Climate Change

What Biden and Kerry could mean for the future of climate change action

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with former 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry during a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2TPD9I1RPI

Kerry’s decades of experience may give him a chance of making real progress. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2TPD9I1RPI

Dolf Gielen
Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Morgan Bazilian
Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
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