Global Climate Governance: Evolved Over Decades But Is It Effective?

Howard BAMSEY

Categories: Class of 2026, Global Climate Governance

Some three decades ago science pointed to the still potential threat of climate change. The science was uncertain and the global response tentative. Gradually the science has become clearer that climate change is one of the most serious hazards the world faces and the impacts are mounting rapidly. The global intuitional framework and broader governance to promote action in response has evolved and much action is now taking place. But that action does not reflect the urgency of the problem and lags the need. We are not on track to avoid ‘dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system’ (the major objective of the UNFCCC). The lecture will attempt to explain how the global community has responded to the science and why that response has not yet been sufficient.

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2 Lectures Duration 10 weeks Language English 14 students enrolled

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Howard BAMSEY

Howard Bamsey is an Honorary Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at The Australian National University. He is a member of the boards of the Climate Policy Initiative and Climate Works Centre and a Special Adviser to the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He was previously Chair of the Global Water Partnership, Executive Director at the Green Climate Fund and Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute. He has served as Special Adviser on Sustainable Development to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Special Adviser on Green Growth to AusAID. Earlier he was Australia’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, a Deputy Secretary in the Australian Public Service and CEO of the Australian Greenhouse Office. He held several appointments at ambassadorial level in the Australian foreign service.

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