John Kerry, Biden’s climate envoy, plans to lift US ambition significantly
Biden’s choice of Kerry fulfils promises to elevate the issue of global warming to the highest levels in White House, but some critics say it does not go far enough
23 November 2020 - 21:48
Washington — Former secretary of state John Kerry as special presidential envoy for climate is a sign President-elect Joe Biden plans to fulfil promises to elevate the issue of global warming to the highest levels in his White House.
Having a climate envoy who helped broker the Paris accord and who is a seasoned politician could help co-ordinate the US government's approach to confronting global warming, which Biden has referred to as an “existential threat”...
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