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CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY WEEK: What’s at Stake in Paris - Diplomacy & Policy at the Climate Change Talks

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Opening the joint CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY WEEK event series two weeks before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, leading experts from Harvard and around the world examine the propensity for success, the arc of negotiation toward the Paris meeting and the science that must inform diplomatic decision-making on global climate policy.

Date: Time: - Location: Malkin Penthouse, 4th Floor
CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY WEEK: What’s at Stake in Paris - Diplomacy & Policy at the Climate Change Talks

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Opening the joint CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY WEEK event series two weeks before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, leading experts from Harvard and around the world examine the propensity for success, the arc of negotiation toward the Paris meeting and the science that must inform diplomatic decision-making on global climate policy.

- Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Harvard University and member of President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology opens the discussion.

His remarks will be followed by a panel conversation featuring:

- René Castro, former Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica; Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

- Paula Dobriansky, former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs and chief climate negotiator, United States; Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project

- Robert Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

- Nicholas Burns (moderator), Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Faculty Director, Future of Diplomacy Project

A light breakfast will be served.