As climate change impacts rapidly increase, global leaders are working to greatly accelerate their emission reductions by 2030. They are working to reach short-term decarbonization solutions as quickly as possible. This week, listen to Christiana Figueres at a recent California China Climate Institution discussion and how investors and advocates can enhance scrutiny over international fossil fuel investments. For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/decarbonization-in-the-short-term-with-christiana-figueres-california-china-climate-institute/
For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/decarbonization-in-the-short-term-with-christiana-figueres-california-china-climate-institute/
Figueres: I do not think that there is much movement on climate change if the motivation is global stability. It is critical to understand that there is a total coincidence between national interests and the global interest.
Ethan: That’s Christiana Figueres, who helped lead the 2015 Paris climate accord at the United Nations. She met with Former California Governor Jerry Brown to examine China and the US’s commitments to decarbonization at a recent California China Climate Institution discussion.
Figueres: Moving toward a planet that is actually regenerated and regenerative is in our own interest as well. There is no better place than through a collaboration between China and the United States. The technologies are still nascent and still require government investment in order to get to market. China is feeling that heat, especially as financing of cold through the belt and road initiative is coming under more and more scrutiny, both internationally, but more importantly, domestically,
Ethan: To hear more from Christiana Figueres and how investors and advocates can enhance scrutiny over international fossil fuel investments, visit climatebreak.org, or wherever you get your podcast. I’m Ethan Elkind and this was Climate Break.