Climate Change Science and Negotiations

Learn how we can deeply decarbonize the global energy systems, and put the world on a 2°C pathway.

These videos are from the SDG Academy course C limate Change Science and Negotiations, first launched in 2014 and taught by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Emmanuel Guérin, Director of International Climate Politics Hub.

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How Climate Change Threatens the Poorest of the…

How Climate Change Threatens the Poorest of the Poor

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The Millennium Development Goals were commitments made in the year 2000 by the UN to help Africa and other poor regions of the world end extreme poverty, and also to…
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A World Without Modern Energy

A World Without Modern Energy

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Our most important mission and goal is to increase access to modern energy in poor places in the world so that simple daily tasks can be achieved much more easily and…
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The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of…

The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

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How can we achieve deep decarbonization while satisfying the conditions for continued economic growth and development and growing prosperity? CO2 energy related…
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The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

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This chapter discusses the challenge of human-induced climate change. The general problem is of living in a crowded and productive world. There are 7.2 billion people on…
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The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory

The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory

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In this chapter, Emmanuel Guérin discusses the consequences of temperature increases that result from rising greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming of 4 degrees…
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The Earth's Energy Balance

The Earth's Energy Balance

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This lecture discusses the basics of climate science in order to support the discussion of deep decarbonization and other actions related to greenhouse gas emissions. As…
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The History of Climate Change Science

The History of Climate Change Science

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Although some people say climate change science is a hoax, it dates back almost two centuries and the basics have become very well understood. Joseph Fourier, a French…
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Energy and Poverty

Energy and Poverty

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In this lecture, Professor Sachs discusses those whom he calls the poorest of the poor, a population of around one billion people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and in…
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The Relentless Rise of CO2

The Relentless Rise of CO2

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Carbon dioxide makes up about 2/3 of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, mainly from burning of coal, oil, and gas. There has been a relentless rise in carbon emissions…
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Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

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This chapter takes a closer look at current energy trends, specifically the current dynamics of energy markets to see how we can decarbonize energy systems. In 2010,…
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The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks

The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks

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This chapter discusses anthropogenic greenhouse gases and climate forcing. It is important to note that carbon dioxide and other emitted gases mix with the atmosphere…
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What is an Energy System

What is an Energy System

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While to avoid the potential consequences of uncontrolled climate change requires profound transformations of the way we grow our economies, and in particular, a…
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The UNFCCC

The UNFCCC

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This chapter is about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For 200 years scientists have been telling is that if we cage the atmosphere chemistry a…
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The Business as Usual Trajectory

The Business as Usual Trajectory

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This chapter discusses the objective of limiting the temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level. The ultimate objective of…
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Electric Vehicles and Advanced Biofuels

Electric Vehicles and Advanced Biofuels

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The decarbonization of the transport sector is fundamental to achieve emissions reductions consistent with the 2 degree goal. It must start with the decarbonization of…
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Towards COP21

Towards COP21

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This chapter discusses the path towards COP21 in Paris in December 2015. COP15 in Copenhagen was unsuccessful in reaching a new binding framework. Copenhagen set…

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