With the start of a second Trump presidency, the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate
Agreement, the Canadian government’s retreat from carbon pricing, and the recent
letter where Canadian oil executives retreat from earlier commitments, one might be
tempted to conclude that serious measures to address the climate emergency are
dead. Even countries which have shown international leadership in reducing GHG
emissions such as the UK and Germany have cut back investment or weakened targets
as the economic and security ramifications of geopolitical tensions take center stage.
And yet the transition to a low carbon society is still gathering strength!
A discussion with Professors James Meadowcroft and Kristen Schell of Carleton
University’s Sustainable Energy and Environment program. Moderated by Professor
Ahmed Abdulla