A number of recent surveys in Europe and the United States have shown growing discontent with the way democracy is working, distrust in democratic institutions, and the ability of democracies to confront the many complex challenges facing our societies.
On July 21, the American Council on Germany and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted a discussion on climate change with Dr. Camilla Bausch, Scientific and Executive Director, Ecologic Institute; Samantha Gross, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Brookings Institution; and moderated by Dr. Michael Mehling (2007 ACG McCloy Environmental Fellow), Deputy Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR).