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Joe Biden wanted someone else? Report claims Kamala Harris VP pick wasn’t his first choiceJoe Biden VP pick controversy explained: A new report reveals Joe Biden initially favored Gretchen Whitmer as his 2020 running mate. Whitme...
Biden announces major climate initiatives, promises additional USD 50 million to Amazon FundDuring his visit to the Amazon rainforest, US President Joe Biden announced key climate initiatives, including additional funding for the A...
Firefighter, forester, trail builder: The first US Climate Corps jobs are hereThe American Climate Corps by Biden govt offers job opportunities in climate-related fields across various states. It aims to recruit and t...
Incoming World Bank chief Ajay Banga faces tests before he gets to climateJoe Biden and his team have ambitious plans for overhauling the 77-year-old World Bank, which critics have said under its outgoing chief Da...
US prez Joe Biden says climate efforts 'more urgent than ever' at summitThe president's brief attendance at the United Nations climate conference, known as COP27, was largely a victory lap as he emphasized new s...
COP27: Biden faces high expectations at UN climate talksHe assured delegates the United States was meeting the challenge with urgency, and apologized for the country having temporarily exited the...
China hits back after Biden criticises Xi's COP26 no-showXi -- who leads the planet's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change -- has not travelled outside of China s...
Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo- Pacific regionThe four Quad countries have a long history of cooperation. Opening the summit, President Joe Biden said the four democracies have come tog...
Xi welcomes US' return to Paris agreement, says nations must honour climate pledgesIn his address to the Leaders' Summit on Climate via video link convened by US President Joe Biden, who restored the US' commitment to the ...
US says it will halve its emissions by 2030US President Joe Biden targets 50 to 52 per cent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emission by 2030. Says that ...
QUAD summit to announce major COVD-19 vaccines, climate change and tech initiatives: US officialsPrime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Su...
Joe Biden to host first virtual meeting with PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmapAccording to the White House, the roadmap is a blueprint for the whole-of-government relationship, based on their shared values and commitm...
As US rejoins Paris pact, hopes rise for reopening of climate finance tapUnder climate-change sceptic Donald Trump, the U.S. government did provide finance for things like building solar power systems in Africa a...
Modi-Biden phone call emphasises on rules-based international orderBiden and Modi committed to "work closely together to win the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate chang...
Biden to pause oil drilling on public landsTwo people with knowledge of Biden's plans outlined the proposed moratorium, which will be announced Wednesday. They asked not to be identi...
Biden nominates former rival Pete Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energyPresident-elect Joe Biden nominated his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation on Tuesday and intends to choose former ...
Who will spearhead Biden's climate, energy and agriculture policies?Although still to be defined, the plan includes ramping up clean energy technology and usage, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, federal ...
Biden administration will have more deliberate, thoughtful engagement with India: ExpertSohini Chatterjee, a faculty member at Columbia University who previously served as senior policy advisor in the Obama administration, said...
Six Indian Americans named to Biden-Sanders Unity task forcesCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have been named co-chairs of the Health Care Task Force. The Unity Ta...
On climate, it's Biden's green revolution versus Trump's war on red tapePresident Donald Trump, a Republican, has focused on tearing down former President Barack Obama's climate agenda to free the energy and aut...