GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil

SPEAKER: Mark Kelso, Professor, Political Science, International Studies & Sociology Department, Queens University

An overview of international efforts to enhance global environmental protection, with a focus on recent efforts to address climate change.  Discussion of where these efforts have succeeded.

Discussion of key challenges that lie ahead.

BIOGRAPHY

Mark Kelso is Professor of Political Science at Queens University of Charlotte. His research interests focus on environmental policy and political leadership. His most recent publication is “A Green Presidency? Barack Obama and the Environment” in Meena Bose and Paul Fritz, Evaluating the Obama Presidency (2024). He has also published in Congress and the Presidency and Presidential Studies Quarterly. He is the 2017 winner of the Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award.

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