Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics and Diplomacy of Climate Change

Synopsis

• Limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees implies decarbonising the global economy five times faster this decade than was achieved over the past two decades.
• Simon Sharpe will argue that in the fight against climate change so far, science has been pulling its punches, diplomacy has been picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side.
• In each of these areas, he will argue that new ideas and institutions are needed, if we are to make faster progress. These will be essential to enabling the solar revolution to meet its full potential.