After four tumultuous years of Trump, all eyes rest on president-elect Joe Biden. Relief in the green sector about the prospect of rejoining the Paris agreement is followed by questions regarding his announcement to enable a 2 trillion investment in clean energy. Will Biden steer the US towards decarbonisation and support other green policies? Who are the decision-makers within the US? And what is needed to turn the US into a hub for green technology? Together with the chair of the largest energy grid operator in the US Angelina Galiteva, David Wortmann discusses what to expect under Biden, how policies can be implemented in the US governmental system and why California is a role model not just for the US but globally as well when it comes to green tech and and the energy transition.

You will learn:

- what is President elect Biden's plan for the energy transition in the US

- will the US overcome its internal division between Democrats and Republicans on how to takle climate change

- apart from the Biden administration: what responsibilities and possibilities exist to speed up the energy transition at the state and community levels