A new world order is emerging. Can it tackle climate change?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of global cooperation on climate change in a divided world, featuring insights from policy analyst Gordon LaForge.

We are living in an increasingly divided world. It took two decades to get to the Paris Agreement, and then global cooperation really lasted only for a decade. One key reason for this fragmentation is US President Donald Trump, who has taken an axe to the rules-based international order that America helped build. This week on Zero , Gordon LaForge, senior policy analyst at think tank New America, tells Akshat Rathi what comes next , and how progress can still be made on climate. Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green . Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Akshat Rathi

Guest: Gordon LaForge

Topics covered

• climate change
• global cooperation
• international order
• policy analysis
• fragmentation

Keywords

• climate change
• Paris Agreement
• global cooperation
• international order
• Donald Trump
• policy analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New America, Bloomberg Green

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