US climate envoy John Kerry to leave Biden administration

John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden's November 2020 election to take on the new role created specifically to fight climate change on behalf of the administration on the global stage. Kerry represented Massachusetts for 28 years in the Senate and was also the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004.