President Biden has tapped John Podesta, his adviser on clean energy and a seasoned political strategist, to succeed John Kerry as his global representative on climate, the White House has confirmed.
The UK government has axed its most senior climate diplomat post. The last special representative for climate change, Nick Bridge, stood down recently after six years in post and is not being replaced.
The ties between human-caused climate change and extreme weather events became even more obvious in 2022 — and, for the first time, played a starring role in climate diplomacy.
Also in today's edition... Appalachian, Indigenous pipeline foes say climate deal ‘left us to burn’ ... Law could lower costs of climate effects by up to $1.9 trillion, OMB says ... Ancient deep-sea methane burst raises questions for our climate future.
