Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Federative Republic of Brazil met in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, the two leaders reaffirmed the vital and enduring nature of the U.S.-Brazil relationship and underscored that strengthening democracy, promoting respect for human rights, and addressing…
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: One Year Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act
Yesterday, the Biden Administration celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a key piece of the President’s Bidenomics agenda to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up – which reduces costs for Americans, invests in America, makes the tax code fairer, and takes the most ambitious climate action…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate agenda, yesterday the Administration launched the American Climate Corps, a workforce training and service initiative that will ensure more young people have access to the skills-based training necessary for good-paying careers in the clean energy and climate resilience economy. The American Climate Corps will mobilize a new,…
ICYMI: Communities Welcome New Climate Resilience Portal to Help Navigate Extreme Weather
Across America, local news outlets are reporting on the Biden-Harris Administration’s launch of a website that, for the first time, provides a live dashboard to help communities see extreme weather and other hazards from climate change they are facing, while also providing maps projecting how each community could be impacted in the future. The new…
Readout of Nano4EARTH Kick-off Workshop
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) recently announced Nano4EARTH, a National Nanotechnology Challenge to develop technologies and industries that advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis. To energize a wide-ranging community and build a foundation for the challenge, the National Nanotechnology Coordination…
Planning Tools for Combatting Extreme Heat
The climate crisis is driving higher temperatures and longer and more intense heat waves across America. Families who live in cities and towns can feel these impacts even more because of the urban heat island effect. Pavements and buildings absorb heat, which in turn increases air and surface temperatures. Planting and maintaining climate-appropriate trees and…
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…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Plan to Protect Federal Supply Chain from Climate-Related Risks
Proposed rule to improve efficiency and reduce financial risks from climate change Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking historic action to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the Federal Government’s supply chains from climate-related financial risks. In support of President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate-Related Financial Risk and Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through…
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…
It’s Time to Mainstream Nature
Ella Clarke, Presidential Management Fellow Eli Fenichel, Assistant Director for Natural Resource Economics and Accounting Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Earth is not Earth without nature. And there are no equitable and prosperous communities without nature. The clear and increasing need to defend…
