Podesta will lead US international climate diplomacy alongside his current job overseeing the rollout of domestic clean energy subsidies
The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage.
The results of the US midterm elections make it harder for president Joe Biden to meet his promise to developing countries
With a US-EU summit scheduled following the G7 meeting, Biden and EU leaders have an opportunity to usher in a new era of collaboration on climate action
Now the US is back in the Paris Agreement, it is expected to set a 2030 emissions target, with campaigners calling for at least 50% cuts
Joe Biden has pledged to work to end public funding of ‘carbon-intensive’ fossil fuel projects – a wording campaigners fear leaves the door open to methane gas
With strong business support and an experienced team of dealmakers, Biden inspires confidence he will deliver on his climate and environmental justice plan
Joe Biden is set to revoke permits for the controversial Canada-US oil pipeline expansion, putting Justin Trudeau in an awkward position
Veteran diplomat John Kerry said the next US administration would treat the climate crisis as “the urgent national security threat it is”
The US president-elect promises to usher in a more confrontational era of climate diplomacy, putting a spotlight on major emitters slow-walking climate action
Biden has promised to reenter the Paris Agreement, marking the end of a four-year assault on climate protections under Donald Trump’s presidency
With Democrats and Republicans tied in the race for Senate control, a Biden administration will have to get creative to deliver on his climate promises
Most Americans see climate change as a serious threat, fracking did not swing the vote in key states but climate-vulnerable Florida went to Trump despite his denialism
If they defeat Trump, Biden and Harris will have to prove they can cut emissions at home to rebuild US global leadership on climate change.
The US presidential contender has pledged to invest in research and development to tackle the climate crisis if elected, in a plan welcomed by experts