President-elect Joe Biden has promised to lead the U.S into the most progressive position on climate change in the nation's history.

During his election campaign, Mr Biden proposed an aggressive plan to tackle climate change, the most of any major party nominee, and made climate justice part of his closing argument.

So will his rhetoric be met with action?

Dr Ian Fry from the ANU's Fenner School of Environment and Society, and spoke to ABC NewsRadio's Tom Oriti

Listen to the full interview on the ABC News website, featuring Dr Ian Fry