Clinton names Stern as State Dept. special climate envoy

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday named Todd D. Stern as special envoy for climate change, a newly-created position that she said will play a major role in the new administration’s efforts to combat global warming.

Speaking at the State Department, Clinton said Stern will serve as her principal advisor on international climate policy and strategy, and act as chief US climate negotiator at the United Nations and other multilateral forums.

Stern will also participate in all climate and clean energy policy discussions involving other federal departments and agencies that have an impact on carbon emissions, she said.

Clinton said Stern’s appointment sends ``an unequivocal message that the United States will be energetic, focused, strategic and serious about addressing global climate change and the corollary issue of clean energy.’’

She…

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