Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running

NPR  

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Biden is switching up his climate team at the White House. Zaidi brings state experience to the table Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Zaidi, who will be Biden's national climate adviser, worked on the issue in the Obama White House, and then moved to work on climate policy at the state level in New York. Sponsor Message Podesta helped craft executive actions in the Obama White House Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The switch in leadership also comes as green and environmental groups continue to push Biden for aggressive executive action on climate and conservation. Biden also nominated a new regulatory czar, who could also play a big role on climate The White House also announced on Friday that Biden would nominate Richard Revesz to a powerful regulatory job in its budget office: the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

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Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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4 days, 19 hours ago

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR  

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limits
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump's call for 'energy dominance' is likely to run into real-world limits

New Indian Express  

Whether Trump achieves energy dominance — however he defines it — "comes down to decisions by private companies, based on how they see supply-demand balances in the global marketplace,'' said Book, managing partner at ClearView Energy Partners, a Washington research firm. “Canada and Mexico are our top energy trading partners, and maintaining the free flow of energy products across our …

Biden promotes his legacy of fighting against climate change in historic Amazon visit
1 month ago

Biden promotes his legacy of fighting against climate change in historic Amazon visit

Firstpost  

Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump’s election win US President Joe Biden speaks after signing a proclamation designating November 17 as International Conservation Day during a tour of the Museu da Amazonia …

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
1 month, 1 week ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

COP29: Biden Climate Advisor on IRA’s Future Under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: Biden Climate Advisor on IRA’s Future Under Trump

Bloomberg  

00:00 Welcome to McQueen and welcome back to the Zero podcast. I know that there is a lot of money from the Inflation Reduction Act that's going to go to Republican states that might stick around. And, you know, I believe and I think this is manifest in the politics in Washington, that we have grown the political consensus around …

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors
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1 month, 1 week ago

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors

Hindustan Times  

The United States has signalled it will push for widening the pool of climate finance contributors at COP29, all but confirming what is feared to be turning into a major clash with developing nations over funding responsibilities. White House Senior Advisor for Clean Energy and International Climate Policy, John Podesta, holds a press conference during the United Nations climate change …

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
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1 month, 1 week ago

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. He said Trump will likely pull the United States out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of …

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election

CNN  

CNN — On the day President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, he convened his senior team at the White House, asking for a plan to “run through the tape” in his final six months in office, implementing key laws and cementing foreign policy, chief of staff Jeff Zients told political appointees on a call this summer. Here’s …

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate
3 months ago

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate

The Independent  

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From electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges
6 months, 3 weeks ago

From electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — John Podesta was two months into his new role as President Joe Biden’s top climate diplomat when he faced his first international crisis — what to serve for dinner. Podesta conceded that progress has been slower than expected on electric vehicles, but he believes there’s still momentum despite efforts by the political right to “demonize” zero-emission vehicles. “There’s …

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
6 months, 4 weeks ago

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. With the clock ticking toward Election Day, Biden’s administration has issued or proposed rules on a wide …

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
8 months ago

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. “It’s like, what’s our grandkids’ world going to be like?” A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of adults in the United States say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year, including roughly 6 in …

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
9 months, 1 week ago

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. Robinson thinks President Joe Biden’s push to abolish fossil fuels is a failure, he blames Democrats for “crippling utility bills” and he supports nuclear power as clean energy, his campaign said. “Let’s work together to look at every reasonable option without …

Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.

Politico  

Pro-cease-fire outbursts have interrupted a series of public appearances by Biden and his aides in recent weeks, including a climate speech Tuesday by USAID Administrator Samantha Power where someone in the audience urged her to “resign and speak up.” “27,000 people have been killed,” the person called out during the former U.N. ambassador’s speech on “climate shocks” at Johns Hopkins …

John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change
10 months, 3 weeks ago

John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John Kerry as the top U.S. official on international climate issues, the White House said Wednesday. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate arrives to attend the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. …

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration
11 months, 1 week ago

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. At international climate summits, Kerry always kept a breakneck pace, going from one meeting to another, with world leaders, major business figures and scientists, all interspersed with one press conference after …

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit
1 year ago

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden is skipping the Cop28 climate summit – a decision that could hurt …

