Germany’s Climate Foreign Policy Strategy: Insights into Key Issue Areas and Potential for Future US-German Cooperation Brief This explanatory brief places Germany's Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy in its domestic context. As Germany re-calibrates its strategic positioning, the analysis dives into central issue areas to provide insights on German positions and potential opportunities. By Tim Bosch
US Elections and European Cohesion: Scenarios for Green Transitions and Transatlantic Climate Action Policy Paper The choice at the US ballot box will be a stark one for climate policies. This paper explores how the EU and its member states could adjust their climate policies, depending on the outcome of the US election. pdf
Why do trade rules block the way to sustainable consumption? Analysis Trade rules should pave the way, not block the path, to sustainable consumption. Collaboration between the EU and US could be key to ensuring that consumers can access genuinely green products, free from misleading claims. By Mykyta Sobko
A Transatlantic Perspective on possible US Carbon Pricing Policies: Beyond CBAM Capstone The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is reshaping global trade and climate policies. Will the US follow suit, or chart its own course? Here are potential paths forward and what’s at stake for transatlantic climate cooperation. By Sophie Draeger
Transformation and Nostalgia in Europe’s Coal Mines Transatlantic Media Fellowship In Germany and Poland, defunct coal mines are being converted into tourist attractions. By Katie Myers
European Parliament elections: climate policies will suffer Analysis Europe went to the polls over four days, from 6 to 9 June, to choose a new European Parliament (EP), the EU’s main legislative body of the 27-member bloc. The turnout was healthy – slightly less than the highest-ever participation in 2019 – but the results could well constitute a blow for the bloc’s climate protection efforts. There are 720 seats in total, of which 361 seats are needed for a majority. By Paul Hockenos
2024 Cohort of Transatlantic Media Fellows Announcement We are excited to announce our selection of Transatlantic Media Fellows for 2024!
