The president needs to hit the ground running on climate

ABSTRACT

The first 100 days of the presidency could help determine the state of our planet’s climate for the next 10,000 years. The president will have to win over potential allies in the middle, yet remain unafraid to play hardball with the Congresspeople who are captured by the fossil fuel industry.

KEYWORDS:

• Zombie storms
• smoke waves
• climate catastrophe
• Joe Biden

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Notes on contributors

Michael Mann

Michael E. Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Pennsylvania State University. His forthcoming book, The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back our Planet, is due out in January 2021 (https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/michael-e-mann/the-new-climate-war/9781541758223/).