Lord Nicholas Stern: The state of the climate — and what we might do about it
لورد نيكولا سترن: قضية المناخ - وما بإمكننا فعله
Lord Nicholas Stern studies the economics of climate change. He is a co-author of the position paper presented to the UN's 2014 Climate Summit, called "The New Climate Economy." Full bio
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على الطّاقة الملوّثة،
the vast majority of the people,
يكبر بنسبة 40 بالمائة،
years, a quarter of a million.
صرنا نواجه خطر درجات حرارة
this second transformation,
فعلينا أن نقرر ما سنقوم به.
and we can save energy.
there, well established,
and investment in them
نفس الخدمة حقًا،
ممن يعيشون خارج لندن
من المدرسة للمنزل.
introduced the congestion charge,
في لندن خلقت ضريبة الاكتظاظ،
transformations I've described,
علينا الاستثمار في مدننا،
من أقوى 10 بلدا في العالم
للاحتباس الحراري
incoming government of India
the economy and the structure
الاقتصاد والهيكلة من جهة،
ضمن البلدان متوسطة الدخل
mobile phones when we're away.
بالشكل الكافي.
immense risks of climate change
الرئيس المكسيكي السابق فليب كالديرون،
فلنجعل القرن القادم
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nicholas Stern - Climate economistLord Nicholas Stern studies the economics of climate change. He is a co-author of the position paper presented to the UN's 2014 Climate Summit, called "The New Climate Economy."
Why you should listen
Lord Nicholas Stern is the author of the seminal 2006 Review on the Economics of Climate Change, one of the most influential papers discussing the real economic implications of addressing (or not addressing) climate. The former Chief Economist at the World Bank, Lord Nicholas is now the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Since 2013, he has been President of the British Academy. His research and publications have focused on the economics of climate change, economic development and growth, economic theory, tax reform, public policy and the role of the state and economies in transition.
In 2014, as part of a commission chaired by Felipe Calderon, Lord Nicholas helped produce a report titled "The New Climate Economy," laying out an economic plan for countering climate change.
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