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Elizabeth Thompson
Representante Permanente de Barbados ante las Naciones Unidas
Mark Turner
Ex Consultora Senior de Comunicación, Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
Los pueblos insulares pueden plantearse enfoques que alteren el clima, como la eliminación del dióxido de carbono y la modificación de la radiación solar, debido a la amenaza existencial que supone el cambio climático, afirmó la embajadora Elizabeth Thompson durante una entrevista en "C2GTalk". Uno de los principales retos, en su opinión, es cómo garantizar que los más vulnerables tengan un sitio en la mesa cuando se consideren estos enfoques.
This interview was recorded on November 24, 2020, and is also available with interpretation into 中文, Español, and Français.
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 Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson during a C2GTalk interview. One of the main challenges, in her view, is how to ensure that the most vulnerable will have a seat at the table when these approaches are considered.
Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson is the permanent representative of Barbados to the United Nations. She has worked in development policy for nearly 25 years. She served as an elected member of Parliament from 1994 to 2008, and at various times as minister of energy and environment, housing and lands, physical development and planning, and health.
Thompson served as assistant secretary-general of the United Nations as one of two executive coordinators at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, and engaged in a number of advisory roles within the UN system, including on the transition from the MDGs to the SDGs, in the Office of the UN Secretary General, UNDP, the President of the General Assembly and on the Secretary General’s global energy initiative, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL). This interview was recorded on November 24, 2020.
For more, including an edited transcript, please visit C2G's website.
