Selin in US News: Climate Change 2016
Henrik Selin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that the next president elected in the U. S. should be bold on environmental issues.
Selin made the argument in a August 14 article in U. S. News And World Report entitled “The Climate Change Election.”
From the text of the article:
It is on the global stage where perhaps the spotlight – and climate scientists’ hopes and expectations – will shine brightest. In December, negotiators from nearly 200 nations will meet in Paris to hammer-out an international climate accord. It is expected to include commitments from China and India, heavy polluters spurred to rein-in their emissions and invest in clean energy by America’s own commitment to slash carbon emissions from its power sector.
“The rest of the world is going to expect the U.S. to live up to its commitment [made at the Paris meeting], no matter who is in the White House,” says Henrik Selin, professor of international relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. “If you have a president who comes in and starts rolling back the Obama initiatives, you’re going to have international leaders being very unhappy about this – and they are not just countries, they are trading partners. This is not just a domestic issue, it’s also very much a foreign policy issue.”
You can read the entire article here.
Selin conducts research and teaches classes on global and regional politics and policy making on environment and sustainable development. Learn more about him here.