[co-author: Shawn Whites]
The Biden administration’s international climate diplomacy agenda is taking shape. While rejoining the Paris Agreement is the centerpiece, President Biden’s January 27 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (EO) provides insight into how the U.S. intends to “exercise its leadership to promote a significant increase in global climate ambition.”
1 In our overview of the EO and other “Climate Day” actions, we identified five key action items in international leadership. Below, we assess each item and provide background on the leadership team overseeing U.S. climate diplomacy efforts. In the weeks to come, we will provide deeper dives into some of these topics, including U.S.-China relations, international trade and the administration’s participation in multilateral forums.