Selin Discusses Biden’s Swift Action on Climate Change
Henrik Selin, Associate Professor of International Relations and Associate Dean for Studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was the feature of an article in The Brink in which he discussed President Biden’s quick executive actions on climate change and the shift away from a Trump administration approach to the issue.
In the article, titled “Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy,” Selin discusses international perception of the United States’ climate change policy, prioritization of climate change in economic recovery, political alignment on the issue, and the need to regain international trust.
Through multiple executive actions in his first week in office, President Biden has shown that climate change will be taken seriously in his White House. However, as Selin discussed in his interview, his election does not immediately set the international community immediately at ease and he must work to reestablish the U.S. as a leader on climate change.
The full article can be read on The Brink‘s website.
Henrik Selin has been at Boston University since 2004 and his research and teaching focuses on global and regional politics and policy making on environment and sustainable development. He is the author of EU and Environmental Governance and Global Governance of Hazardous Chemicals: Challenges of Multilevel Management. He is also the author and co-author of more than four dozen peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He also serves as Associate Editor for the journal Global Environmental Politics. Learn more about Professor Selin on his faculty profile.