Approaching COP27: some questions for climate leadership

In: Open access government, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 412-413

Abstract

Approaching COP27: some questions for climate leadership
The focus on 'following the science of 1.5°C' constituted a major pillar of the UK COP presidency. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, together with the ensuing energy, food, and cost of living crises, climate leadership has been faced with an acute dilemma: how to square the long-term transition to a net-zero energy system, one that follows the science, with short-term energy security. Here Richard Beardsworth, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds asks is it possible for climate leadership to begin the long-term transition to net-zero.