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C2GTalk: Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered? with Elizabeth Thompson

C2GTalk: Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered? with Elizabeth Thompson

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts


C2GTalk: Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered? with Elizabeth Thompson

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2021
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Podcast episode

Description

Island peoples may well consider climate-altering approaches, like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification, because of the existential threat posed by climate change, said Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson during a C2GTalk interview. One of the main challenges, in her view, is how to ensure that the most vulnerable will have a seat at the table when these approaches are considered. Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson is the permanent representative of Barbados to the United Nations. She has worked in development policy for nearly 25 years. She served as an elected member of Parliament from 1994 to 2008, and at various times as minister of energy and environment, housing and lands, physical development and planning, and health. Thompson served as assistant secretary-general of the United Nations as one of two executive coordinators at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, and engaged in a number of advisory roles within the UN system, including on the transition from the MDGs to the SDGs, in the Office of the UN Secretary General, UNDP, the President of the General Assembly and on the Secretary General’s global energy initiative, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL). This interview was recorded on November 24, 2020. For more, including an edited transcript, please visit C2G's website.  This interview was recorded on November 24, 2020, and is also available with interpretation into 中文, Español and Français.
Released:
Oct 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.