When Obama ran for president, he knew he would be facing challenges both at home and overseas. But few could imagine his first term would include a massive offshore oil spill and chasing diplomats around Copenhagen. POLITICO’s Alex Guillen reports on how the 44th president looks back at the climate and environmental challenges during this period in his recent memoir.

Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Obama’s environmentally-messy first term