According to the World Bank, hundreds of millions could be forced to move from their homes by 2050 due to the climate crisis. People from low-income nations are four times more likely than those from the Global North to meet this fate, says the United Nations. By all measures, we are not ready. Wealthy nations - responsible for the vast majority of emissions - are finally holding themselves accountable. But will it be too little, too late? What measures could they take to both adapt to and prevent disaster?
Fatou Jeng (on-line speaker), Founder, Clean Earth Gambia
Michael P. Nash, Artist and Filmmaker
Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay, Associate Director, Access to Skills and Employment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs and Director, Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, Princeton University
Moderated by Liz Alderman, Chief European Business Correspondent, The New York Times