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Executive Order 14027

Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office

This executive order creates a temporary Climate Change Support Office (CCSO) within the Department of State to coordinate U.S. diplomatic efforts on climate change, supporting the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and integrating climate issues across foreign policy. The office is established under 5 U.S.C. 3161 as a temporary organization with a Director selected by the Secretary of State, and will terminate at the maximum period allowed by that statute unless ended sooner.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 25947

Impact dates

  1. CCSO terminates at end of maximum period permitted by 5 U.S.C. 3161(a)(1)

Key directives

  • Establish temporary Climate Change Support Office within Department of State per 5 U.S.C. 3161
  • Director to be selected by Secretary of State
  • Support bilateral and multilateral engagement to advance U.S. climate initiative
  • Support Department of State and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
  • Lead diplomatic engagement on climate change in international fora
  • Increase international climate ambition
  • Integrate climate change into all elements of U.S. foreign policy-making decision processes
  • Support climate work across international fora addressing clean energy, aviation, shipping, Arctic, ocean, sustainable development, and migration
  • CCSO terminates at end of maximum period permitted by 5 U.S.C. 3161(a)(1) unless sooner terminated by Secretary

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • CCSO established within Department of State
  • Director selection process begins

Near term (90d)

  • Staffing and operational setup
  • Begin supporting bilateral and multilateral climate engagement

Long term

  • Climate integration into U.S. foreign policy processes
  • Support for international climate ambition through remainder of temporary organization's lifespan

Risks & tensions

  • Temporary nature of office (5 U.S.C. 3161 limits temporary organizations) creates institutional uncertainty; maximum duration not specified in EO but statute typically allows up to 3 years with possible extension
  • Subject to availability of appropriations may limit operational capacity
  • Vague staffing authority ('persons in such numbers and with such skills') leaves scale undefined
  • Coordination burden across 'all elements' of foreign policy-making is expansive relative to temporary status
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