Randall Krantz, an IESE alum, shares his optimism on the upcoming climate summit in Paris for which he is involved in organizing a conference of mayors.
Problems for Paris?
The tragic and barbaric terror attacks in Paris have cast a deep shadow on the upcoming climate talks which will need to resolve four critical challenges.
Cop 21 and China’s Coal Consumption
China’s report that it has used 17% more coal than earlier reported adds to the concern about reaching a climate deal in Paris next December and puts more pressure on Barak Obama to succeed where Woodrow wilson failed almost 100 years ago.
The answer is the sun
At the Paris climate talks, the only way the world will avoid going over the 2 degree warming target is for the industrialized west to agree to massively fund solar power development for the developing world
Thinking about the world and its future
A group of leading entrepreneurs from all over the world think deeply about the world’s challenges and its future