US climate envoy, John Kerry, says President Joe Biden is considering announcing a climate emergency. The move would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. Mr Kerry said it was "less than ideal" that Congress was not "full-throatedly" in favour.
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Biden could declare climate emergency
The move would allow the president to push his renewable energy agenda, which is stalled in Congress.
Biden eyeing climate emergency declaration, says envoy John Kerry: Report
The devastating heat - which has also hit Europe, causing hundreds of deaths there -- highlights the direct threat climate change poses to even the wealthiest countries on the planet.
David Harsanyi: Biden has no right to declare a national climate emergency
THE WASHINGTON POST reported Monday night that President Joe Biden is “considering whether to declare a national climate emergency” to “salvage his stalled environmental agenda and satisfy Democrats on Capitol Hill.” A few hours later, the Associated Press reported that…