Landon Derentz

Jan 15, 2025 | atlanticcouncil.org | Jennifer Gordon |Lauren Hughes |Maia Sparkman |Landon Derentz

In December 2023 at COP28 in Dubai, 22 countries and more than 120 companies pledged to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050 to support the goal of reaching net-zero emissions. The declaration reflects a growing consensus around nuclear energy’s role in climate action and spurred a momentous year for the industry. Following further commitments announced at COP29, it will be crucial for industry to mobilize engagement as it looks ahead to this year’s COP30 in Brazil.

Jul 2, 2024 | msn.com | Landon Derentz

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Jul 2, 2024 | thehill.com | Landon Derentz

If it wasn’t clear before Thursday night’s debate, a second Trump presidency would bring an unsanctimonious end to U.S. inclusion in the current international framework for tackling climate change. Yet for all the planning around another exit from the Paris agreement by former President Donald Trump, his campaign owes America more than prose on clean air and water.

Nov 9, 2023 | atlanticcouncil.org | Mark Davis |Landon Derentz |William A. Tobin |Giampaolo Cantini

Please join the Atlantic Council on Wednesday, November 15 from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. for a virtual fireside chat with The Hon. David Turk, US Deputy Secretary of Energy and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency on priorities for COP28 and the status and direction of the global clean energy transition. The upcoming COP28 is a key moment to advance the global clean energy transition.

Nov 3, 2023 | atlanticcouncil.org | Mark Davis |Landon Derentz |William A. Tobin |Giampaolo Cantini

With devastating wildfires, unprecedented flooding, and record-smashing levels of heat, the world is seeing a significant rise in extreme weather events—and some experts warn the trend may be the “new normal.” Against that backdrop, policymakers, officials, civil-society leaders, and activists are gathering in the hopes of forging a decisive global response to the climate crisis.