Fudan-LSE Lecture Series No.35

THE SPEAKER

Oran Young is a renowned Arctic expert and a world leader in the fields of international governance and environmental institutions. His scientific work encompasses both basic research focusing on collective choice and social institutions, and applied research dealing with issues pertaining to international environmental governance and the Arctic as an international region. Among the more than 20 books he has authored are The Institutional Dimensions of Environmental Change and Governance in World Affairs and Institutional Dynamics: Emergent Patterns in International Environmental Governance. Dr. Young taught a variety of classes on wide-ranging subjects that include environmental politics and policy, governance for sustainable development, environmental institutions, and the ecology of war.

ABSTRACT

Was the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, held in Glasgow in November, a success? What are the issues facing climate governance going forward? This lecture will address these questions, taking into account both the terms of the Glasgow Climate Pact and various informal initiatives announced during COP 26.