Podesta, now a senior adviser on clean energy and a veteran Democratic strategist, will remain at the White House rather than move to the State Department in his new role, which has not previously been reported. His new title will be senior adviser to the president for international climate policy.
Podesta now oversees implementation of Biden’s signature climate law, the [Inflation Reduction Act](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/28/manchin-schumer-climate-deal/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5). The law devoted billions of dollars to accelerating the nation’s transition to wind, solar and other sources of clean energy. Podesta also played a critical role brokering the 2015 Paris climate agreement as a counselor to President Barack Obama, and helped steer President Bill Clinton’s environmental policies while serving as White House chief of staff.
“Secretary Kerry has put the U.S. back in leadership on climate around the world,” Podesta said in a phone interview with The Post on Wednesday. “And we’ll ensure that we keep up the momentum that has been built up through his efforts.”
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President Biden will tap senior adviser [John D. Podesta](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/02/gina-mccarthy-stepping-down-climate-advisor/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) to replace outgoing U.S. special climate envoy John F. Kerry once Kerry [steps down this spring](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/13/john-kerry-resigns-climate-change-envoy/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2), Podesta and other White House officials confirmed to The Washington Post on Wednesday.
Podesta, now a senior adviser on clean energy and a veteran Democratic strategist, will remain at the White House rather than move to the State Department in his new role, which has not previously been reported. His new title will be senior adviser to the president for international climate policy.
Podesta now oversees implementation of Biden’s signature climate law, the [Inflation Reduction Act](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/28/manchin-schumer-climate-deal/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5). The law devoted billions of dollars to accelerating the nation’s transition to wind, solar and other sources of clean energy. Podesta also played a critical role brokering the 2015 Paris climate agreement as a counselor to President Barack Obama, and helped steer President Bill Clinton’s environmental policies while serving as White House chief of staff.
The move comes at a crucial time for Biden’s climate agenda and global efforts to slow Earth’s dangerous warming. The president is racing to [finalize strong environmental regulations](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/climate-environment/biden-climate-environment-actions/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8) by the end of his first term, as former president [Donald Trump](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/candidates/donald-trump-2024/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8) campaigns on a pledge to undo many of those actions. The outcome of the election could influence the credibility of the United States, the world’s biggest historical emitter of greenhouse gases, at the [next U.N. Climate Change Conference](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/08/azerbaijan-cop29-climate-talks-cop28/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8) this fall in Azerbaijan.
“Secretary Kerry has put the U.S. back in leadership on climate around the world,” Podesta said in a phone interview with The Post on Wednesday. “And we’ll ensure that we keep up the momentum that has been built up through his efforts.”
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Pathetic. The democrats can’t be trusted to address climate or ecology seriously.
Another slimy corporate POS taking another turn at the trough.
John podesta the creep? Jesus. America is so ridiculous.
This will be very triggering for snowflakes. Why no warning OP?