US climate politics in the Trump era: Options for EU engagement. College of European Policy Brief #1.18, January 2018

De Botselier, Bram (2018) US climate politics in the Trump era: Options for EU engagement. College of European Policy Brief #1.18, January 2018. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

> US President Trump’s announcement to withdraw his country from the Paris Agreement has complicated global climate governance. > If the EU wants to keep the US engaged in climate politics at both the national and multilateral levels, it has several options: > The EU and its member states can cooperate bilaterally with US state-level actors. This presupposes, however, an engagement with more difficult conversation partners than Democrats from liberal, coastal states. > The EU can engage with members of Congress from the entire political spectrum, focussing on moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats. > By sharing information and technical expertise, the EU can help domestic climate initiatives develop and keep the discussion on climate change on the national agenda in the US. > These efforts focusing on domestic US political action are in turn likely to result in US reengagement in multilateral negotiations.

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