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UBC Dialogues : Can Developing Nations Lead the Movement Towards Climate Solutions? Johnson, Lisa; Donner, Simon; Gulati, Sumeet; Seitzinger, Sybil; Tran, Martino

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At the December 2015 Paris climate conference (COP21), 195 countries agreed to reduce their carbon emissions and limit global climate change. While the agreement was ambitious, it also recognized that less developed countries would require more time to begin reducing their emissions. While some question whether it is fair to hold them to the same standard as societies that grew wealthy from carbon-driven industry, it is also clear that many of these countries have the most to lose. What structural changes need to be made to allow less developed countries to combat climate change as equal partners? Are there technologies that will allow them to leapfrog carbon and achieve sustainable economic growth?

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UBC Dialogues : Can Developing Nations Lead the Movement Towards Climate Solutions?
Alternate Title
Can Developing Nations Lead the Movement Towards Climate Solutions?
Creator
Johnson, Lisa; Donner, Simon; Gulati, Sumeet; Seitzinger, Sybil; Tran, Martino
Contributor
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Date Issued
2016-09-19
Description
At the December 2015 Paris climate conference (COP21), 195 countries agreed to reduce their carbon emissions and limit global climate change. While the agreement was ambitious, it also recognized that less developed countries would require more time to begin reducing their emissions. While some question whether it is fair to hold them to the same standard as societies that grew wealthy from carbon-driven industry, it is also clear that many of these countries have the most to lose. What structural changes need to be made to allow less developed countries to combat climate change as equal partners? Are there technologies that will allow them to leapfrog carbon and achieve sustainable economic growth?
Subject
Alumni; Environment; Climate
Type
Moving Image
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-11-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0320935
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59659
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Arts, Faculty of; Land and Food Systems, Faculty of; Non UBC; Civil Engineering, Department of; Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of; Geography, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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