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
1 year ago

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from roughly 200 nations and the Vatican. The White House said it was sending a climate team, including Special Envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta. …

Is Biden taking climate change seriously? Here's why some experts want him to declare an emergency
1 year, 1 month ago

Is Biden taking climate change seriously? Here's why some experts want him to declare an emergency

Salon  

When it comes to climate change, everything is trending in the wrong direction. "Global heating is an emergency — the greatest emergency humanity currently faces, despite ongoing public apathy — so it's incredibly foolish that President Biden still hasn't declared a climate emergency," explained Dr. Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and an associate project scientist …

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders that he hears their warnings about climate change and will act
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders that he hears their warnings about climate change and will act

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday told leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of climate change on their region and that his administration is committed to helping them meet the challenge. Biden announced Monday that later this year he would deploy a U.S. Coast Guard vessel to the region …

Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. Democrats and environmental advocacy groups never gave up on the plan and pushed Biden in recent weeks to issue an executive order authorizing what the White House …

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal

NPR  

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The White House on Wednesday unveiled a new climate jobs training program that it says could put 20,000 people to work in its first year on projects like restoring land, …

Editorial: Biden says he’s ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency. Why won’t he do it for real?
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Biden says he’s ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency. Why won’t he do it for real?

LA Times  

President Biden can do more to respond to the climate crisis by declaring an emergency and unlocking new tools and resources. President Biden’s recent claim that he has “practically” declared a climate emergency has renewed calls for him to actually do so. But pressure eased with the deal to pass the renewable energy-boosting Inflation Reduction Act, and after Biden signed …

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House said Monday. Biden is expected to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, America’s most significant response to climate change, …

Biden announces funding to combat climate change, raises campaign money, during swing through California
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden announces funding to combat climate change, raises campaign money, during swing through California

LA Times  

President Biden talks with California Gov. “I’ve toured many sites across the country that clearly show climate change is a genuine existential — the existential threat to humanity,” Biden said as he stood near a salt marsh at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center in the San Francisco Bay. “There’s simply no president in modern American history that’s done …

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green
1 year, 11 months ago

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green

Firstpost  

Washington: President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. But it also means the administration’s battle against global warming will be waged “one household at a time,” said Shannon Baker-Branstetter, who works on energy issues at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank closely aligned with the White …

Biden’s $369bn green plan was hailed as a triumph – but does it live up to the hype?
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden’s $369bn green plan was hailed as a triumph – but does it live up to the hype?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever and it’s going to allow us to boldly take …

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday brought back John Podesta, a behind-the-scenes veteran at getting things done on climate in past Democratic administrations, to put into place an ambitious U.S. climate program newly revived by $375 billion from Congress. A former Environmental Protection Agency chief, McCarthy had led Biden’s domestic climate program during Democrats’ two years of struggle — …

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive

The Independent  

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US President Joe Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

US President Joe Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation

India TV News  

Highlights President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change, health care bill into law on Tuesday Joe Biden aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than 3-months before midterm elections The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law …

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections. In a triumphant signing event at the White House, Biden pointed …

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before midterm elections. The President is preparing to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill. The …

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan
2 years, 4 months ago

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan

Firstpost  

Many pieces of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda have been thrown overboard, but his proposals on climate change remain largely intact Washington: Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. In a statement to The Associated Press, Biden said the legislation will help fulfil his …

Learning from failures: How Biden scored win on climate plan
2 years, 4 months ago

Learning from failures: How Biden scored win on climate plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. In a statement to The Associated Press, Biden said the legislation will help fulfill his campaign promise to “build a clean energy future and create jobs for American workers building that future.” “Our children and …

US climate bill is welcomed internationally but still criticized for not going far enough
2 years, 4 months ago

US climate bill is welcomed internationally but still criticized for not going far enough

CNN  

CNN — The Democrats’ $369 billion climate package, the largest such investment in US history, could have significant implications for global greenhouse gas emissions and the US’ standing in the world, after months of uncertainty in Congress undermined the Biden administration’s claims that “America is back.” US officials are hoping it puts them in a better position for difficult negotiations …

Editorial: Climate change is an emergency. Biden should use his executive powers to do more
2 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: Climate change is an emergency. Biden should use his executive powers to do more

