Biden Poised To Sign Sweeping Set Of Climate Actions After Inauguration

Within hours of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden will sign a sweeping set of executive actions related to climate change, including directing EPA and other agencies to review scores of Trump-era policies, blocking high-profile fossil fuel projects and reinstating a federal interagency group to revise the social cost of carbon (SCC) metric. As has long been expected, Biden is also poised to formally begin the 30-day process for the United States to re-join the Paris climate agreement, after exiting President...