South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:40 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Well, I told Ritika: When she’s president, don’t forget me. (Laughter.) Ritika, thank you for that introduction and your beautiful artwork. You all see the artwork? Can you see it up here? It’s on the right side; I don’t know if…
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Readout of The White House Convening on Expanding Access to Climate Capital
Yesterday, Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, White House National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard, and White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi hosted a Climate Capital Convening at the White House with investors, climate technology start-up companies, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. Participants discussed how President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda is catalyzing unprecedented…
Readout of White House Convening on Advancing a Climate-Ready Workforce
Today, the White House convened a bipartisan group of 20 governors’ offices and U.S. Climate Alliance leadership to discuss the rapid growth of career pathways in climate and clean energy fields and how states and territories – in partnership with the federal government – can expand Americans’ access to the occupational skills-based training necessary to…
Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Historic Investments in Climate Action
Naomi Drenan Recreation CenterCharlotte, North Carolina (April 4, 2024) 2:28 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Donnetta, thank you for that introduction and all the work you’ve been doing at Self-Help. I’m going to talk about that work in a minute. But I…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Catalyze Global Climate Action through the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
Today, President Biden will convene leaders of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) for the fourth time since taking office to galvanize efforts needed to tackle the climate crisis and keep a 1.5°C limit on warming within reach. At today’s meeting, the President will highlight new steps the United States is taking…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Hosts First-Ever White House Climate Resilience Summit and Releases National Climate Resilience Framework
In conjunction with White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, Administration announces more than $500 million in additional investment for resilience Across the country, Americans are experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change. In just the first eight months of the year, there have been 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters – more…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment and Announces More Than $6 Billion to Strengthen Climate Resilience Across the Country
Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) shows decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions even as population and GDP have grown Since Day One, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history – signing into law the largest investment in climate action ever, including more than $50 billion in climate resilience, taking bold…
Remarks by President Biden on his Historic Conservation and Climate Action
Red Butte AirfieldWilliams, Arizona 11:22 A.M. MST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you. Please have a seat if you have one. If you don’t have one, you can sit down anyway if you want. (Laughs.) Well, thank you very, very much. Maya, thank you for the introduction. When I was your age, to be able…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Spanish Translation of Fifth National Climate Assessment
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Today, Earth Day, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of all chapters of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) in Spanish. This marks the first time that the National Climate Assessment has been translated into Spanish, greatly broadening the reach and accessibility of the U.S. government’s premier resource…
Art x Climate: A Call for Art to Support the Upcoming Fifth National Climate Assessment
By Allison Crimmins, Director, National Climate Assessment I was once asked at a climate change conference what we need to “save the world.” I’m sure the questioner was expecting a technical or perhaps policy-related answer. But my response was: “More artists.” I have seen a painting introduce a complex scientific idea to friends who are…
