Hosted by German Marshall Fund of the United States in collaboration with the Quebec Government Office in Washington
This on-the-record online event hosted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States in collaboration with the Quebec Government Office in Washington, will call attention to the importance of subnational engagement as the United States re-enters the fight against climate change.
Leading up to the White House Leaders’ Summit on Climate, this event will highlight the role of subnational actors in responding to climate change, with a spotlight on Quebec, Canada, the EU, and California, U.S. as leading states and provinces.
Speakers:
Presider: Reta Jo Lewis, Senior Fellow and Director of Congressional Affairs, GMF
Moderator: Joan Fitzgerald, Professor, Urban and Public Policy, Northeastern University and non-resident fellow, United States Cities division, GMF
Keynote Jonathan Pershing, Climate and Foreign Policy Advisor, White House ( confirmed)
Panelists:
- Minister Benoit Charette, Minister for Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Québec (confirmed)
- Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, Secretary of Energy and Environment, Massachusetts (confirmed)
- Jan Philipp Albrect, Minister of Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitisation, Schleswig-Holstein (confirmed)
- Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of Natural Resources, California (tentative)
- Alain Maron, Minister for Climate Transition, Environment, Energy & Inclusive Democracy, Government of Brussels Capital Region (tentative)