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

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 …

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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 …

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Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29

Al Jazeera

John Podesta seeks to reassure, countries agree to carbon market rules, and the Taliban is in attendance on first day of climate summit. US climate envoy John Podesta has called on governments to believe in the United States’ clean energy economy, saying President-elect Donald Trump can slow but not stop its climate change pledges. On Monday, during the first day …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

LA Times

John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy, speaks during a news conference at the COP29 U.N. 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. “Fortunately, many in our country and around the world are working …

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COP29: Climate fight is bigger than one election, says US climate envoy after Trump's election

New Indian Express

BAKU: As the world gathers in Baku for the COP29 climate summit, John Podesta, the US climate envoy, has reassured global leaders that America’s commitment to fighting climate change remains steadfast, even with President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. He accepted that the prospect of Trump’s climate stance was "bitterly disappointing" for those hoping the US would continue aggressive climate action. While …

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Column: The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea

LA Times

Mud pots bubble outside EnergySource’s geothermal plant near the southern end of the Salton Sea. And unlike many other lithium mines, Controlled Thermal’s “Hell’s Kitchen” project — and others planned for the Salton Sea region — would do little environmental damage. With a groundbreaking ceremony on the docket for Hell’s Kitchen and one of the president’s top advisors planning to …

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One Southwest power project’s 17-year odyssey shows the hurdles to Biden’s climate agenda

Politico

It had been in the works for 16 years. “The government stepped up to make sure we got permits,” said Hunter Armistead, chief executive of Pattern Energy, SunZia’s San Francisco-based project developer. “It’s no one’s responsibility to break through.” ‘Call-up zone’ Over the years, as the calendar pages turned on the SunZia project, it became a symbol of the debilitating …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region. “These things get stuck and they don’t get unstuck,” Podesta said in an interview with …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Musk meets Biden's top officials to discuss ways to ramp up EV production

India Today

Tesla's Chief Executive Elon Musk met two top White House officials on Friday in Washington to discuss how the car maker and Democratic President Joe Biden could work together to advance electric vehicle production and speed electrification of U.S. vehicle networks. Musk met John Podesta, a Democratic stalwart who serves as Biden's senior adviser for clean energy innovation, and Mitch …

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2 years ago

Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a major boost for President Joe Biden’s pledge to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the sprawling federal fleet, the Postal Service said Tuesday it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026. “It’s wonderful that the Postal Service will be at the forefront of the switch …

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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 — …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive

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

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

Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29

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

COP29: Climate fight is bigger than one election, says US climate envoy after Trump's election

Column: The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea

One Southwest power project’s 17-year odyssey shows the hurdles to Biden’s climate agenda

Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

Musk meets Biden's top officials to discuss ways to ramp up EV production

Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive