Guest : Ambassador Bo Kjellén

As COP 19 in Warsaw approaches, climate negotiations within the UNFCCC are preparing for a new international agreement to be in place by 2015. Meanwhile, the first part of the fifth IPCC assessment report, recently released in Stockholm, has provided new impetus for coordinated international action to combat climate change.

Think Globally Radio this week speaks to Ambassador Bo Kjellén, Sweden’s former chief climate negotiator and one of the founders of the UNFCCC. Ambassador Kjellén explains where climate negotiations currently stand, and discusses the important role IPCC science has played for the work of the UNFCCC since the advent of the two preeminent UN climate institutions. Ambassador Kjellén also reflects on the legacy of Bert Bolin, his close friend and founding chairman of the IPCC, to whom the latest report is dedicated.

The Think Globally Radio episode Nov 10 2013