Scholars

Steven Hamburg

Watson Institute
[0:21]

Leiwen Jiang

Watson Institute
[0:34]

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Anil Kumar

Swaminathan
Research Foundation
[0:28]

Simone Pulver

Watson Institute
[0:24]

Part I: Global Environmental Problems

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• What is climate change? [Steven Hamburg - 0:55]
• What are some of the consequences of climate change? [Steven Hamburg - 0:50]
• How do we know that climate change is getting worse? [Steven Hamburg - 1:22]
• What are other pressing global environmental problems? [Steven Hamburg - 1:31]
• What is an example of a successful international environmental initiative? [Simone Pulver - 1:40]

Part II: The Environment and Economic Development

• What is the North-South divide? [Simone Pulver - 1:03]
• What are the disagreements between the North and South? [Simone Pulver - 1:30]
• What are environmental politics? [Simone Pulver - 1:01]
• What will happen if the world’s population continues to increase? [Leiwen Jiang - 0:39]
• What are the population projections for the United States, China, and European countries? [Leiwen Jiang - 1:36]
• How does household size affect energy consumption? [Leiwen Jiang - 1:00]
• What is demography? [Leiwen Jiang - 1:11]
• Why is demography important to study? [Leiwen Jiang - 0:41]
• Can we preserve the environment and have economic growth? [Steven Hamburg - 1:42]
• What is sustainable development? [Simone Pulver - 1:47]
• Is there a conflict between development and conservation? [Anil Kumar - 1:17]
• What are some alternative energy sources? [Steven Hamburg - 1:07]
• How can we reduce emissions? [Steven Hamburg - 1:52]
• What are the environmental problems associated with wealth and poverty? [Simone Pulver - 1:30]

Part III: Environmental Issues on the International Agenda

How has the oil industry responded to climate change? [Simone Pulver - 0:53]

• What are different U.S. perspectives on climate change? [Steven Hamburg - 2:17]
• What are other countries’ perspectives on climate change? [Steven Hamburg - 2:43]
• What is the Kyoto Protocol? [Steven Hamburg - 1:25]
• How does the U.S. response to Kyoto affect China’s policies? [Leiwen Jiang- 1:15]
• What is carbon trading and is it an effective method to reduce emissions? [Steven Hamburg - 1:59]
• The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism is a form of carbon trading. How does it work? [Simone Pulver - 0:53]
• How did you get Walmart to become more eco-friendly? [Steven Hamburg - 2:00]
• How does the public play a role in environmental politics? [Simone Pulver - 1:13]
• How should we think about environmental issues? [Simone Pulver - 1:18]
• Can the actions of individuals make a difference? [Steven Hamburg - 1:28]