Climate Politics
Biden Sends Four Cabinet-Level Officials to COP27 Climate Talks
- UN climate summit will focus on fulfilling emissions vows
- Negotiations also expected on helping global warming victims
Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.
Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg
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At least 16 high-level Biden administration officials will represent the US at the UN climate conference beginning in Egypt on Sunday in a bid to emphasize the nation’s commitment to combat global warming.
Four cabinet-level officials will attend the two-week conference to highlight US emissions-cutting policy and federal investments in clean energy and conservation, according to a State Department release on Wednesday. They are: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.