When Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020, it marked a massive shift for the direction of the United States' action on climate change. And once President Biden was inaugurated in 2021, his administration brought big expectations to the Oval Office for how it would combat the crisis.

So what would Joe Biden commit to through executive action? What would Congress pass to fight climate change? How would the United States repair its own reputation on climate action on the international stage?

We answer all of those questions and more in Part Two of The Climate Pod's 2021 Year in Review: The Biden Era Begins, featuring clips from interviews we've conducted with guests like Governor Jay Inslee, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Tina Smith, Dallas Goldtooth, Jane Kleeb, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Donald McEachin, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Time's Justin Worland, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Dr. Michael Mann, and many more

Be sure to listen to Climate Pod's 2021 Year in Review: Denial And Consequences Part One here.

Check out the full length interviews of each guest featured in this episode:

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

Governor Jay Inslee

Sen. Tina Smith

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Dallas Goldtooth 

Jane Kleeb

Rep. Donald McEachin

Rep. Sean Casten - Part One and Part Two

Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Justin Worland

Malcolm Turnbull

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

Dr. Michael Mann

Tom Steyer

Michael Grunwald

Dr. Stephanie Kelton

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