The so-called Green Deals on the table in Europe and the US present an enticing prospect to rejuvenate the greatly diminished transatlantic relationship — and help hit crucial climate targets before it is too late. The European Green Deal, proposed last year with much fanfare by EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, overlaps significantly with the Green New Deal, an ecological spending program devised by congressional Democrats and endorsed by the party’s presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Paul Hockenos reports A Transatlantic Green Deal Can Revive the US-EU Partnership Should the Democrats win in November, repair of the Atlantic alliance and equally neglected climate programs should be top on the agenda. Since so many tenets of the post-war Atlantic partnership have irrevocably shifted, a new pillar of multilateral cooperation and soft geopolitical power would be greatly welcome. Climate protection, the raison d’être of the Green Deals, fits this bill perfectly. In light of the urgency of the climate crisis, the US and Europe should forge an operational alliance to fight global warming and call it … Continue reading A Transatlantic Green Deal Can Revive the US-EU Partnership