Landing the Paris climate agreement: How it happened, why it matters, and what comes next

The threat from climate-related catastrophes is growing and needs to be urgently addressed on the international stage. In “Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters, and What Comes Next,” Todd Stern provides a first-hand account of the negotiations that led to one of the most significant climate deals of our time. He articulates the diplomacy required to achieve the Paris climate agreement of 2015 and offers a perspective on what actions to take in the climate space going forward.

On Tuesday, October 22, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted the former U.S. lead negotiator on climate change, Todd Stern, in conversation with Sara Schonhardt of Politico to analyze the direction of U.S. policy toward climate change and to offer an insider’s perspective of the negotiations that led to the Paris climate agreement in 2015.

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