United States President-elect Joe Biden has officially introduced several key cabinet nominees that he says will help his incoming administration tackle the climate crisis, including the country’s first Native American cabinet secretary nominee.
In a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Biden said the members of his climate team – including the interior secretary nominee, Deb Haaland, a congresswoman from New Mexico and member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe – were “brilliant, qualified, tested and … barrier-busting”.
“Today I am pleased to announce a team that will lead my administration’s ambitious plan to address the existential threat of our time: climate change,” Biden said.