Nicholas Stern invited to give a talk on Climate, Growth and a Global Agenda
Nicholas Stern (London School of Economics, United Kingdom), President of the British Academy (from July 2013), and Fellow of the Royal Society (June 2014) will give a seminar talk in the Aula at VU Amsterdam on September 15, 2016.
In this talk Stern will present the logic, urgency and promise of tacking climate change, the subtitle of his 2015 book Why are we waiting? He will demonstrate that we know what needs to be done and how to embark on a new path. According to Stern it will be very attractive, including cities where we can work, breathe and be productive. It involves strong, clear and credible policies that chart a course of direction and give the confidence necessary for investment and innovation. The task is now to implement. Time is of the essence, the next 20 years will be critical according to him.