Biden Says He Already ‘Practically’ Declared a Climate Emergency

President Joe Biden said he had basically declared a national climate emergency, stopping short of demands by progressive lawmakers and activists for a formal declaration.

In a Weather Channel interview that aired Wednesday, Biden said he had “already done that” when asked if he would declare an emergency. He touted his administration’s land conservation policies, rejoining the Paris climate agreement and hundreds of billions of dollars for climate change in his Inflation Reduction Act.