Collaborating on climate change

• Autores: Nigel Knowles
• Localización: The Lawyer, ISSN-e 0953-7902, Vol. 31, Nº. 1 (1/11/2016), 2016
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • For the first time we have global agreement that tackling climate change is imperative and that doing so can provide a platform to drive long-term, profitable growth.

    The UN climate change negotiations in Paris last month were vastly different from previous international summits and a new spirit of collaboration and positivity was at the heart of securing a global deal. In previous years negotiations had been scuppered by disagreements on responsibility and solutions but the Paris gathering saw world leaders recognise their shared responsibility to tackle climate change and preserve the planet for future generations. President Obama described the agreement as representing "the best chance we have to save the one planet we've got".