Changing the Climate: Bridging Transatlantic Perspectives for Climate Action

This event is held in partnership with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies. 

Welcoming Remarks

• Vassilis Ntousas, Senior International Relations Policy Advisor, Foundation for European Progressive Studies

Speakers

• Jytte Guteland, Member, European Parliament
• Alice Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations
• David Livingston, Senior Advisor on Climate, U.S. State Department
• Nick Mabey, Co-Founding Director and Chief Executive, E3G
• Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser for International Aspects of EU Climate Policy, European Commission

Moderator

• Megan Richards, Visiting Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

One of President Biden’s first initiatives once in office was to rejoin the Paris Agreement, signaling a complete shift in U.S. climate policy. The president went even further by convening a climate summit on Earth Day, April 22nd, further reinforcing the administration’s intent focus on this policy issue. This has largely been viewed as a welcome change across the Atlantic. These initiatives will help the U.S. and Europe synergize their efforts and establish real momentum for change in climate policy. This session will explore how transatlantic climate policy will evolve over the coming years and what needs to be done to meet the set targets. It will also look at the possibility for more collaboration with China on this issue and its potential impacts.

If you have any questions, please contact Alexandria Chastenet de Géry at [email protected].