"From worlds apart to partners: the EU and US on climate change"
Tribune | 22/05/2008

"From worlds apart to partners: the EU and US on climate change"

Editorial by Stephen Boucher, European Voice

The EU and US approaches to climate change are set to converge after the presidential election.




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Stephen Boucher
Stephen Boucher recently joined the European Climate Foundation as programme director, EU climate policies. Stephen has been a consultant in the energy policy field, and in lobbying and EU affairs in Brussels and London. Areas of research: energy policy, think tanks and civil society, communications, lobbying, transport.
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Clinton, Obama, McCain - Europe's Best Hope for Fighting Climate Change
Policy paper by Stephen Boucher | 04/04/2008
With Barack Obama, John McCain or Hillary Clinton becoming President of the United States, there is hope that the USA could adopt bold legislation to fight global warming in 2009. Albeit with differences, all three have backed serious legislative proposals and indicated their desire to engage actively in international negotiations. However, beyond campaign platforms and rhetoric, which of the three contenders offers the best climate change credentials for Europe? What support is the future President likely to receive to implement climate change legislation on par with Europe's ambitions?