The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that time is running out but holds out hope of averting the worst. Will UN efforts like COP summits succeed soon enough? If not, who or what will lead the way? And as the climate emergency accelerates, what can the world expect from its largest emitters, China and the United States?

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Sue Biniaz, the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, to discuss what the United States and others in the international community do to deal with the global climate crisis.

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    Sue Biniaz

    Sue Biniaz, currently Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, previously served at the State Department in various legal roles, including as Deputy Legal Adviser and as the lead climate lawyer for more than 25 years. She played a central role in all the major international climate negotiations, including the Paris Agreement. Before returning to government, Sue was a Senior Fellow at the UN Foundation and taught courses on international environmental law and international climate negotiations at various universities, including Yale, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. She continues to be a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs and teaches courses there and at Yale Law School.
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    Aaron David Miller

    Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.