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The arduous path to a global climate agreement

November 2, 2022

A person carries a globe model during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Addressing climate change must be a global undertaking, even though the world’s wealthy nations have been responsible for most of the global warming to date. In this episode of “Climate Sense,” Samantha Gross speaks with experts on why climate is such a challenging political problem, what it took to get an agreement in Paris in 2015, and how the world can collaborate on this thorniest of global problems.

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Samantha Gross, Fellow, Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate, The Brookings Institution
Samantha Gross Director - Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Fellow - Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

María Fernanda Espinosa
María Fernanda Espinosa Former President - United Nations General Assembly, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Ecuador
Todd Stern, Senior Fellow, Cross-Brookings Initiative on Climate and Energy, The Brookings Institution
Todd Stern Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

David Victor, Co-Chair, Energy Security and Climate Initiative
David G. Victor Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

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