Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)

C2G publishes conversations with experts in three formats: C2GTalk, C2GDiscuss, and C2GLearn.

C2GTalk is a series of one on one interviews with influential practitioners and thought leaders to explore the governance challenges raised by emerging approaches to alter the climate. Discussions touch on a range of ethical, cultural, economic, and political issues, whilst staying grounded in the practical and personal experiences of our guests.

C2GDiscuss is a series of moderated in-depth conversations between diverse experts on some of the governance challenges of climate-altering approaches. They aim to encourage an engaging conversation about some of the toughest questions faced by decision-makers on climate change, now and in the future.

C2GLearn is a series of online events, designed to catalyze learning about climate-altering approaches and their governance. Featuring leading international experts and practitioners, events include both formal webinars and informal "campfire chats," convened regularly throughout the year, with opportunities for questions and answers.

C2GDiscuss: From Net Zero to Net Negative: Policy Implications for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

Recent Episodes

OCT 25, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: What role can nature-based approaches play in addressing the climate crisis? with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal

Governance is a key element in ensuring that nature-based approaches to addressing the climate crisis support ecological functions, are sustainable, and produce co-benefits, says Manuel ...

OCT 18, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: How can multilateral processes shape the governance of climate-altering approaches? with Franz Perrez

Addressing the global challenge of governing climate-altering approaches through multilateralism is not just possible but necessary, says Ambassador Franz Perrez during a "C2GTalk" interview. ...

OCT 11, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: How can young people get involved in governing climate-altering approaches? with Marie-Claire Graf

Young people may not yet have a seat at the decision-making table, but they are influential stakeholders with the power to steer the direction of ...

OCT 4, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: Is the multilateral system equipped to govern climate-altering approaches? with Paul Watkinson

Five years since the Paris Agreement came to fruition, Paul Watkinson talks to "C2GTalk" to provide some personal reactions, drawing on his long experience ...

OCT 4, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered? with Elizabeth Thompson

Island peoples may well consider climate-altering approaches, like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification, because of the existential threat posed by climate change, said ...

OCT 4, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: Is it time to consider additional climate-altering approaches to tackle the planetary emergency? with Johan Rockström

The world faces a planetary emergency that requires considering all possible options to tackle it, said Johan Rockström, in a "C2GTalk" interview. Speaking ...

SEP 27, 2021 Podcast

C2GTalk: An Introduction to the Series, with C2G Executive Director Janos Pasztor

Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative's "C2GTalk" is a series of one-on-one interviews with influential practitioners and thought leaders, exploring the governance challenges raised by emerging ...

MAY 1, 2020 Podcast

Prospects for Global Coordination in an Age of Pandemics & Emerging Climate Technologies, with Cynthia Scharf

Much like efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, combatting climate change requires cooperation on a global scale. And yet the history of ...

FEB 13, 2020 Podcast

Who Controls the Global Thermostat? with C2G's Janos Pasztor

With record-breaking winter warmth in Europe, catastrophic fires in Australia, and deadly flooding in Indonesia, we are deep into a climate crisis. In this wide-ranging ...

OCT 1, 2019 Podcast

C2G Update: Nature-based Solutions, the UN, & the IPCC Reports, with Janos Pasztor

Janos Pasztor, executive director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G), gives an update on his team's work after a busy week in New ...