Obama unveils climate change team

December 16th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Environment
Barack Obama (L) and Steven Chu

US president-elect Barack Obama (L) walks to the podium followed by vice-president elect Joe Biden to give a press conference on energy and the environment in Chicago. Obama Monday named his energy and environmental chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership to combat climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging.

President-elect Barack Obama named his energy and environmental chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership on combating climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging.

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