Mon, September 19, 2016 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM See description. $10 (free for 2015 and 2016 grads) - includes reception. UBC Dialogues: Can Developing Nations Lead the Movement Towards Climate Solutions?
At the December 2015 Paris climate conference (COP21), 195 countries agreed to reduce their carbon emissions and limit global climate change. While the agreement was ambitious, it also recognized that less developed countries would require more time to begin reducing their emissions. While some question whether it is fair to hold them to the same standard as societies that grew wealthy from carbon-driven industry, it is also clear that many of these countries have the most to lose. What structural changes need to be made to allow less developed countries to combat climate change as equal partners? Are there technologies that will allow them to leapfrog carbon and achieve sustainable economic growth?
Join us for a provocative UBC Dialogues program where experts will examine the challenges and opportunities facing less developed countries in the years ahead.
Monday, September 19, 2016
6:30-9:00 pm
The program begins at 6:30 pm in the 5th Floor Flex Space, with a reception to follow from 8:00-9:00 pm in the 24th Floor Hosting Centre.
TELUS garden
510 West Georgia
Vancouver, BC
Cost: $10 per person. Members of the Class of 2015 and 2016 are FREE (A-Card required)
Guests are welcome but advance registration is required.
Register Online - http://www.alumni.ubc.ca/event/can-developing-nations-lead-movement-towa...
Questions? Please contact alumni.events@ubc.ca and (604) 827.5831
Moderator
Lisa Johnson, BSc’02, MJ’04 – Reporter, CBC News
Panelists
Simon Donner – Associate Professor, UBC Department of Geography
Sumeet Gulati – Associate Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics at the UBC Faculty of Land & Food Systems
Sybil Seitzinger – Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Martino Tran – Assistant Professor, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP); Associate Faculty Member, UBC Department of Civil Engineering