{"id":2164420,"date":"2024-01-31T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-john-podesta-taking-over-as-top-climate-diplomat-replacing-john-kerry\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T19:41:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:41:35","slug":"biden-admin-john-podesta-taking-over-as-top-climate-diplomat-replacing-john-kerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-john-podesta-taking-over-as-top-climate-diplomat-replacing-john-kerry\/","title":{"rendered":"John Podesta replaces John Kerry as top climate diplomat in Biden administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-john-podesta-taking-over-as-top-climate-diplomat-replacing-john-kerry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2164420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senior Advisor to the \u2064President, John Podesta, arrives for former Secretary of \u2064State Hillary Clinton\u2019s official portrait unveiling in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, \u200bDC on September 26, 2023. \u200c(Photo by Mandel NGAN \/ AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:26 PM\u200b \u2013 Wednesday, January 31, 2024<\/p>\n<p>John Kerry will be replaced as the country\u2019s top climate ambassador\u200d by White\u2064 House senior advisor\u2063 John Podesta, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe need to keep\u200c meeting the gravity of this\u2062 moment, and there is no one better than John Podesta to make sure we do,\u201d said White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients \u2062in \u200da written\u200b statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Podesta will serve as the president\u2019s top counselor on international climate policy.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 that capacity, he would oversee the Biden administration\u2019s foreign policy plan on climate change and work in tandem with \u2062other State Department officials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: John \u2062Podesta, former White House \u2064chief of staff to President\u200b Bill Clinton and counselor to President Barack Obama who is currently serving as senior advisor for clean energy\u2062 innovation to President Biden to replace climate czar John Kerry. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kB9nxcZbWB\">pic.twitter.com\/kB9nxcZbWB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Simon Ateba (@simonateba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonateba\/status\/1752792423070048593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Podesta will also continue to supervise \u200cthe energy and climate parts\u200c of the \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/cleanenergy\/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, the Democrat Party\u2019s 2022 legislation pertaining to\u2064 taxes, healthcare, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u200dJohn Kerry\u2019s \u2062recent declaration that\u200c he will leave his position as climate envoy to \u2062focus on the 2024\u2064 campaign, Podesta claims he is \u200btaking a more \u201cdiplomatic approach\u201d to climate change.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI am shifting my efforts to where I think they can be best used in an election \u200dyear,\u201d Kerry said this month.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Throughout his term, Kerry \u2064led\u200b U.S. negotiations at yearly summits and advocated for worldwide cuts in methane emissions\u200c that he says\u200b \u201cwarm the\u2063 earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kerry\u2019s work will be \u2062continued by Podesta, who is also well-known for having chaired \u2063Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSecretary Kerry has put the U.S. back in leadership on climate around the world,\u201d Podesta told reporters. \u2062\u201cAnd\u2064 we\u2019ll ensure that we keep up the \u200bmomentum\u200c that has been built up through his efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Podesta came under fire after \u200bthe anti-secrecy website Wikileaks dumped thousands of emails that purportedly \u2062came \u200dfrom the email accounts of both Podesta and Clinton. Podesta later blamed \u201cRussian hackers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI \u2063and \u2062DOJ had even launched a probe against Podesta after the WikiLeaks incident. However, both agencies \u2063later \u200cdiscontinued the investigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI \u2063would say that Russian interference in\u200d this election and apparently on behalf of Mr. Trump is, I think, of the utmost concern to all Americans, \u200cwhether you\u2019re a Democrat, Independent, or Republican,\u201d Podesta asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media users\u200d chimed in with their own opinions regarding Podesta\u2019s upcoming position promotion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate Change \u2064is such a serious issue that\u2063 we&#8217;ve put our best scientific minds on it:<\/p>\n<p>John Kerry, Greta Thunberg, and John Podesta.