(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden is tapping veteran Democratic strategist John Podesta to be the top diplomat representing the US in global climate talks, succeeding John Kerry.Most Read from BloombergMusk’s $55 Billion Pay Package Voided, Threatening World’s Biggest FortuneTrump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found GuiltyS&P 500 Has Its Worst Fed-Decision Day Since March: Markets WrapByron Allen’s Latest Takeover Bid: Paramount for $14 BillionNY Community Bancorp Plunges
President Joe Biden on Wednesday named John Podesta as US climate envoy, picking another veteran Washington insider to succeed John Kerry on a key issue for the administration.Podesta's appointment came days after the Biden administration said it would freeze approval of new export facilities for liquified natural gas, handing a victory to climate campaigners.