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US President Joe Biden will stick to his efforts to develop a greener economy even if Republicans win the midterm elections on Tuesday, his climate envoy John Kerry said at COP27.

Climate change diplomacy between China and the United States cannot be separated from broader political tensions between the two sides, and Washington must take responsibility for the breakdown in talks, China's foreign ministry said.

/PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Gensler Research Institute outlines the principle framework for how communities and cities can be strategically designed...

Yellen is creating a new senior treasury post for climate czar Premium Kate Davidson Share Via Read Full Story Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to wield the department’s broad powers to tackle potential risks to the financial system posed by climate change while pushing tax incentives to reduce carbon emissions. Ms. Yellen is looking to a veteran of the Obama administration, Sarah Bloom Raskin, as the leading candidate for a new senior position that would head a new Treasury climate “h...

Joe Bidens return to Paris pact just a first step on U.S. climate action SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:35 PM IST Share Synopsis The process to re-enter the international accord takes a month, meaning the United States will only officially have been out of the deal for a short time, since exiting in November. But Trumps hostility to the U.N. climate process and his support for polluting fossil fuels have left Bidens team a lot of catching up to do at home and abroad, policy analysts sa...

US President Joe Biden to rejoin Paris Agreement in first step on climate action Soon after his inauguration, Biden is expected to issue an executive order to begin rejoining the 2015 climate pact, reversing a decision by climate-change skeptic Donald Trump Reuters | January 20, 2021 | Updated 14:45 IST Joe Biden As Joe Biden leads the United States back into the Paris Agreement on climate change, after taking office Wednesday, diplomats and green groups will breathe a collective sigh of relie...