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raz\u00f6rFist \u2062(@RAZ0RFIST) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RAZ0RFIST\/status\/1752808726090903742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January \u206231, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Over a dozen\u2062 people are indicted in connection with a international organized crime syndicate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers say that they are not surprised a new poll\u2062 shows that in seven swing\u2064 states, the issue \u2062of the border and immigration is giving Donald Trump a widening lead over Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Federal Reserve will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-inflation-rose-3-1-in-november-above-federal-reserves-target\/\" title=\"U.S. inflation surpasses Federal Reserve's target at 3.1% in November\">maintain current interest rates<\/a>, with no\u200b cuts announced despite the central bank having suggested several cuts this year. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hungary refuses to be \u2064blackmailed by\u2062 the E.U.\u2019s threats to sabotage its economy unless it bends to it\u2019s woke agenda, fund Ukraine\u2019s endless war, and\u2063 open its border like all of its imperiled neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Tesla chief\u2063 executive and a board seen as captive to him must find a way to negotiate a replacement contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Qualcomm\u00a0forecast fiscal second-quarter profit slightly above Wall Street estimates\u200c and\u2062 sales in line with \u2062market expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mounting costs of developing the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-preparing-for-future-scenarios\/\" title=\"DOD getting ready for future situations\">cutting-edge features irked investors hoping<\/a> for a big boost to sales from the new\u2063 technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip\u2063 startup Neuralink and is recovering well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why did the Biden \u200badministration choose John\u2064 Podesta as the country&#8217;s top climate ambassador?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Biden administration has announced that John Podesta, White House senior advisor, will replace John Kerry\u200c as\u200c the \u2062country&#8217;s top \u2064climate ambassador. Podesta will serve as the president&#8217;s top counselor on international climate policy, overseeing the administration&#8217;s foreign policy plan \u200con climate \u200bchange and working with other\u200b State Department officials. <\/p>\n<p>White House \u2064Chief \u2062of Staff Jeff Zients\u200b praised Podesta, stating, &#8220;We need to keep meeting the gravity of this moment, and \u2064there is no\u200c one better than John Podesta to make sure we do.&#8221; Podesta&#8217;s expertise in clean energy\u200b innovation and his previous experience \u2063as \u2063counselor to President Barack \u2064Obama make him well-suited for this role.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u2064 to his new position, Podesta will continue to supervise the \u2062energy and climate aspects \u2064of the Inflation Reduction Act, a Democrat Party \u200dlegislation focusing on taxes, healthcare, and the environment. This demonstrates Podesta&#8217;s \u2062commitment to\u2062 addressing \u200bclimate change\u2064 at both\u2063 the\u200c national and international levels.<\/p>\n<p>Podesta&#8217;s appointment \u2064comes after John Kerry\u2064 announced \u200chis departure as climate \u200cenvoy to focus on the \u200b2024 campaign. \u200cWhile Kerry played a crucial role in U.S. negotiations \u2062and advocating for methane emissions reductions, Podesta aims \u200bto \u200btake a more \u2062diplomatic\u2062 approach to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>As Podesta takes on this \u200dnew role, he\u200c acknowledges Kerry&#8217;s \u2064accomplishments in bringing the U.S. back into a\u200d position of climate leadership. &#8220;Secretary Kerry has put the\u200d U.S. back in leadership on climate around\u200b the world,&#8221; Podesta stated. &#8220;And we&#8217;ll ensure that we keep\u200c up the momentum that has been built up through\u200d his efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Podesta&#8217;s appointment has not been without controversy. In the past, he faced scrutiny after\u2064 the release of \u2062thousands of emails by Wikileaks, allegedly from his and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s email accounts.\u2064 Podesta \u2063attributed this leak to Russian \u2064hackers, and although the FBI and DOJ initially launched an investigation, it was later \u2063discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these controversies, many \u200csocial media users\u2063 have expressed \u2064their opinions on Podesta&#8217;s new position. Some have criticized the appointment, questioning the choice to \u2063put him in charge of such an important issue. Others\u200c have praised Podesta&#8217;s experience and believe he \u200dwill continue Kerry&#8217;s work\u2062 effectively.<\/p>\n<p>As we move forward, Podesta&#8217;s appointment signals the Biden administration&#8217;s commitment to addressing climate change on a \u2063global scale. With his experience and expertise, he is well-positioned to lead international\u200b efforts in combating climate change and ensuring a sustainable future for our\u2064 planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President, attends the unveiling of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s official portrait at the State Department in Washington, DC. 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