Great Decisions: International Cooperation on Climate Change

Discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Moderated by retired foreign service officer Jared Banks.

This month, explore the UN-sponsored framework for negotiations on climate change and global warming, where experts and political leaders came together to seek a common cause for this growing crisis. Discuss the future of these efforts and what they yielded, the U.S. role in fostering cooperation on climate change, and the future of American policy leadership. 

Jared Banks retired from the Department of State's Foreign Service in 2023 after more than 20 years of public service. His career included overseas assignments to the U.S. embassies in Afghanistan, Brazil, Poland, and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. While in Washington, DC, he worked on foreign policy matters related to strategic competition, international organizations, science and technology, climate and energy transition, and human rights.

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