Why are the upcoming UN Climate Negotiations important?
The twenty-first session of the conference of the parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Paris in December 2015. COP21 is considered to be a pivotal moment in international climate negotiations, with the objective to achieve, for the first time in over 20 years, a binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world.
The Canadian negotiating team in Paris will be representing a re-elected or newly elected federal government. Alongside other government leaders, they will be faced with the challenge of crafting a position that satisfies domestic interests while addressing the need to substantially limit future greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to increasingly severe climate-induced impacts, both in Canada and abroad.
Hosted by the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, this symposium will investigate Canadian political positions and policy options in the context of global governance of climate change.Ìý
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Thursday, March 26th,Ìý7 - 9 p.m. -ÌýCIGI Signature Lecture: ÌýJohan RockströmÌý()
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Friday, March 27th, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. -ÌýWorkshop: Global Climate Governance and Canadian PolicyÌý()
View theÌýFULL WORKSHOP PROGRAM (pdf)
Speakers and moderators:
- Sarah Burch, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (Geography)
- Angela Carter, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (Political Science)
- Radoslav Dimitrov, Western University (Political Science)
- DavidÌýEstrin, Centre for International Governance Innovation (International Law Research Program)
- Blair Feltmate, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (SEED)
- KathyÌýHochstetler, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (Political Science)
- Janet Kimantas, Alternatives Journal
- James Meadowcroft, Carleton University (Political Science; Public Policy)
- JamesÌýOrbinski,ÌýWilfridÌýLaurierÌýUniversity (InternationalÌýPolicy and Governance)
- Catherine Potvin, McGill University (Ìý¾±²Ô¾±³Ù¾±²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð)
- JohanÌýRockström, Stockholm Resilience Centre
- DavidÌýRunnalls,ÌýCIGIÌýDistinguished Fellow;ÌýIISDÌýDistinguished Fellow
- Chris Russill, Carleton University (Communications)
- Byron Williston, Wilfrid Laurier University (Philosophy)
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