Please join us fo r this engaging discussion with Richard Kinley\, former Deputy Executive Se cretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat\, on “Why the Pari s Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen (2009) Failed. ”
Tuesday\, May 29\, 2018
2:00 PM – 3:
30 PM
Liu Institute for Global Issues - Multipurpose
Room
6476 NW Marine Dr.\, Vancouver – UBC Point Grey
Campus
Light refreshments will be offered.
About the talk: The adoption of the Paris Agreement was hailed as a major step forward in international climate policy and pro of that multilateralism can produce successful\, win-win outcomes. The pre sentation will look at the components of this success – intergovernmental\, diplomatic\, economic\, national policies\, and social mobilization – and contrast the inputs and the outcome of Paris with the bitter experience of the Copenhagen climate negotiations 6 years earlier. The question and answ er and discussion following the presentation will also be an opportunity to explore current challenges in international climate policy and how to deli ver on the promise of Paris.
Bio: Richard Kinley served as Deputy Executive Secretary (Assistant Secre tary General) of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) fro m 2006-2017. He supported the Executive Secretary in managing and developin g a large international organization of 450-550 staff. He oversaw the secre tariat operational and strategic support to the international climate negot iations including the process of negotiating the Paris Agreement. He also o versaw the organization of the climate change conferences which are the lar gest annual events in the UN calendar\, including the landmark Paris Climat e Change Conference (2015).
Note: This event will be video recorded and posted on this page.