This hearing will examine European plans to incorporate green initiatives and climate change considerations into COVID-19 economic recovery packages in an effort to reach net zero emissions goals. The panel will also discuss the implications of these plans on economic development, trade, and security.

Witnesses

Rachel Kyte CMG
Dean
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
(Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, and Former World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change)

Mr. John E. Morton
Partner, Pollination       
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
(Former White House Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change at the National Security Council)

Jonas Nahm, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment
School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
 
Dalibor Rohac, Ph.D.
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute