1. What is COP26? How have international efforts since the Paris Accord in 2015 been a mix of
good news and bad news on reducing carbon emissions?
2. What are the three main takeaways from the recent scientific report released by the United
Nations in August 2021? What do you make of the report’s conclusions, especially the short
window of opportunity for drastic action?
3. How does the international agreement on climate change work? Do you think this is the most
effective way to approach this problem?
4. What will have to be done in order to move the global economy from fossil fuels to
renewable energy? In the podcast, Ones and Tooze, Adam Tooze is relatively optimistic about
the ability to make this transformational shift. Why? Do you agree with his optimism?
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