77. U.S. Election Special: A New Optimism with Ben Rhodes and Todd Stern

77. U.S. Election Special: A New Optimism with Ben Rhodes and Todd Stern

By Global Optimism

The US election winner has all but been formally declared, with Joe Biden on the cusp of electoral victory. But after all the votes are counted, we see that there was record turnout for both Democrats and Republicans. What mandate does a Biden administration have to lead again globally on climate action?

This week we talk with two experts with first hand experience in US climate policy. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor for President Obama, and Todd Stern, who was the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change leading up to the Paris Agreement.

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