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The January 27, 2021, Biden Administration “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” (Climate EO) and related announcements – rejoining the Paris Agreement and establishing a commitment to the principles of sound science – were greeted with much fanfare. The Climate Policy drought is over in the United States, and so it is time to turn to what that means for U.S. business. To begin, let’s look at the seven pillars of the Climate EO –
Foreign Policy Considerations – The EO establishes climate considerations as an essential element of U.S. foreign policy and national security and affirms the Paris Agreement’s objectives. This begins the process of developing a U.S. emission reduction target and climate finance plan.
The acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) last week issued a statement (available here) directing the agency to focus on climate-related disclosures in.
USDA can play an important role in the Biden approach to climate change Peter Makey, Grant Thornton Public Sector March 2 No longer an ancillary participant, USDA will be a leading player in the Biden administration’s climate change plans. (Art Wager) The inaugural convening of the National Climate Task Force on Feb. 11 marked the formal exposition of President Joe Biden’s robust, whole-government approach to the climate crisis. Led by the new White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, 21 acting agency heads and other cabinet-level personnel underscored their shared commitment to combatting climate change with the full capacity of the federal government.
A new beginning for climate action
When President Joe Biden was sworn into office last month amid a masked and eerily quiet Washington D.C., I wasn’t expecting immediate, far-reaching action on climate. I had become so accustomed to the executive branch ignoring the existential threat of a warming planet that I forgot what was possible at the federal level. President Biden reminded me.
2/25/2021
When President Joe Biden was sworn into office last month amid a masked and eerily quiet Washington D.C., I wasn’t expecting immediate, far-reaching action on climate. I had become so accustomed to the executive branch ignoring the existential threat of a warming planet that I forgot what was possible at the federal level. President Biden reminded me.