Can the EU Lead the Fight against Climate Change? (Video)

December 22, 2020

This debate focuses on the European Green Deal. What has been achieved since the launch of the EU Green Deal in December 2019? What is the impact of the Covid crisis on efforts to address climate change? How is the EU partnering with other international actors to fight climate change?

Featuring:

  • Jason Bordoff, SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
  • Alex Halliday, Earth Institute, Columbia University
  • Enrico Letta, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po
  • Laurence Tubiana, European Climate Foundation
  • Moderated by: Adam Tooze, European Institute, Columbia University

This live, virtual discussion took place on December 15, 2020. This event is part of the series “Debating the Future of Europe,” organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris, the European Institute, and the Alliance Program.

Co-sponsored by: Columbia Alumni Association,Columbia Maison Française, Columbia University Libraries, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, European Legal Studies Center at Columbia Law School, Le Grand Continent, La Maison de l'Europe de Paris,and Sciences Po American Foundation. With additional support from the Erasmus + programme of the European Union and the Advisory Board of the Paris Global Center.