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…
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Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Guidance to Disclose Climate Impacts in Environmental Reviews
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today released updated Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change to help Federal agencies better assess and disclose climate impacts as they conduct environmental reviews, delivering more certainty and efficiency in the permitting process for clean energy and other infrastructure projects. This step, directed…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during the UN General Assembly in New York. The leaders reaffirmed the strong partnership between the United States and the United Nations. They discussed pressing global challenges, including the need to tackle rising poverty and inequality and mobilize additional resources for sustainable…
Readout of the Inaugural Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences’ Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities
Yesterday, Council of Economic Advisers Member Heather Boushey, Office of Management and Budget Chief Economist Zach Liscow, and other officials from across the Biden-Harris Administration, attended the Inaugural Meeting of the Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This Roundtable’s goal is to improve…
FACT SHEET: U.S-Africa Partnership in Supporting Conservation, Climate Adaptation and a Just Energy Transition
During the U.S.-African Leaders Summit, held December 13-15 in Washington DC, the United States affirmed and expanded its enduring partnerships with African governments, the private sector, civil society, and philanthropic actors in recognition of the pivotal role African governments, institutions, and peoples will play in addressing one of the greatest global challenges of our time…
Biden Administration Underscores Commitment to Combatting Climate Change, Strengthening Global Partnerships at Third Arctic Science Ministerial
TOKYO, JAPAN – Today, at the conclusion of the Third Arctic Science Ministerial, the Biden Administration underscored the urgent need to address climate change and reaffirmed its commitment to international collaborations in Arctic research support, including by strengthening partnerships with Indigenous communities. First organized by the United States in 2016, the Arctic Science Ministerial is…
United States – Australia Statement of Intent: Climate, Critical Minerals, and the Clean Energy Transformation
The United States and Australia recognize that climate change is a threat to global stability, security, and prosperity, including in the Indo-Pacific. The United States and Australia affirm that accelerating the global clean energy transformation is pivotal to keeping the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within reach and creating an inclusive, clean energy economy. The United…
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to Modernize Environmental Reviews, Accelerate America’s Clean Energy Future, and Strengthen Public Input
Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule would implement new permitting efficiencies included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. CEQ’s Bipartisan Permitting Reform…
Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Our Administration is committed to maximizing transparency so communities across America know what to apply for, who to contact, and how to get ready to rebuild. That’s why we’ve created a guidebook for state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders. This guidebook is a roadmap to the funding available under the law, as well as an…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S-Caribbean Partnership
Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas will host the U.S-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8, 2023. This meeting will build on the Vice President’s previous meetings with Caribbean leaders in April 2022, at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los…
