the United States should allow gasoline prices to rise because fossil fuels will raise the temperature of the earth.
Summers said the government should adjust its trade and economic policies to help lower the prices of other commodities.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers criticized Biden's actions to lower gasoline prices, saying gasoline prices should not be stopped because the use of fossil fuels could lead to a rise in global temperatures.
In an interview with Wall Street Week on Bloomberg Television on Friday, Summers said the Biden administration should adjust trade and economic policies to help lower the prices of other goods.
"the rise in carbon-based fuel prices is more important to the US economy than the rise in the prices of any other product, and from my point of view, I would rather see us take other measures than help OPEC," Summers said.
The White House did not immediately comment on Summers' comments. Summers is an informal economic adviser to Biden.
Biden on Wednesday urged foreign oil producers to increase production to lower retail gasoline prices in the United States, although those prices seem set to fall.