The COP26 climate summit is right around the corner and the United States plans to send in a delegation that is dense with senior administration officials and executives. In what is being seen as a show of commitment, more than a dozen senior cabinet members will be going to Scotland’s Glasgow to attend the diplomatic meeting, which kicks off at the end of October.
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According to reports from CNN, the following administration officials will be representing the United States at the COP26:
–Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State
–Pete Buttigieg, US Secretary of Transportation
-Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency
-Jennifer Granholm, US Secretary of Energy
-Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID
–Janet Yellen, US Secretary of Treasury
-Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture
-Deb Haaland, US Secretary of Interior
-Brian Deese, Director of National Economic Council
-Eric Lander, Policy director of White House Office of Science and Technology
-Rick Spinrad, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
–John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
-Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor
United States President Joe Biden is also likely to attend the crucial meeting along with the cabinet members.
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A White House official said in a statement to CNN, “In Glasgow, the United States will showcase President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis.”
The official added, “They will demonstrate the strength of the entire US government working in lock-step to reduce emissions and achieve our international climate commitments — and that the countries who take decisive action on climate will reap the economic and jobs benefits of the clean energy future.
Around 200 countries are expected to participate in the meet to discuss their plans to reduce carbon emissions. Such collective discussions on an international forum will give the world leaders creative ideas to work on their carbon footprints.
Biden, if in attendance at the COP26 summit, is also expected to meet 18-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg to discuss climate-related issues.
