McCarthy, 67, had originally planned to stay in the White House for about a year, hoping to help the federal government implement President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate law, but those efforts were halted amid internal opposition from key Democrats. by Joe Manchin. McCarthy has already delayed her departure and told a Reuters source she plans to leave as soon as next month. White House spokesman Vedat Patel said Thursday: “This is not true and there are no such plans in progress and there are no staff announcements.” “Gina and her entire team continue to focus their lasers on implementing President Biden’s clean energy agenda,” she said in an email. Several news agencies, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, reported separately that McCarthy had told confidants that she planned to leave her job in the coming months, with the Times saying she was “disappointed with the slow pace.” of climate progress “. A Politico poll in December found that 80 percent of self-proclaimed left-wing Americans said the Biden administration was doing too little to tackle climate change. McCarthy responded publicly to this sentiment in February, Politico reported, saying: “We understand the frustration of the people. Would we all like to run faster and faster? Yes, we would. “ The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian on reports of McCarthy’s plans. McCarthy, a former director of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration, was chosen by Biden to take on a new role in coordinating domestic climate policy in the White House. He serves as a domestic counterpart to John Kerry, whom Biden has appointed as his special international envoy for climate change. Her deputy, Ali Zaidi, who served as Obama’s White House climate policy adviser, is considered a possible replacement, the Washington Post reported. Biden came to power with an ambitious climate agenda, linked to a $ 555 billion plan to move to cleaner energy in all aspects of American life. Before these policies stopped, McCarthy, a regulatory expert, was to implement the plan in many organizations. Biden had promised to wean the nation from fossil fuels, but has now found ways to boost global supply of oil and other carbon-rich energy amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and high gas prices. harm his position in the electorate. McCarthy’s position was a key demand of the Liberal Democratic Party and an example of Biden’s commitment to the cause. Failure to replace it could be seen as a retreat by the environmental community.
