Gina McCarthy and the European Commission’s Teresa Ribera on climate cooperation

  • Thu, March 26, 2026 • 2:30 pm ET
  • Atlantic Council Headquarters
  • 1400 L Street NW • Floor 11
  • Washington, DC 20005

The former US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator and the European Commission executive vice-president for a clean, just, and competitive transition discuss the state of international engagement on climate.

OnThursday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center and Europe Center will host a fireside chat between the European Commission’s executive vice president for a clean, just, and competitive transition and co-chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Teresa Ribera and former US EPA administrator and chair of America Is All In Gina McCarthy on the current state of international climate cooperation. They will also consider the economic advantages of the clean energy transition for citizens and the opportunities for collaboration between cities and local governments.

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Speakers

Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition;
Co-Chair,
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

Gina McCarthy
Chair,
America Is All In;
Former White House National Climate Advisor and US EPA Administrator

Moderated by

Jorge Gastelumendi
Senior Director, Climate Resilience Center,
Atlantic Council

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