Old dog, new tricks? John Kerry needs to lead a total reform of U.S. climate diplomacyPearls and Irritations

An introduction by Peter Sainsbury to an article by Brendon Wu concerning John Kerry as President Biden’s Special Presidential envoy for Climate.

Peter Sainsbury.

There can be absolutely no doubt that the election of Biden as president and his appointment of John Kerry as ‘Special Presidential Envoy for Climate’ are good news for climate action in the USA and globally – certainly a million times better than the alternative that was on offer.

Biden recognised early in his campaign the importance of appealing to environment-conscious voters and significantly increased his rhetoric and promises. By creating this new role and appointing Kerry, Biden is clearly signalling that action on climate will feature strongly in US…