Biden Order To Spur Flurry Of Federal Climate Plans In Coming Months

January 28, 2021
President Joe Biden’s new “omnibus” executive order (EO) on climate change is directing officials across the federal government to craft a flurry of climate-related strategies over the next several months, measures that some say will have a significant effect in cutting greenhouse gases. The Jan. 27 order includes multiple deadlines for agencies to send adaptation and mitigation plans to the White House by Memorial Day or sooner, including the administration’s major goal of crafting the government’s new GHG emissions target...


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