Why are the Rich Failing the Poor on Climate Change?
In international climate negotiations, lower-income countries have consistently urged high-income countries to provide substantial financial assistance to support mitigation and adaptation efforts. Meanwhile, the United States continues to take actions that hinder the global energy transition.
In this lecture, New York Times climate reporter Max Bearak will discuss his reporting on how wealthy nations – and the world's most powerful companies – are failing poorer countries in climate politics and policy. He will examine how financial commitments from governments and private sector leaders have fallen short, deepening global inequalities in climate resilience. Drawing on his extensive coverage, he will explore the political and economic forces shaping international climate negotiations, energy policies, and emerging strategies to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with economists Rohini Pande and Nicholas Ryan, both of whom have conducted research that has influenced environmental policy in lower-income countries, and historian Sunil Amrith, author of The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years
Max Bearak is a reporter for The New York Times, covering energy politics, international climate negotiations, and innovative approaches to emissions reduction. His lecture will be followed by a discussion with Rohini Pande, Director of Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale Inclusion Economics, and questions from the audience.
Co-sponsored by the Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale Inclusion Economics.
