White House National Climate Advisor
The White House national climate advisor is a proposed government job within the White House Office. It was created when President Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
White House National Climate Advisor | |
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Executive Branch of the U.S. Government Executive Office of the President | |
Appointer | The President |
Deputy | Vacant |
The advisor works as the president's chief advisor on domestic climate change policy, and leads the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy.[1][2]
History
On December 14, 2020, it was announced that Gina McCarthy, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama, would be the first national climate advisor.[3][4][5][6] The New York deputy secretary of energy and environment, Ali Zaidi, was the first deputy national climate advisor.[7] On 2 September 2022, Biden announced that Ali Zaidi will be promoted to Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor.[8]
Climate advisors
No. | Officeholder | Image | Term start | Term end | President |
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1 | Gina McCarthy | January 20, 2021 | September 16, 2023 | Joe Biden | |
2 | Ali Zaidi | September 16, 2022 |
White House National Climate Advisor Media
References
- ↑ Summers, Juana; Wise, Alana (19 December 2020). "Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "President-elect Biden Announces Key Members of His Climate Team". President-Elect Joe Biden. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ Detrow, Scott; Keith, Tamara; Ludden, Jennifer (15 December 2020). "Biden To Name Gina McCarthy, Former EPA Chief, As Domestic Climate Coordinator". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ↑ Garcia, Catherine (2020-12-15). "Reports: Biden chooses former EPA head Gina McCarthy as White House climate czar" (in en). The Week. https://theweek.com/speedreads/955462/reports-biden-chooses-former-epa-head-gina-mccarthy-white-house-climate-czar. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ↑ Eilperin, Juliet; Dennis, Brady (in en-US). Biden picks former EPA chief Gina McCarthy as White House climate czar. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/15/gina-mccarthy-climate-change-czar-biden/. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ↑ "Biden taps former EPA chief for White House climate coordinator role -sources" (in en). Reuters. 2020-12-15. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-mccarthy-exclusive-idUSKBN28P35Y. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ↑ Merica, Dan; Sullivan, Kate (December 15, 2020). "Biden to name Gina McCarthy to top domestic climate job". CNN. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ whitehouse.gov: President Biden Announces Senior Clean Energy and Climate Team