John Podesta named senior Biden climate adviser as John Kerry steps down as climate envoy

Washington — John Podesta, a senior adviser to President Biden and longtime fixture in multiple Democratic administrations, has been named senior adviser to the president on international climate policy, the White House announced Wednesday.

John Kerry, 80, is departing the White House after serving as special presidential envoy for climate since the creation of the position at the beginning of the Biden administration. 

"We've made historic progress these last three years and I know that, in his new role as @POTUS Biden's Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy, John Podesta will continue to grow the momentum from Glasgow, Sharm el-Sheikh, and Dubai," Kerry wrote on X.