LA Times  

Last week’s unexpected Senate deal on a $369-billion climate spending package is bound to ease pressure on President Biden. Days earlier, when it looked like opposition from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III had killed Biden’s climate agenda, the president vowed to take “strong executive action” if the Senate would not act. With congressional action now looking more likely, will …

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead
2 years, 4 months ago

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead

NPR  

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Now that Sen. Joe Manchin has pledged support for legislation that includes significant new funding to fight climate change, talk of President Biden declaring a climate emergency may be over. Sponsor Message Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, …

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts. Still, those actions fall short of demands by Democratic lawmakers and environmental activists who want Mr. Biden to formally declare a climate emergency, which would enable the use …

Biden announces executive action on climate amid pressure to declare emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden announces executive action on climate amid pressure to declare emergency

LA Times  

President Biden has been under pressure to take executive action on climate change after vowing to tackle the crisis at last year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. President Biden announced executive orders on Wednesday that are designed to bolster offshore wind energy programs and help communities adapt to extreme heat — the first in a series of actions he …

This Earth Day, Biden faces ‘headwinds’ on climate agenda
2 years, 8 months ago

This Earth Day, Biden faces ‘headwinds’ on climate agenda

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping attended. “We can have accomplished a lot, and have a long way to go.” Zaidi acknowledged that “we have headwinds, we have challenges,” but also …

Climate activists reset with Biden’s agenda on life support
2 years, 9 months ago

Climate activists reset with Biden’s agenda on life support

CNN  

CNN — In a year weighted by disappointment for the US climate movement, the lowest low of 2021 might have taken place nearly 3,500 miles away in Glasgow, Scotland, where world leaders gathered early last November for the largest United Nations climate summit in history. President Joe Biden “was supposed to show up with Build Back Better in his back …

US says $100 billion soon to help poor nations with climate
2 years, 9 months ago

US says $100 billion soon to help poor nations with climate

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Wednesday he thinks rich countries can finally meet their pledge to provide $100 billion annually to help poor nations cope with climate change beginning this year — and will definitely reach that amount in 2023. Kerry told an informal U.N. Security Council meeting on “Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security” …

Biden Says Energy Plan Will Fight Climate Change, Inflation In State Of The Union Speech
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden Says Energy Plan Will Fight Climate Change, Inflation In State Of The Union Speech

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden honed a pragmatic new message on climate change in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday evening, recasting his sweeping proposal to spend more than any country ever has on clean energy as a way to simultaneously combat the rise in U.S. planet-heating emissions and inflation. And we’ll do it to withstand the …

Biden claims historic progress on climate efforts at summit
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden claims historic progress on climate efforts at summit

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — President Joe Biden argued Tuesday that historic progress on addressing global warming was achieved at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and expressed optimism for a similar outcome in Washington, where his legislative agenda has been stalled by intra-party disagreements. “I can’t think of any two days where more has been accomplished on climate than these …

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions

The Hindu  

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targetting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide. The centerpiece of U.S. actions is a long-awaited rule by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten methane regulations for the oil and gas sector, as laid out …

New framework bolsters Biden’s hand as climate summit begins
3 years, 1 month ago

New framework bolsters Biden’s hand as climate summit begins

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden heads to a United Nations climate conference Monday energized by a new legislative framework that, if enacted, would be the largest action ever taken by the United States to address climate change. Biden called the plan “the most significant investment to deal with the climate crisis that ever happened, beyond any other advanced nation in …

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?
3 years, 1 month ago

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?

The Independent  

What is his plan to tackle climate change? Mr Biden has sweeping plans for a nationwide mobilisation to reduce emissions, build and retrofit infrastructure, create new jobs and advance social justice. It’s a plan that evolved during the campaign to take into account the view of progressives, like senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that Mr Biden needed to …

Biden Reaches $550 Billion Climate Compromise Days Before Major UN Summit
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden Reaches $550 Billion Climate Compromise Days Before Major UN Summit

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his Build Back Better agenda from the East Room of the White House after meeting with members of the House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol. Kent Nishimura via Getty Images Just a week after fossil fuel stalwarts in his own party killed his signature carbon-cutting proposal, President Joe Biden announced Thursday a compromise …

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scaling down his “build back better” plans, President Joe Biden on Tuesday described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten. Likely to be eliminated or seriously …

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