John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as Biden’s top climate adviser

Senior adviser will take over responsibilities, but not title, of John Kerry, who stepped down to work on Biden's re-election campaign

The White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing the special climate envoy, John Kerry, as the top US official on international climate issues, the White House said on Wednesday.

Kerry announced in mid-January that he would step down from the climate job to work on Joe Biden's re-election campaign. Podesta will take over Kerry's responsibilities, though not his title, when he departs, probably this spring, the White House said.