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Part 2 - What You Missed in Katowice: A Report from COP24

This is part two in a four-part series about COP 24. To read other coverage from COP, click here. Part one is here. Part three is here. Part four is here.

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What You Missed in Katowice: A Report from COP24

This is part one in a four-part series about COP 24. To read previous coverage from COP, click here. Part two, carbon pricing, is here. Part three, private finance, is here. Part four, outcomes, is here.

Bridget Burns and Emilia Reyes: The Intersection of Gender and International Climate Policy

Bridget Burns, Director of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), and Emilia Reyes, Coordinator of Gender Policies and Budgets at Equidad de Género, speak about the intersection of gender and climate change, their roles in international climate change negotiations, and what they expect at this year’s U.N. Conference of Parties in Katowice, Poland. They were interviewed by Laura Brush (FES ‘19) and Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20).

Updates from COP24

This page displays updates from COP 24, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. Currently, the final text is still being negotiated in Katowice, as Parties have remained in the city for extra time to reach an agreement. It has also been announced that Chile will host COP 25 in 2019.

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Sue Biniaz: What to Expect at COP 24

Sue Biniaz, former lead climate lawyer and negotiator for the United States, speaks with Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) about her expectations for the UN Climate Conference (COP 24) in Poland next month.

James Cameron: Climate Negotiations and Policy

James Cameron, former climate change negotiator and advisor to the Presidencies of two UN climate conferences, spoke with Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) and Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20) about his history working on climate negotiations and what he anticipates for the future of climate policy.

Next Steps for Climate Change: A Conversation with Todd Stern

On Monday, October 22, the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy hosted Todd Stern for a conversation about the next steps for climate change. Stern, the former US Chief Negotiator for the Paris Climate Agreement, is currently a senior fellow at Brookings Institution and a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School. Center Director Professor Dan Esty moderated the event.

Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum Brings Together Perspectives on 21st Century Sustainability

Two weeks ago at the Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum, leaders in the environmental field gathered to share ideas, perspectives, and solutions on a range of disciplines related to sustainability. This year’s forum, hosted in partnership with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Yale Office of International Affairs, focused on “mega trends distinguishing sustainability from its 20th century precursors”.

Laurent Fabius: The President of France’s Constitutional Council on International Environmental Law

Laurent Fabius, President of the French Constitutional Council, visited Yale in September 2018. Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) spoke with President Fabius about several issues facing global environmental law today, including his vision to strengthen the legal links between national climate pledges and climate action.

#46: James Cameron

James Cameron, Executive Fellow with the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and partner at Systemiq, joins Lucy Kessler, a student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, for a conversation about clean energy finance, the private sector’s role in addressing climate change, and why he is optimistic about the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement.