Where the Transatlantic Response to Climate Change Falls Short

Russia’s war on Ukraine has spotlighted the interconnectedness of foreign and security policy, energy, and the environment. A deeper appreciation of the geopolitics of climate will shape not only EU-U.S. relations–as reflected in the recently unveiled Inflation Reduction Act in the United States and the Critical Materials Act in the EU–but also global affairs and events, including COP27.Olivia Lazard, a fellow at Carnegie Europe, is joined by Noah Gordon, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the transatlantic approach to climate change, current blind spots in the race to net-zero, as well as their visions for the future. Olivia Lazard (June 30, 2022), The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition. TED.Olivia Lazard and Richard Youngs (July 12, 2021), The EU and Climate Security: Toward Ecological Diplomacy. Carnegie Europe.Noah Gordon (July 28, 2022), Carbon Pricing Isn’t Enough to Mitigate Climate Change. Foreign Policy.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (April 17, 2019). A Message From the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Intercept.Dr. Paul Griffin, (July 2017). The Carbon Majors Database: CDP Carbon Majors Report 2017. CDP.Will MacAskill (August 2022). What We Owe the Future. Basic Books.Helena Horton (July 28, 2022). Climate breakdown made UK heatwave 10 times more likely, study finds. The Guardian.Adam Tooze, (July 24, 2022). Chartbook #130 Defining Polycrisis – From Crisis Pictures to the Crisis Matrix.Arianna Skibell, (September 23, 2022). Malpass Joins ‘I’m Not a Scientist’ Hall of Fame. Politico.George Monbiot (August 2022). Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet. Penguin Books.World Weather Attribution, (July 28, 2022). Without human-caused climate change temperatures of 40°C in the UK would have been extremely unlikely.