By Anders Lorenzen

With the US Senate having finally certified the presidential election results after the recent disruption on Capitol Hill, the path is now paved for Joe Biden to be sworn in on January the 20th as the 46th US President.

Biden’s ambitious climate cabinet

Since the election, Biden, flanked by his ever growing transition team, has been busy confirming the various nominations for his cabinet. His climate appointees, confirm that President Elect Biden is serious about putting climate change at the top of his agenda.

A clear pathway for the Biden Administration

With Democrats also winning control of the Senate it is very likely that Biden’s will see all his nominees confirmed without any obstructions or delay.

Brett Hartl’s insights

To understand Biden’s very diverse cabinet and what it will mean for the Biden Administration’s climate agenda, Brett Hartl, who is the Center for Biological Diversity’s Government Affairs Director, offered us his key insights.

Biden’s climate to-do list

We ran through the most climate related cabinet picks, discussed their significance and what should sit on the top of the Biden’s Administrations ever growing to-do list to reverse four years of severe climate and environmental damage under Donald Trump. 

See the full discussion below.