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Joe Biden’s administration has started discussions with the utility and automobile sectors about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, White House domestic climate change adviser Gina McCarthy has told Reuters.
The talks are part of a broad effort by the Biden administration that McCarthy will spearhead to engage every federal agency to decarbonize the US power sector by 2035 and the whole economy by 2050.
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Joe Biden has set off at a cracking pace in terms of signing executive orders, limited as they are, as Tamara Keith reports for NPR:
In his first two weeks in office, President Biden has signed nearly as many executive orders as Franklin Roosevelt signed in his entire first month. And President Roosevelt holds the record.
Adding his signature to three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Biden has now signed 28 executive orders since taking office. FDR signed 30 in his first month.
Continue reading…House representatives under fire from opposite ends of divided post-Trump partyBiden to launch taskforce to reunite families separated at borderTrump lawyers claim ‘fight like hell’ speech didn’t incite riotSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.24am GMTJoe Biden’s administration has started discussions with the utility and automobile sectors about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, White House domestic climate change adviser Gina McCarthy has told Reuters.The talks are part of a broad effort by the Biden administration that McCarthy will spearhead to engage every federal agency to decarbonize the US power sector by 2035 and the whole economy by 2050. 11.12am GMTJoe Biden has set off at a cracking pace in terms of signing executive orders, limited as they are, as Tamara Keith reports for NPR:In his first two weeks in office, President Biden has signed nearly as many executive orders as Franklin Roosevelt signed in his entire first month. And President Roosevelt holds the record.Adding his signature to three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Biden has now signed 28 executive orders since taking office. FDR signed 30 in his first month. Continue reading…