Kamala Harris and Gina McCarthy: Views From The Inside

Published: Nov. 4, 2022, 7:01 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s been a big year for U.S. climate policy. Three major pieces of legislation: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act have all become law, ushering in the largest commitment of federal money toward the climate crisis to date. In a bipartisan vote, the Senate also finally ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which will help phase out some of the most potent greenhouse gasses. Gina McCarthy has helped shepherd these achievements in her former role as White House Climate Advisor, and joins us to discuss her time leading climate action under President Biden.\\xa0\\n\\nWe also feature a special interview about the Biden administration\\u2019s climate priorities between Vice President Kamala Harris and the hosts of the podcast A Matter of Degrees, Katharine Wilkinson and Leah Stokes.\\n\\nGuests:\\xa0\\nKamala Harris, Vice President, United States\\nGina McCarthy, former U.S. White House National Climate Advisor, former U.S. EPA Administrator\\n\\nGuest Hosts:\\nKatharine Wilkinson, Co-host, A Matter of Degrees, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The All We Can Save Project\\xa0\\nLeah Stokes, Co-host, A Matter of Degrees, Associate Professor of Environmental Politics, UC Santa Barbara\\n\\nFor show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'