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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Hilary Beaumont

Biden could unlock new powers by declaring a ‘climate emergency’

United States President Joe Biden has stopped short of declaring a climate national emergency, as some members of his own party wonder if he is approaching the issue with enough urgency [File: Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP Pool]

Los Angeles, California – US President Joe Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency, which would allow him to unlock new executive powers to kick-start climate action.

John Kerry, the special presidential climate envoy, told the New York Times last week that the debate within the United States administration was over when the declaration should come and how it should be rolled out, rather than whether Biden should declare an emergency.

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