Last week’s lecture featured our instructor, Elizabeth Shapiro, who challenged us to think critically about the solutions proposed for climate change such as a cap and trade system and REDD+ beginning with a lecture about different viewpoints and a group activity/discussion. Lecture kicked off with a viewing and analysis of the story of stuff’s Cap …
On October 6th, Dr. Lynn Maguire, the Nicholas School’s very own Professor of the Practice of Environmental Decision Analysis and Director of Professional Studies, came to speak with our class. Dr. Maguire has extensive experience working in negotiation and conflict resolution. The scale of the UN Negotiations is larger than most, and many positions are …
Tim Profeta, currently the director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy at Duke University, spoke with our class about the role of the United States in the UNFCCC. The discussion focused on how domestic and international political and economic conditions of the past few years have steered the U.S. stance in climate change negotiations. …
Greetings from Panama City, Panama, where the UN just concluded the final round of negotiations before the COP in Durban, South Africa. The session began earlier this week on October 1st with calls by all parties to overcome differences and take the steps necessary in Panama to allow for a successful outcome in Durban. Christiana …