April 7, 2025 12:20pm EDT
The United States’ historical approach to climate change is failing. American clean technology industries lag dangerously behind their international competitors, threatening U.S. geopolitical and economic influence, and climate change is on track to exceed internationally agreed targets, endangering U.S. national security. CFR’s new Climate Realism Initiative, led by Senior Fellow Varun Sivaram, will chart a fundamentally new course for U.S. climate and energy policy—one that is both realistic in its assessment of the world’s climate trajectory fueled by rising emissions outside U.S. borders and realist in its expectation that the United States and other countries will work to advance their own interests in the emerging energy transition.
The launch event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to examine how the United States can prepare for the geopolitical and security consequences of accelerating climate change, build globally competitive and innovative American clean technology industries, and pursue novel approaches—from coordinating strategic trade actions to exploring geoengineering—to prevent the most catastrophic potential climate impacts from endangering U.S. interests.
The Climate Realism Initiative Launch is made possible by the generous support of the ClimateWorks Foundation.
Navigating Climate Change: Implications for U.S. National Security 12:20 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. (EDT)…
Climate Realism Initiative—Keynote Session 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EDT)…
Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and U.S. Competitiveness 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (EDT)…
Averting Catastrophic Climate Change 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT)…
Read the full article here. And watch the videos on their YouTube channel here.
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