As vice-president, Joe Biden got a front row look at how international trade agreements could help in the push for action on climate change. Now, in the final sprint for the White House, his team is looking for ways to make America’s economic muscle an important tool in the international fight against global warming. POLITICO’s Gavin Bade explains. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Gavin Bade is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.