Recent Interviews
Biden knows healing the US means addressing pandemic and economy first
As President Joe Biden said in his inaugural address, “To restore the soul and secure the future of America, requires so much more than words, it requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy, unity…”
Radio Interview: Climate change returns to US agenda
Climate change is back at the top of the US agenda after Joe Biden’s first few days as president. He’s already signed an order to rejoin the Paris Agreement and will unveil more initiatives next week…
How Richard Glick may drive 100% clean energy plan
President Biden’s decision yesterday to tap Richard Glick as the top federal energy regulator puts the former Senate staffer at the forefront of implementing the administration’s goal of decarbonizing the electric sector in the next 15 years…
Global policymakers look for Biden reset on trade, tax and climate
Hopes are high among international policymakers and economists that Joe Biden’s administration will settle a series of global initiatives that were put on hold by President Donald Trump…
How Biden plans to fight climate
Joe Biden has said he will return the United States to the Paris climate accord as soon as he takes office, and is also widely expected to block an oil pipeline project in a move that threatens to strain ties with Canada…
A ‘Nerve Center’ for Climate in the Biden White House
Joseph R. Biden Jr. will bring with him the largest team of climate change experts ever assembled in the White House, and action on global warming is expected quickly…
How Biden plans to fight climate change
Joe Biden has said he will return the United States to the Paris climate accord as soon as he takes office, and is also widely expected to block an oil pipeline project in a move that threatens to strain ties with Canada…
Biden to ‘hit ground running’ as he rejoins Paris climate accords
Joe Biden is set for a flurry of action to combat the climate crisis on his first day as US president by immediately rejoining the Paris climate agreement and blocking the Keystone XL pipeline…
Even With a 50-50 Split, a Biden Administration Senate Could Make Big Strides on Climate
The Georgia victories have given Democrats control of the Senate. But some ardent advocates of climate action are still pessimistic about how much progress can be made…
The Energy 202: Biden’s new hires show West Wing will be center of gravity on climate push
Days before he is set to take office, Joe Biden is setting up a bigger White House climate team than any president before him…
Biden’s defeat of Trump is the most important win since FDR
As the nation awoke the morning after Election Day, reactions seemed to suggest Democrats had lost nearly every office in the land…
Biden’s climate goals get an easier path with Georgia sweep
The slim edge Democrats won in the Senate renews hopes for limited legislation to combat climate change, such as measures to fulfill President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to promote the use of electric vehicles and clean energy…
Will Senate wins unlock Biden’s 100% clean energy agenda?
Democratic control of the U.S. Senate gives President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to achieve 100% zero-carbon electricity a powerful boost, easing his ability to seat a climate-focused Cabinet and enact legislation to increase spending on green energy…
Daily on Energy: The lawmakers who will shape energy and climate battles in 2021
As the 117th Congress gets underway, climate and energy-related legislation is expected to get more attention than ever as President-elect Joe Biden has laid out aggressive emissions-cutting goals…
US energy: ‘the more ambitious Biden tries to be, the more likely he is to fail’
[Financial Times subscription required to read this article.] Elected on a promise of a $2tn green energy plan, the US president-elect’s ambitions could be curtailed by political reality…
Biden to name Granholm as energy secretary
[The Washington Post subscription required to read this article.] The former Michigan governor is a strong advocate for electric vehicles. She’ll need an experienced deputy to handle nuclear weapons programs…
Biden picks Jennifer Granholm to lead DOE
Former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who embraced renewable energy as the governor of a Rust Belt state, will be nominated Energy secretary as President-elect Joe Biden prepares…
Biden Picks Former EPA Chief McCarthy as Climate Policy Czar
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Gina McCarthy, Barack Obama’s former EPA chief, to run a special White House office on climate change that will coordinate policy and elevate global warming…
Xi vows modest climate action, but advocates want more
[Subscription required to read this article.] China marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Saturday by modestly increasing its commitment to embrace non-fossil energy and carbon efficiency by the end of this decade…
Five myths about the Paris climate agreement
[The Washington Post subscription required to read this article.] Five years ago this month, negotiators from nearly 200 countries agreed at a conference near Paris to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.”
Major climate win that tees up more in reconciliation bill
Some far-left environmental activists are criticizing the bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Biden has reached with senators of both parties…
Biden claims climate breakthrough in bipartisan deal
President Joe Biden is touting the bipartisan infrastructure agreement he endorsed Thursday as a significant down payment on his aggressive pledges to combat climate change…
Biden’s climate agenda bogged down in divided Congress
President Joe Biden arrives back in the US this week after a foreign tour with a recurring theme: fighting climate change. But he returns to a Washington where his own party feels increasing anxiety that his administration’s climate agenda will fall short at home…
Cleaner US gas can reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian energy
As President Biden meets with European Union leaders in Brussels and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, the EU and U.S. determination to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remains high on the agenda…
The energy and environment tensions in US-EU summit
The official White House statement recapping the U.S.-EU summit just released before press time does not mention the most contentious energy issues facing the two allies, including the prospect of import tariffs…
The US hydrogen moonshot
US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm described her department as the US government’s “in-house solutions powerhouse”. It would be the DoE, she said, that would lead the charge to reaching a net-zero US economy by 2050, by…
G7 leaders face make-or-break moment in climate crisis
Global leaders arriving in Cornwall for the G7 summit have already found themselves in a changed world: masks and social distancing have replaced the usual hugs, handshakes and cheek-pecking, the entourages have slimmed down…
With Trump Gone, Old Fault Lines in the Climate Movement Reopen, Complicating Biden’s Path Forward
As President Joe Biden works to enact his plan for cutting greenhouse gases, a long dormant rift among climate action activists is surfacing. On one side are those who believe that renewable energy—especially solar, wind, and hydroelectricity—will be sufficient to fuel the economy…
What Biden’s $6T budget plan means for energy
President Biden’s first full budget request positions his Department of Energy and related agencies at the heart of his aggressive effort to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050…
Crunch time for Biden to turn climate priorities into law
President Joe Biden will introduce a $6 trillion budget today reiterating his interest in passing large new investments in clean energy and fighting climate change…
SEARCH
TOPICS