Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas made a point in his post Monday that an ideal Biden cabinet should have an addition—a climate secretary. That’s an idea that ought not get lost in the deluge of other matters related to the coronavirus and the economy. Of course, we first have to oust the hoax in the White House and a bunch of kowtowing parasites in Congress before that idea can come to pass. As soon as we finish that task, creating the post of climate secretary should be high on the priority list. And the appointee needs to be a combination of climate hawk and climate owl. We need toughness, speed, and wisdom in that post.

The next federal administration cannot continue a going-slow, “all of the above” energy policy. No more going slow in pushing changes in our transportation system. No more going slow on changing (or ignoring altogether) agricultural practices that contribute significant amounts of greenhouse gases to our overburdened atmosphere.