Sixty Minutes with Mauro Petriccione

Originally aired February 26, 2021

Mauro Petriccione, Director-General for Climate Action at the European Commission, joins András Simonyi for a conversation on the European Green Deal and the EU’s path to climate neutrality by 2050.

The discussion covers the EU’s net-zero milestones, the implications of the U.S. rejoining the Paris Agreement under the Biden administration, and how transatlantic cooperation can advance the global climate agenda ahead of COP26.

Speakers

Mauro Petriccione

Director-General for Climate Action, European Commission

Mauro Petriccione served for over three decades at the European Commission, with a career spanning trade policy and international negotiations. As Director-General for Climate Action, he led the EU’s efforts to implement the European Green Deal and represent the EU in global climate diplomacy.

András Simonyi

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow; Former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. and NATO

András Simonyi served as Hungary’s Ambassador to the United States and to NATO. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a longtime collaborator with SSF and George Washington University on transatlantic leadership and security.