Goodbye to the first climate president

Published on July 22, 2024

On January 20, 2021 — his first day in office — President Joe Biden signaled his intention to make climate change a serious priority: He rejoined the Paris Agreement, which his predecessor Donald Trump withdrew from in 2017. It was an encouraging start for a candidate who had promised to deliver big on climate while…

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