Policy paper 264
Make transatlantic cooperation great again
PROSPECTS FOR EU-US COLLABORATION ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
Executive summary
After four years of acute environmental policy rollbacks under the Trump Administration, the election of Joe Biden as US President has opened-up many new possibilities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy issues. Still, despite surprise victories during runoff Senate elections in Georgia, Democrats continue to face a number of domestic obstacles for implementing ambitious climate policies.
Hence, a new transatlantic green agenda must be realistic and focus on a few key sectors, where there is potential to enhance EU-US collaboration on climate and energy issues over the next few years. This includes reinforced cooperation in the process of international climate negotiations; a closer cooperation on clean energy innovation; coordinated decisions for a global green economic recovery in multilateral fora; as well as collaboration on cyber and energy security issues. These transatlantic initiatives will likely extend to non-state and sub-national actors, which were especially active during the Trump presidency. Finally, due to the global nature of climate and energy challenges, it is essential that the EU and the US highlight their renewed green partnership as a springboard to constructively engage on these issues with other powers such as China, India or Japan.
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MÉDIAS
MEDIAS
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L’urgence climatique, première victime des élections européennes ?
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L’Europe du climat: vers une grande dissolution ?
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ÉVÉNEMENTS
EVENTS
Round Table | Energy PROSPECTS EU Knowledge Exchange Workshop
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Round-tables on new gas perspectives for the EU
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Seminar | Heavy Industry and climate : the challenges of the transition [FR]
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Climate: what investments for the next presidency? [FR]
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Green recovery policies in Europe [FR]
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European EnerGreenDeal Conference
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Table Ronde : “La politique européenne de l’énergie à l’heure du changement climatique”
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Euroquestions | Un an de Green Deal – 5 ans d’Accord de Paris : où en est le monde ? Où en est l’Europe ?
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Euroquestions | Un an de Green Deal – 5 ans d’Accord de Paris : où en est le monde ? Où en est l’Europe ?
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2020 virtual Outermost regions Forum | “Together for a sustainable future”
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Comment garantir une relance verte et juste ?
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Euroquestions | Relance et puissance : mots d’ordre de la rentrée européenne
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Wébinaire | Préparer un avenir propre et résilient pour les villes européennes
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Webinar | Greener After – A Green Recovery Stimulus for a post-COVID-19 Europe
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Green Recovery Post Covid-19: European or National Strategies?
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WEBINAR | Overcoming Covid-19 crises by building a clean and resilient Europe
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Webinar | EU Green Deal: an innovative path to reach a low carbon Europe?
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WEBINAR | THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS DURING A TIME OF CRISIS
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La Pacte Vert européen, mode d’emploi
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Café-Débat de l’Académie Notre Europe #1
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Watch the all conference
Energising the Green Deal
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What role for research and innovation in the european green deal?
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Webinar on the industrial strategy for the Green Deal
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Académie Notre Europe n°2 – Green Europe
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Paris, 5 November 2019 – How to finance Energy Innovation in Europe in order to reach Climate neutrality by 2050?
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Brussels, 16th October 2019 – Three solutions to finance the Green Deal
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