The Biden Administration and International Climate Change Policy and Action
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, with grand-daughter in tow, signs the Paris Agreement in 2016 (UN Photo by Amanda Voisard)
On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. He will face an unprecedented set of challenges, including global climate change one of four stated policy priorities of his administration (along with the coronavirus pandemic, economic recovery and racial equity) in addition to the immediate issue of the looming Senate trial of President Trump and ongoing threats of violence from extremist supporters. Because climate change is a global commons problem and international cooperation is necessary to limit free-rider incentives, President-elect Biden has pledged to immediately initiate the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement (from which President Trump withdrew the United States on Nov. 4, 2020 the earliest date permitted by the agreement). Th
President Trump’s severely weakened standing among his own party will come into focus today when the House is expected to impeach Trump for inciting a riot at.
President Trump’s severely weakened standing among his own party will come into focus today when the House is expected to impeach Trump for inciting a riot at.
President Trump’s severely weakened standing among his own party will come into focus today when the House is expected to impeach Trump for inciting a riot at.
President Trump’s severely weakened standing among his own party will come into focus today when the House is expected to impeach Trump for inciting a riot at.