Environmental & Energy
Jul. 22, 2021
No on/off switch for climate change, but maybe there’s a dimmer
A year ago, the country was led by someone who railed against climate change as a hoax, and whose underlings were forbidden to utter the words in official reports. On Jan. 27, President Joe Biden issued an executive order rejoining the rest of the world in the Paris Agreement, and directing a wide variety of climate change responses, including goals of zero net carbon in 2050 and a carbon free electricity sector by 2035.
Gerald George
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Email: GeraldGeorge@dwt.com
Gerald is an environmental partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He has practiced environmental law for 30 years, including as head of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section field office in San Francisco.
A year ago, the country was led by someone who railed against climate change as a hoax, and whose underlings were forbidden to utter the words in official reports. On Jan. 27, President Joe Biden issued an executive order rejoining the rest of the world in the Paris Agreement, and directing a wide variety of climate change responses, including goals of zero net carbon in 2050 and a carbon free electricity sector by 2035.
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