Kerry has been sharply critical of President Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policies.

Now, he will join a team that Biden says is “ready to lead the world, not retreat from it”.

Kerry was a leading architect of the 2015 Paris agreement, which Trump took the US out of, but the president-elect has pledged to rejoin as soon as he enters the White House.

How will that affect global ambitions to tackle the crisis?

Presenter: Bernard Smith

Guests:

Bill McKibben – Schumann distinguished scholar at Middlebury College and leader of the climate campaign group 350.org

Nick Mabey – Chief executive of the climate change think-tank E3G

Michael Dorsey – Co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and former EPA National Advisory Committee member during the Obama administration