This COP26Cast will examine the prospects for USA leadership at the upcoming COP26. Can the USA gather the domestic and international support needed to set and deliver ambitious carbon reduction targets, and urge others to do the same? The roundtable will explore the key economic, social, and political drivers supporting or hindering USA's climate action, and leadership.
Speakers will cover a range of issues including the Biden’s administration priorities, the role of political partisanship, and prospects for climate justice.
Speakers
- Elizabeth Bomberg, Professor of Environmental Politics and deputy Head of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh
- Sarah Shanley Hope, VP of Brand and Partnerships, The Solutions Project
- Julie Cerqueira, Executive Director, US Climate Alliance
- Pete Ogden, Vice President, Energy, Climate, and the Environment, United Nations Foundation