One key aspect of the discussion this week at the Transatlantic Media Dialog – part of the ongoing effort of climate and energy cooperation began earlier this years as the “Transatlantic Climate Bridge” in which I’ve had the opportunity to participate – was the issue of perception. Specifically how climate change and climate policy is perceived in the US and EU, as well as across the globe. As I wrote in my post A Sense of Urgency Ahead of COP15 earlier this week from the conference, many (all?) nations look upon the US as “climate laggards,” scratching their heads at the antics in Congress, and expressing what at times seems holy indignation over the apparent lack of concern in the US about climate change and sustainability in the general populace.

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