Biden names John Kerry as 'climate czar' in new administration

Source: The Hill | November 23, 2020 | Rebecca Beitsch

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named former Secretary of State John Kerry as special envoy to lead his administration’s efforts to fight climate change.

Kerry will be the “climate czar” for the incoming administration, coordinating programs that are expected to stretch across multiple agencies while leading efforts at a White House that may need to look for avenues beyond Congress to advance climate priorities.

“America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is. I’m proud to partner with the president-elect, our allies, and the young leaders of the climate movement to take on this crisis as the President’s Climate Envoy,” Kerry wrote on Twitter.

Kerry’s diplomatic background will be an asset for Biden, who has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on Day One of his presidency and who wants to take a leadership role on an issue that has been largely ignored by the Trump administration over the last four years.

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