CLIMATE POLICY IN AN ERA OF POLITICAL WHIPLASH: WHAT DOES “CREDIBLE, DURABLE” CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY LOOK LIKE IN A WORLD OF FREQUENT LEADERSHIP CHANGES?
Antoine Vagneur-Jones
Serena Mcllwain
Scott Corwin
Patrick Hughes
Grégoire Baillargeon
Event by: Québec Government Office in New York
Event format
In-person
Event duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Language
English
In an era of political volatility and rapid leadership turnover, climate and energy policy faces a growing test: how to remain credible to investors, durable across administrations, and effective in delivering long-term outcomes. This panel will explore what “credible, durable” policy looks like in practice, drawing on perspectives from policymakers, industry leaders, and financial analysts. Discussions will examine how regulatory design, market signals, and fiscal frameworks can withstand political shifts while sustaining investment confidence and infrastructure deployment, but also what headwinds and challenges such issues bring to industry and policymakers. By bridging policy intent with real-world implementation success stories, and financing levers that remain, the session aims to identify strategies that can anchor climate and energy transitions amid global uncertainty.