en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Reset
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a joint initiative of the WEC and then Prince of Wales Charles
This misnames the organization. The Great Reset was launched by the World Economic Forum (WEF), not the WEC.
Full reasoning
The World Economic Forum's own June 3, 2020 press release says "The announcement of the Great Reset was made by HRH The Prince of Wales and Professor Schwab" and later states that "These dialogues are a joint initiative of the World Economic Forum and HRH The Prince of Wales."
So the article's reference to "the WEC" is incorrect: the initiative was a World Economic Forum (WEF) project, not a "WEC" initiative.
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- The Great Reset: A Unique Twin Summit to Begin 2021 | World Economic Forum
The announcement of the Great Reset was made by HRH The Prince of Wales and Professor Schwab... These dialogues are a joint initiative of the World Economic Forum and HRH The Prince of Wales.
Kerry was confirmed in this position on inauguration day, 20 January 2021.
John Kerry was not Senate-confirmed to this envoy role. He was appointed and sworn in on January 20, 2021.
Full reasoning
Congress's own CRS summary of the office says Biden announced that he would appoint John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and that Kerry was sworn in on January 20, 2021. It does not describe a Senate confirmation for that appointment.
The same CRS document further notes that some observers criticized the office because Kerry "was appointed without the advice and consent of the Senate". That directly contradicts the article's claim that he was "confirmed" in the position.
So the accurate description is that Kerry was appointed and sworn in on January 20, 2021, not confirmed by the Senate for that role.
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- Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate | Congressional Research Service (via Congress.gov)
In November 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would appoint former Secretary of State John F. Kerry to serve in a new Cabinet-level position of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate... On January 20, 2021, Secretary Kerry was sworn in as the SPEC... Some observers note that SPEC Kerry was appointed without the advice and consent of the Senate.
with the launching of the forum in May.
The Great Reset launch was in June 2020, not May 2020.
Full reasoning
The World Economic Forum's official launch announcement for the Great Reset is dated 3 June 2020. The same press release says "The announcement of the Great Reset" was made that day by the Prince of Wales and Klaus Schwab.
Because the initiative was officially launched on June 3, 2020, the article's statement that this renewed attention came with the forum's launch "in May" is off by about a month.
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- The Great Reset: A Unique Twin Summit to Begin 2021 | World Economic Forum
Published 03 Jun 2020... The announcement of the Great Reset is made by HRH The Prince of Wales and Klaus Schwab during a virtual meeting today... Geneva, Switzerland, 3 June 2020 - "The Great Reset" will be the theme of a unique twin summit...
- HRH the Prince of Wales and other leaders on the Forum's Great Reset | World Economic Forum
Jun 3, 2020... Speaking at the launch of the Forum's Great Reset on Wednesday...