The czars' reign over Russia ended more than a century ago with the February Revolution. But the term is still used in the federal government to describe officials with a single mission and broad powers. And POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Anthony Adragna are reporting that Joe Biden’s team is considering appointing a climate czar if Democrats take over the White House.

Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Will Biden bring in a climate czar?