Thomas Piketty
Inequality – capital and carbon in 21st century
Environmental degradation, in particular climate change and rising economic inequalities, are two challenges for the decades to come. Both challenges endanger democratic institutions and social contracts. In order to address these two challenges, it is essential to better understand interactions between economic inequalities and environmental degradation. In this lecture, Thomas Piketty draws lessons from his work on world inequality dynamics (Capital in the 21st century, 2014). He also presents from new research with Lucas Chancel looking at trends in the global inequality of carbon emissions (1998-2013) and analyzes prospects for an equitable adaptation fund.
Wednesday 25.11.2015
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