WASHINGTON – President Biden has named senior White House advisor John Podesta to serve as special presidential envoy for climate.
Manish Bapna, president and CEO of NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), made the following statement:
“John Podesta is uniquely qualified to lead the nation’s climate diplomacy in this critical moment. One of the most respected public servants in Washington, he’s served at the senior levels of government for three decades, helped drive the strongest U.S. climate action ever and weighed in on more than a dozen rounds of global climate talks. He knows the people, the politics and what must be done to confront the existential challenge of our time.
“The climate crisis lies at the root of cascading disasters inflicting rising costs and mounting dangers across every corner of the world. It’s a humanitarian crisis, an economic…