President Joe Biden signed a package of sweeping executive orders on climate change at every level of the federal government.
On his seventh full day in office, fulfilling campaign promises such as freezing new oil and gas leasing on federal land and kicking off his ambitious agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, making tackling climate change a priority across the federal government.
Biden’s actions on the signed series, will follow up on several climate-related executive orders, including rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate, and revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Prior to the signing, former Secretary of State John Kerry, now the United States’ first special presidential envoy for climate, stressed that improving the economy and facing the climate crisis are not mutually exclusive.
