The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21 / CMP 11) taking place in Paris November 30-December 11, 2015 seeks to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2⁰C. This will not be an easy goal to reach, as many scientists say the gases we have already emitted into the atmosphere will inevitably lead to a 2 degree increase. Expectations are high on all sides – with optimists and pessimists alike touting this as our last chance to avert catastrophe. This month’s session of our Conversations on Europe series of virtual roundtables will assemble a panel of experts to provide their views of what was accomplished and what was lost in the negotiations. Are the dire prognostications reasonable? And what are the next steps? Audience participation is encouraged. For more information or to participate remotely, contact adelnore@pitt.edu.

Audience participation is encouraged. For more information or to participate remotely, contact adelnore@pitt.edu.

Panelists Include:

Michaël Aklin, Assistant Professor, Political Science

Wil Burns, Co-Executive Director, Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, American University

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Research Fellow, European Energy Policy, Jacques Delors Institute

Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara