President-elect Joe Biden yesterday used a day of major announcements from his transition team to reiterate how climate action will be at the heart of his administration, confirming that John Kerry has been nominated as the White House’s Climate Envoy and publishing plans to put the US on an ‘irreversible path to achieve net zero emissions’. Announcing Kerry’s nomination, Biden stressed the new role would provide a significant boost to global diplomatic efforts to build on the Paris Agreement and trigger a new wave of climate action.
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