US Presidential Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry will soon leave his post and instead support President Joe Biden's presidential campaign, according to Axios.
Mr. Kerry believes that supporting Mr. Biden's 2024 re-election bid is the best way to advance his preferred climate policies, and is expected to leave the Biden administration later this winter. according to To Axios. Throughout his time as climate czar, Kerry has called for greater cooperation with China on climate change, citing the country as a heavy polluter, and in July 2023 praised the country's environmental efforts. He went so far as to say that the country is doing an “incredible job.” ” (Related: Biden administration announces “natural gas tax” proposal)
Kerry has served as Biden's climate change coach since the start of his presidential term, having been announced in November 2020. Since then, the Special Envoy has met with a number of world leaders and climate change officials to strengthen cooperation and agreement on tackling climate change and tackling climate change. Promote the President's environmental policy.
John Kerry is a climate change fanatic who is destroying reliable American energy and doesn't deserve a dime of taxpayer money.
It is time to pass Congressman Roy's No Taxpayer Funding for CZARS Act (HR 4751) to defund John Kerry's office. https://t.co/rGtZVE6VYl pic.twitter.com/k1PvobL8Mp
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 12, 2024
The Office of the President's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Mr. Kelly have come under fire for a lack of transparency and allegations of collaboration with hard-line environmental groups. Most recently, Mr. Kelly has come under fire for costing taxpayers $4.3 million in payroll at his firm, which was revealed in response to the Freedom of Information Act, which revealed that his firm It was revealed that some of his names and titles had been redacted.
In November, as climate czar, Mr. Kerry announced during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore that he would give a number to the International Climate Compensation Fund, which provides funding to poor countries that claim to be most affected by climate change. He proposed to allocate $1 million. Some developing countries and climate change activists are calling for the United States to provide up to $100 billion to help countries most affected by climate change.
Mr. Kelly has long been a prominent figure in politics, serving as a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, secretary of state in the Obama administration, and a longtime senator from Massachusetts.
The Biden campaign and the Office of the President's Special Envoy for Climate Change did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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