“Fine words” on climate aren’t enough: UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen

“Fine Words” on Climate Aren’t Enough: UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen | GZERO World

On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Program. Will the UN Climate Conference (COP26) produce lasting change or just more hot air? The world's top 20 economies, Andersen says, are responsible for over three-quarters of global carbon emissions, so if they "make the requisite shifts, frankly we are out of the climate crisis."

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