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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 “hub," according to people familiar with the matter. A former deputy Treasury secretary who once worke...
Joe Biden's 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 Trump's hostility to the U.N. climate process and his support for polluting fossil fuels have left Biden's team a lot of catching up to do at home and abroad, policy analysts said. Agencies Biden has said he plans to set the country on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, ...