2°C: the story of the global climate goal
Summary
Este episodio de TILclimate explora el origen y la importancia de los objetivos de calentamiento global de 1.5 y 2 grados Celsius. La discusión abarca desde los orígenes de la meta de 2 grados en el trabajo del economista William Nordhaus hasta la influencia de la Alianza de Pequeños Estados Insulares (AOSIS) en la promoción del objetivo más ambicioso de 1.5 grados. Se destaca cómo estos objetivos, aunque no son legalmente vinculantes, impulsan la acción climática y el desarrollo de energías renovables a nivel global.Episode description
The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 gave the world a shared target for halting climate change: that global warming should stop well short of 2 degrees Celsius. But how did that target come about, and what exactly does it mean? Prof. Maria Ivanova, a specialist in international environmental policy, shares with us the history and diplomacy behind those crucial 2 degrees.
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Credits
Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Executive Producer
David Lishansky, Editor and Producer
Aaron Krol, Writer and Producer
Lindsay Fendt, Science Reporter
Michelle Harris, Fact Checker
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Artwork by Aaron Krol