Yesterday, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi hosted a meeting at the White House with sustainability executives and business leaders from companies that are experiencing benefits from the President’s Investing in America agenda including the Inflation Reduction Act. At the meeting, they discussed how the Inflation Reduction Act has changed their companies’ business models to scale…
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Chair’s Summary of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Held by President Joe Biden
On April 20, 2023, President Biden convened the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) for a fourth time to galvanize efforts needed during this critical decade to stem the climate crisis by keeping a 1.5°C limit on warming within reach. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Egypt, the European Commission, France,…
Remarks by President Biden at the 2023 Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
South Court Auditorium 8:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, John. And thank you so much for all — all of you being here. Good to see you all up on that screen. Today we have to do more than recognize the climate challenges we face. It seems to me we have to recommit ourselves…
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…
Readout of Workshop on Addressing Integration of Climate Risks into Macroeconomic Models
Yesterday, components of the U.S. Government—including the Council of Economic Advisers and the Treasury—and co-leads of Helsinki Principle 4 under the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action convened a workshop to address the integration of climate risks into macroeconomic models that inform policy decisions. Participants included representatives of partner governments’ finance ministries and multilateral institutions,…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Over $7 Billion in Private Sector and U.S. Government Commitments to Promote Climate Resilience, Adaptation, and Mitigation across Africa
In Lusaka, Zambia, in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’s call for the private sector to promote and enhance climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across Africa, the private sector made over $7 billion in new commitments. Additionally, the U.S. Government is announcing new federal funding and initiatives to expand access to climate information services and…
FACT SHEET: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases New Resources to Advance Climate Science and Support Decision Making
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is releasing new resources to advance climate science and knowledge, and to support leaders at every level of government in managing the impacts of climate change and building climate resilience in communities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report this week that…
ICYMI: Op-Ed by President Biden’s Chief Science and Technology Advisor: Let’s Change What’s Possible
Science (Op-Ed): Let’s Change What’s Possible By Arati Prabhakar, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) America’s science, technology, and innovation ecosystem is a powerful engine for progress, but it was conceived in the last century for last century’s goals. Today, the…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice
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…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice
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…
