The messaging was clear at the Democratic National Convention: the planet cannot survive another four years of regulatory rollbacks and pro-fossil fuel policies, and Americans can put their trust in former Vice President Joe Biden to right the ship and usher in the bold policies demanded by science and the scale of the climate crisis. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Biden Aug. 20 accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and with it committed to take on the “perfect storm” of four historic crises: “the worst pandemic in over 100 years, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the most compelling call for racial justice since the ’60s, and the undeniable realities and accelerating threats of climate change,” Biden said of this moment in history. […]