The Climate Bridge Podcast
Welcome to The Climate Bridge Podcast, adelphi and Polis180’s new podcast series. This podcast, like the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative behind it, focuses on climate change and climate policy in Germany, the US, and Canada—a key goal is to improve climate cooperation between the three countries.
Episode 2:
After talking to Lisa Badum about German Climate Foreign Policy in our debut episode, the second episode of the Climate Bridge Podcast turns to the U.S. perspective on international climate policy. Hosts Mary Hellmich – adelphi - and Lars Feyen - Polis180 - speak with Sue Biniaz, John Kerry’s Deputy Special Envoy on Climate Change, about all things U.S. climate policy. The three discuss everything from how Biniaz’s team works both domestically and with international partners to implement initiatives such as the Global Methane Pledge (established at COP26 in Glasgow, the Pledge aims to reduce emissions of methane – a short-lived but immensely potent greenhouse gas – by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030), to the evolving nature of international climate policy in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mary, Lars, and Sue share their “climate policy crushes,” and Lars teaches the English-speaking audience a German climate-related legal term.
Hosts: Mary Hellmich and Lars Feyen
Producers: Kira Schrödel, Tina Bayer, Tobias Bernstein and Lukas Seelig
Mixing and post-production: Franz Classe
Music: Maximilian Below
Episode 1:
This first episode features an interview with Lisa Badum, a member of parliament for Germany’s Green party. Lisa speaks with hosts Noah Gordon, advisor at adelphi, and Sarah Zitterbarth, climate program leader at Polis180 on topics ranging from Germany’s G7 presidency, to windmill regulations in Bavaria and Texas, to the possibility of a climate club including Germany and North America. Sarah and Noah also discussed their “climate policy crushes”—their favorite policies from across the Atlantic—and explained what long German compound words have to do with climate litigation.
Hosts: Noah Gordon, Sarah Zitterbarth
Producers: Mary Hellmich, Kira Schrödel, Tina Bayer, and Henrik Hansen
Mixing and post-production: Lukas Hochscheidt
Music: Maximilian Below