President Joe Biden is avoiding a confirmation battle for his new international climate adviser, John Podesta, by giving him a slightly different job description. Podesta will replace outgoing U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and will be senior adviser to the president for international climate policy. However, a recently enacted law would require special envoys to be subject to Senate confirmation. This could result in months of a position remaining unfilled. Senate Republicans are not pleased with this move, with some accusing the White House of circumventing Congress on environmental policy. The White House has not specified its rationale for giving Podesta a new title rather than nominate him as the next special climate envoy.

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