Episode #22: External EU Climate Action:
Insights from policymaking
We end our series on the external dimension of EU climate governance with reflections from policymaking itself. Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser to the European Commission on international aspects of EU climate policy, shares his insights on how science meets politics and economics in EU climate policy, how changes in the international system impact it, and what we can expect from global and EU climate policy in the coming years.
About the guest
Jacob Werksman has, since 2012, served as Principal Adviser to the Directorate General for Climate Action in the European Commission, where his work focuses on the international aspects of European climate policy. His responsibilities include leading aspects of the European Union negotiations under the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and advising the Commission with regard to international partnerships to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including under the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances and the International Civil Aviation Organization. He supports the Commissioner responsible for European climate change policy and the European External Action Service in strengthening bilateral relationships between the EU and major economies, including the United States, China and India and other international partners.
Werksman is an international lawyer, specialising in international environmental law and international economic law. He has provided legal and policy advice to developed and developing country governments, NGOs and international institutions in the context of the multilateral negotiations on climate change, biosafety and trade. He has taught and published widely on the international legal dimensions of climate policy, including on the design of compliance mechanisms, climate finance and on the relationship between carbon markets and international trade and investment agreements.
Prior to joining the Commission, he held posts at the World Resources Institute, the Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations Development Programme, and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) in London.
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About the podcast series
Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.
To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.
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