https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/john-kerry-climate-team-457707 Kerry also will likely tap staff from other departments, such as the Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative, to infuse climate across agencies with an international-facing portfolio. Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs PO Box 208359 New Haven, CT 06520-8359 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/climate/biden-climate-change.html Scottie Pippen Shang-Chi Walter Mondale George Floyd verdict Doge Earth Day 2021 PPP loan Jose Mourinho Stewart Cink Chet Holmgren Susan Biniaz, a former Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. State Department, was the lead climate lawyer and a climate negotiator for the U.S. government from 1989 to early 2017. https://renewables.asia/kerry-climate-team-begins-to-take-shape Kerry … While Kerry said earlier that he hoped the U.S. could “work with China,” he also took a swipe at President Xi Jinping’s climate plan. Kerry will also need to coordinate across other agencies with sizable climate roles, such as the Defense Department. Jul 22, 2016 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with State Department Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs attorney Sue Biniaz, U.S. Department of State's Special Representative for Environment and Water Resources Jennifer Haverkamp, and State Department Speechwr… Kerry will also need to coordinate across other agencies with sizable climate roles, such as the Defense Department. The Obama administration also had a director for resilience, Alice Hill, who focused on climate issues. • Sue Biniaz, on behalf of the Presidential Special Envoy for the Climate, the Honorable John Kerry • Dan Lashof, Director of the World Resources Institute, USA • Tiago Pitta e Cunha, CEO of the Oceano Azul Foundation, Portugal • Mercedes García Pérez, Head of Global Issues and Innovation, EU Delegation, DC. The Pentagon had a deputy undersecretary of defense for environmental security under Obama, but the Trump administration dismantled much of that support structure, said Michele Flournoy, Obama’s Pentagon policy chief. Pershing is currently at the Hewlett Foundation, and two people said he would likely only leave the philanthropy for one year if he takes a post. Sue Biniaz, a longtime career State Department climate official, already has accepted a job to work on Kerry’s staff, according to a person familiar with the move. Sue Biniaz is a longtime State Department climate official and was the chief lawyer representing the United States on the Paris Agreement. Lawmakers in the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill created a new assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment, which could help streamline the efforts. Sue Biniaz has been named the deputy climate envoy, under John Kerry. 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