Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office
Headline: Establishes Climate Change Support Office within State Department
What it does: The order creates a State Department office to support and coordinate with executive departments and agencies on international climate diplomacy.
- Creates a temporary office in the State Department to lead climate diplomacy.
- Integrates climate concerns into United States foreign policy decision-making across agencies.
- Establishes new staffing and a Director to support international climate negotiations.
Summary
This order creates a temporary Climate Change Support Office inside the State Department to back U.S. international efforts on the global climate crisis. The office will be led by a Director chosen by the Secretary of State and may hire staff needed to do its work.
The CCSO will support the State Department, including the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and will help executive departments and agencies lead diplomatic talks, push for stronger international climate goals, and fold climate concerns into foreign policy decisions.
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