Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target

(Reuters, 23 Jan 2021) Biden is set to release more climate policies reversing the work of Trump, who sought "energy dominance" through fossil fuel export and loose climate regulation.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration next week will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions, his top climate advisers said on Saturday.

Gina McCarthy, the White House's national climate adviser, did not say what policies would be released. A memo seen by Reuters on Thursday showed Biden will unveil a second round of executive orders as soon as Jan. 27 that include an omnibus order to combat climate change domestically and elevate the issue as a national security priority.

"We've already sent signals on the things that we don't like that we're going to roll back, but this week you're going to see us move forward with what's the vision of the future," McCarthy told a virtual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

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Reuters, 23 Jan 2021: Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target