Bringing America back into the Paris Agreement was one of the first tasks that Joe Biden accomplished as US president. But as the cost-of-living and energy crises bite, and the midterm elections edge closer, the climate president is in a bind. Can he walk the tightrope of proving he is doing all he can to reduce prices at the pump while pushing forwards with his long-term goal of a clean energy economy, and allow the Democrats to cling on to power?
Biden is not playing the blinder on climate change that many expected. But climate experts are also clear that attempts to suggest he is doing no better than his predecessor are disingenuous and even dangerous.
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