Biden Tasks Kerry To ‘Reimagine’ National Security As Climate Envoy

President-elect Joe Biden is tasking former Secretary of State John Kerry, who he has tapped as a presidential climate envoy, to “reimagine” U.S. national security amid an existential climate crisis by assembling a foreign policy team that is being asked to view global threats as interconnected. In addition to his role as a climate envoy, Kerry will have a seat as a principal on the National Security Council (NSC), a move that elevates efforts to address climate change beyond the...