Biden to Burnish Climate Legacy With Clean-Energy Jobs Pitch

President Joe Biden will seek to highlight US progress in confronting climate change during a speech that will emphasize the economic rewards of clean-energy investment and draw a contrast with Republicans on the issue.

Biden will use the address on Tuesday, coming amid the UN General Assembly in New York, to tout the emission-cutting and job-creating dividends of federal climate policies — and invite other countries to follow suit, key advisers said. It’s a shift from a “doom and gloom” message to one of economic opportunity, with climate action luring capital investments, nurturing a new offshore wind industry and restarting nuclear power plants, said Ali Zaidi, White House national climate adviser.