It’s not controversial to suggest that the natural environment is not in good shape and rapidly getting worse. António Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, suggests that civilisation itself is threatened by unaddressed climate change. Why don’t our leaders respond to the greatest challenge the human race has ever faced? This presentation provides an analysis of some of the obstacles and suggests that cooperating with China might be one way of addressing climate change, albeit not one that is likely to be taken seriously in this country.
About the Speaker
Mark Beeson is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University. Previously, he was a professor of international politics at the University of Western Australia. Before joining UWA, he taught at Murdoch, Griffith, Queensland, York (UK) and Birmingham. His latest book is Environmental Anarchy: International Security in the 21st Century, Bristol University Press.