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Can We Solve the Climate Crisis?

The International State of Play on Climate Change

Last year, the IPCC and the U.S. National Climate Assessment both warned of the serious dangers posed if the world doesn’t act swiftly to curb the emissions that cause climate change.  

The the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the world needs to cut emission in half by 2030 to avoid temperature rise of more than 1.5 degrees C/2.7 degrees F. Meanwhile, countries agreed on plans to move ahead with the Paris Agreement, the landmark global accord on climate. Cities, states and businesses around the world are ramping up their action. Evidence continues to mount of the economic and social benefits of taking action.

David Waskow is the Director of International Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute, a leading international think-tank on environmental and development issues.  His work is focused on international cooperation that catalyzes and supports action on climate change in developed and developing countries.  

David has testified before Congress on responses to climate change and he is frequently a go-to source on these issues for the media.

This program is sponsored by North Shore Village, a nonprofit member organization of older adults committed to helping one another live purposeful lives.

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