Michael Green serves as Executive Director of Climate XChange, a non-profit focused on carbon pricing advocacy, media, and research and is a Founding Partner at Carbon Capital Advisors, a start-up focused on using innovative technology and finance to address climate issues. He has been asked to speak at the White House, and he has served as a representative to the United Nations climate forum since 2012. In 2016, he was recognized as a Champion of Change by President Obama, for his commitment to climate change as an equity issue. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with him about the role,…
Professor Dr. Michael Braungart is a professor at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, the founder and scientific CEO of EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH, and the co-founder and scientific director of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). Since working for Greenpeace International in the 1980s, Dr. Braungart has been an international leader on research and consultancy for eco-effective products. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Braungart about the Cradle to Cradle concept that he developed.
David Wallace-Wells writes about climate change for New York Magazine. In 2019, he published The Uninhabitable Earth, a book exploring what life will be like after continued global warming. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Mr. Wallace-Wells about how the climate crisis will disrupt economies and livelihoods.
Joan Marc Simon, Executive Director of Zero Waste Europe, works on a wide range of projects and policy areas with the single objective of advancing a zero waste future for Europe. Among other publications, he has authored the Zero Waste Masterplan for cities as well as the book Zero Waste: How to Reactivate the Economy Without Trashing the Planet. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Simon about the zero waste philosophy and its ties to climate change.
Walter Kaelin is a Swiss international human rights lawyer, legal scholar, and presently the Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement. Before that, he served as the Envoy of the Nansen Initiative on disaster-induced cross-border displacement. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Kaelin on climate change and its effects on displacement and migration.
Danika Billie Littlechild is from the Ermineskin Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. She is a lawyer whose practice focuses on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous legal traditions, environment, water, health, and international law. From 2014-2018, she served as the Vice President of the Canadian Comission for UNESCO. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Littlechild on the challenges Indigenous peoples face in these contexts.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a renowned marine biologist. She founded Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and Ocean Collectiv, an ocean conservation consultancy. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Dr. Johnson about the role of oceans in climate action and how individuals can enact systemic change.
Adrianna Quintero is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Energy Foundation. Ms. Quintero is an expert on environmental law and has written and spoken extensively about the effects of climate change on communities of color and the importance of diversity and equity in the conversation about climate change. The Journal of International Affairs spoke with Quintero about the unequal impacts of climate change and how to prioritize equity in climate action.
