Why the world is skeptical of Biden’s climate vows

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… After decades of
flip-flopping, world leaders aren’t taking the American president’s word
on climate at its value. With momentum on climate policy at the White
House and Congress, Democrats have an opportunity to show the world the
US is serious this time around. Today, POLITICO’s Ryan Heath, on how
historic inaction is handicapping Biden’s work on climate leadership.

Ryan Heath is POLITICO's senior editor and the author of POLITICO's
Global Translations.
Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO
Energy.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… After decades of flip-flopping, world leaders aren’t taking the American president’s word on climate at its value. With momentum on climate policy at the White House and Congress, Democrats have an opportunity to show the world the US is serious this time around. Today, POLITICO’s Ryan Heath, on how historic inaction is handicapping Biden’s work on climate leadership.

Ryan Heath is POLITICO's senior editor and the author of POLITICO's Global Translations.
Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.