Politics of the Planet — Lan Marie Nguyen Berg

The continued reliance on a "business as usual" model is insufficient for countering the detrimental consequences of global warming. Numerous studies, including the influential reports from the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, have sparked a keen interest in understanding the prerequisites for the societal transformations necessary to address climate change effectively. However, a significant disconnect persists between the scientific consensus on global warming and the actions taken by political leaders at international, national, and local levels. In many of my interactions with policymakers from around the world, I often hear that despite being a global challenge, the discourse around global warming is disproportionately influenced by the perspectives and priorities of rich countries. Politicians in the global South in particular claim that this imbalance often results in global agreements that neglect the complexities of local justice and the intricate local politics involving competition for limited resources. 

Lan Marie Nguyen Berg is the Deputy Leader of the Green Party and a Member of the Norwegian Parliament. She previously served as Oslo City Commissioner for transport and the environment. @Lan_Marie

Key highlights

• Introduction – 00:24
• The importance of voting as a step for political action– 04:24
• Balancing short-term voter appeasement with long-term climate goals– 08:48
• How Oslo became greener – 14:07
• Radical policies for long-term benefit and trade-offs – 19:28
• The welfare state and growing citizen expectations – 31:10
• Why the Global South reacts to preaching from the Global North – 37:58
• Online abuse and the future of young European leaders – 47:44

Host:

Professor Dan Banik, 

Centre for Global Sustainability, University of Oslo

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