International Efforts to Combat Climate Change

Conference Call — March 25, 2015 — 56 min

International Efforts to Combat Climate Change

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Michael A. Levi, CFR’s David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment, and director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for geoeconomic studies, discusses climate change and the evolving global response.

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Speakers

Michael Levi

David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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Maria Casa

Director, National Program and Outreach Administration, Council on Foreign Relations

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