International Political Economy, Climate Change and the Ecological Crisis of Capitalism

February 29, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

This hybrid panel, co-organized by WatPEG/Global Political Economy Research Cluster and the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick, takes stock and discusses recent developments in field of political economy and climate change.

Speakers

Ben Clift (Warwick): Business-as-usual despite fast-approaching environmental tipping points? The IMF’s curious approach to tackling the climate crisis.

James Chamberlain (Warwick) and Nick Bernards (Warwick): Insurance and the contradictions of the climate-development-finance nexus: The case of the African Risk Capacity

Derek Hall (Laurier): ‘Whats’ and ‘Hows’ in Proposals for Radical Climate Action.

Comments by Madison Lee (Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo).

Piles of electronic garbage in a dump.

Photo credit: Montgomery Planning Commission/Flickr

Details

Venue

  • Hybrid – Zoom and room 143
  • 67 Erb Street West
    Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 Canada
  • Phone 2267723099
  • View Venue Website

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