Eventually, net zero needs to include everyone: for emissions to continue in half the world while the other half mops them up is both unsustainable and unfair. But this does not mean every country should reach net zero at the same time.
Historical emitters like the UK should aim for net zero before the world as a whole, but a “staggered net zero” also carries risks for developing countries, lest they are left stranded in the race to a sustainable future.
Chapters
00:08 How do we stop Net Zero becoming a partisan issue in British politics
09:13 Symbolic value of climate policies
11:55 Injustice of countries' emissions vs climate impacts they suffer
13:13 How Net Zero could impact wealth inequality
17:33 How Europe's carbon taxes could hurt developing countries' exports
19:27 Should we adopt a 'wartime footing' to tackle climate change?
24:16 Why do we talk about countries 'fair shares' of emissions?
31:14 'Fair share' perspective applied to industries (coal, oil and gas)
35:11 How reduction of coal, oil and gas will affect climate change
40:33 Why fossil fuel industries need to pay the costs of climate change
50:56 Q&A Session
This lecture was recorded by Myles Allen on 21st May 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London
Myles is the Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment.
He has contributed extensively to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including as Coordinating Lead Author for the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. He has published extensively on how human and natural influences on climate contribute to observed climate change and extreme weather risk, and the implications for adaptation and mitigation policy.
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