In this episode, Emilie Nadler, a Director on KBRA’s ESG team speaks with Joan Feldbaum-Vidra, Senior Managing Director and Head of KBRA’s Sovereigns ratings group. As KBRA has been monitoring and following trends in global environmental regulation, particularly developments in the EU and U.S., Joan and Emilie chat about the acceleration in global green industrial spending. Joan also provides the macroeconomic context and background information on the political economy as countries vie to win the green technology race. They touch on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, the EU Green Deal, the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan, the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS Act in both the U.S. and the EU.