Notorious Clinton acolyte John Podesta has been tapped by President Biden for the role of international climate change representative in the White House.
Podesta will not only take over the role of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, previously held by John Kerry, but will also remain as Senior Advisor to the President on Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment, according to reports.
“We must continue to address the gravity of this moment, and there is no one better to ensure we do that than John Podesta,” White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients said. NBC News. “John has been and continues to be at the helm of enforcing the most important climate change legislation in history.”
Mr. Podesta was President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, an adviser to President Obama, and, of course, chair of Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful 2016 campaign.
The 75-year-old became famous after his emails were leaked during the campaign. Email address revealed Concerning Hillary Clinton’s admission that she has “both public and private positions” on policy and was given advance knowledge of debate questions by CNN employees There was a reality.
Mr. Podesta joined the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in both 2022 and 2023 as the White House Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment.
The new climate policy maker doesn’t often speak publicly, even boycotting X (then Twitter) and hasn’t posted on the platform since. August 2022. But his last post praised “clean energy” and “climate” investments.
“Break the Twitter boycott to celebrate the IRA’s Senate passage and massive investment in clean energy and climate change,” the politician wrote.
Podesta will succeed former Vice President Kelly. Nominated by Biden in 2020 into a newly invented role.
“America will soon have a government that treats climate change as an urgent national security threat.” kelly said at that time.
Chief of Staff Zients said Kelly was “tirelessly traveling the world” to fight the climate crisis, the report said. guardian. The 80-year-old is expected to transfer his support to President Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign.
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