Climate Action Alliance of the Valley News Roundup: Jan. 24
Published Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, 2:35 pm
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.
Politics and Policy
President Joe Biden returned the US to the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA), ordering federal agencies to review climate and environmental policies enacted during the Trump years and, if possible, quickly reverse them. (Free article is here.) He revoked the Keystone XL oil pipeline construction permit, prompting indigenous leaders to call for the Dakota Access Pipeline shut down. The new administration also reestablished an interagency working group, ordering it to update the social cost of carbon within 30 days. Here’s a compilation of the major actions on Day One; legal experts warned it could take two-three years to restore many prior rules. Biden is expected to announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change this week and to convene an international climate summit in April to help accelerate emissions cuts.