Framing ethical perspectives
Climate change refers to human-induced global warming, mostly due to greenhouse gas emissions, and large-scale impacts on weather patterns. As floods, droughts, and other extreme weather events become more common and certain regions turn inhospitable to humans, society is changing as well. Carnegie Council’s events, experts, and Impact Initiatives, such as the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) and the Model International Mobility Convention (MIMC), analyze these changes from a socio-political perspective and search for ethical solutions to, possibly, the most pressing challenges that humanity has ever faced.
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MAR 28, 2024 • Video
Unlocking Cooperation: The Global South and Global North
In the inaugural panel of the "Unlocking Cooperation" series, Ramu Damodaran leads a discussion on forging a path forward for Global South/North collaboration.
JAN 8, 2024 • Podcast
C2GTalk: Why does the world now need to consider solar radiation modification? with Kim Stanley Robinson
Many objections to solar radiation modification have been overtaken by events, says "The Ministry of the Future" author Kim Stanley Robinson in this "C2GTalk."
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JUL 17, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: What can small islands bring to tackling the climate crisis? with Ronny Jumeau
Small island nations, like the Seychelles, face devastating impacts from climate change. Ronny Jumeau outlines the expertise these nations bring to tackling the climate crisis.
JUN 12, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can solar radiation modification governance account for different political and ethical perspectives? with Maarten van Aalst
Solar radiation modification may one day be needed to reduce climate risks, but great uncertainties remain, and more research and inclusive governance is needed to ...
MAY 31, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can the world put justice at the heart of governing climate-altering technologies? with Kumi Naidoo
Governing climate-altering technologies fairly will be very challenging, says Kumi Naidoo. Nonetheless, it will be crucial to put justice at the heart of these considerations.
MAY 15, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: Should the Caribbean region be involved in solar radiation modification research? with Michael Taylor
Caribbean countries have led the global push to limit warming to 1.5°C because the impacts of going above that would be so severe for their ...
MAR 27, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How should policymakers address the risk of climate tipping points? with Jo Tyndall
Climate tipping points are points of no return, beyond which the Earth's systems would reorganize beyond the capacity of socioeconomic and ecological systems to adapt, ...
MAR 13, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can companies ensure carbon dioxide removal has a positive impact? with Amy Luers
New thinking is needed to ensure high-quality nature-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) offers genuine and long-lasting benefits to the climate and biodiversity, says Amy Luers, ...
FEB 6, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How will global warming impact society, both economically and socially? with Paulo Artaxo
Research on solar radiation modification is needed, especially in the Global South, to understand whether it could be an option for reducing climate risk, says ...
JAN 23, 2023 • Podcast
C2GDiscuss: Youth Perspectives on the Governance of Solar Radiation Modification in the Face of Global Warming Overshoot
Moderated by C2G’s Executive Director Janos Pasztor, this "C2GDiscuss" podcast features a diverse all-youth panel of speakers discuss their perspectives about the ...
DEC 12, 2022 • Podcast
C2GTalk: Why did the Saami Council oppose Harvard's SCoPEx experiment? with Åsa Larsson Blind
In 2021 the Saami Council effectively stopped Harvard University's Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx), which aimed to examine the behavior of stratospheric aerosols which could potentially ...
NOV 14, 2022 • Podcast
C2GTalk: What are the challenges facing international governance of solar radiation modification? with Marcos Regis da Silva
The fragmentation of international environmental governance creates challenges for states looking to create governance for solar radiation modification (SRM), says Dr. Marcos Regis da Silva, ...