EP.46 Dr. Brigitte Knopf, Secretary General of MCC

Published: April 29, 2021, 8:44 a.m.

b'Our Head of Commissioned Projects in Central Europe, Hanns Koenig is joined by Dr. Brigitte Knopf, Secretary General of the Berlin-based climate research institute MCC (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change). Brigitte is one of Germany\\u2019s leading experts on climate change and has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Council of Experts on Climate Change by the German Federal Government. The Council has recently published its first report assessing Germany\\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. \\n\\nHanns and Brigitte discuss:\\n\\n\\u2022\\tMCC\\u2019s leading role in the climate change debate \\n\\u2022\\tThe Council of Experts on Climate Change\\u2019s report findings and lessons learned\\n\\u2022\\tThe European Green Deal and Germany\\u2019s decarbonisation targets\\n\\u2022\\tCOVID-19 impact and emissions reduction during lockdown'