In the two years since taking office, the President’s leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the United States on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 °C, galvanized global action by partners and the private sector, and advanced environmental justice. On…
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Marking One Year of Progress since Release of First-Ever Ocean Climate Action Plan
When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, they pledged to restore America’s climate leadership at home and abroad – and every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history. Last year, the White House released the first-ever Ocean Climate Action Plan (OCAP), a groundbreaking…
PCAST Welcomes Public Input on America’s Groundwater Challenges
The Biden-Harris Administration is leading action to advance water conservation across the West. As climate change leads to intensified droughts throughout the region, President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is delivering drought resilience resources and protecting the Colorado River Basin for all who depend on it. More work lies ahead—especially for groundwater, which is interconnected…
JOINT FACT SHEET: President Biden and His Majesty King Charles III Meet with Leading Philanthropists and Financiers to Catalyze Climate Finance
Today, President Biden and His Majesty King Charles III met at Windsor Castle with 23 leading philanthropists and financiers to help catalyze finance to support emerging markets and developing countries in tackling the climate crisis. The gathering followed the Climate Finance Mobilization Forum, which was convened by the UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary…
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 202 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 2656) and section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office. (a) There…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis
New measures will protect communities from extreme heat Millions of Americans are being impacted by extreme heat waves, which are growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to climate change. In June, heat waves broke records across the country. Puerto Rico experienced its hottest month in more than 120 years, and Texas recorded its top…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Modi of the Republic of India in Joint Press Conference
1:41 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Please, be seated. Thank you. Well, good afternoon. The Prime Minister and I have just finished a very productive meeting. And the Prime Minister — I know you’ve got to get up to Capitol Hill very soon and — to address the Joint Session of Congress. It’s a testament to…
OSTP Director Prabhakar on President Biden’s Work to Leverage Clean Energy to Meet the Climate Crisis
As prepared for delivery at the Tech for Climate Action Conference Thank you, Sasha. Thank you to my colleagues across government for championing this work, especially Senator Whitehouse. Anyone who is focused on climate knows just how monumental the task of meeting this crisis is. The world has to both decarbonize to limit climate change…
A Look to the Next Decade: Research to Assist the Nation and the World in Responding to Global Change
Sarah Abdelrahim, Deputy Director, U.S. Global Change Research ProgramMike Kuperberg, Executive Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program The signs of climate change are everywhere around us. Federal investments in science have helped us understand the nature climate change and its causes, and have helped guide responses at the global, national, and local scales. 32 years…
Joint Statement of the Partnership on Cooperation on Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental-Economic Accounting, and Related Statistics
We, the Participants of the Partnership on Cooperation on Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental Economic Accounting, and Related Statistics: Recognizing that nature and natural resources are capital assets that are critical for economic growth and prosperity, and that their inclusion in economic planning is imperative for addressing 21st century societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity…
