Now, do we want our banks to continue financing fossil fuel projects such as Oil Exploration . Well, europes Climate Change credentials face an acid test today. Eu finance ministers will decide whether to back a plan by the blocs lending arm, the European Investment bank, the worlds biggest multilateral lender, to end loans to coal, oil and Gas Companies beyond next year. The decision comes against a backdrop of investors increasingly offloading their fossil fuel holdings, among them norways sovereign wealth fund, the Worlds Largest, which is dumping more than 13 billion of investments. But, despite millions of eu citizens joining climate strikes and rallies in recent weeks, the eibs plan is opposed by the European Commission and countries including germany, italy, poland and latvia. They want to keep funding gas projects to help the move away from coal to renewables. Germany is aiming to close its Nuclear Power plants by 2022, but doesnt plan to phase out coal Power Generation until 2
Sais assist up on her book tour. I had the pleasure of traveling with michelle in the uae last fall and hurt about this book, and so its been anticipating it and its an exciting read. I think, through asking the question why we ignore crises that we can see coming until they literally stampede is can i think shes got a new paradigm for thinking about risk, and im excited to hear her discuss some of her ideas and this evening. This book follows two others that i read the one on haitians and dominicans, and i bet put that together. I didnt realize that youre the author of that exquisitely written book she wrote a book on immigration that asks why we get immigration so wrong, even though our prosperity depends on our getting it right. Shes a prolific writer. Shes had a distinguished career in journalism and has also received numerous awards for her leadership, including young Global Leaders aboard for the World Economic forum, and she has also been recognized as a guggenheim fellow, and h
Separation of powers, the legislative power clause of the constitution giving Congress Power to make laws, the story behind that, why we didnt want a king, and how the system of government was set up, how we stood up and proposed we have a king and the Founding Fathers objected to this idea, soundly rejected it. Too much power in one person or group of people in the drift away from separation of powers is something incompatible not just with the constitution itself but stories behind it. Booktv wants to know what you are reading. Tweet of your answer at booktv or posted on our facebook change, facebook. Com booktv. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. I direct Foreign Policy institute and im delighted to welcome you to this evenings Foreign Policy institute conversation with Michele Wucker, she produced an excellent book, the gray rhino how to recognize and act on the obvious dangers we ignore. It is wonderful to welcome michelle, i am grateful to her for putting the site
Service by your cable or satellite provider. [inaudible conversations] im carla freeman, im delighted to welcome you to this evenings Foreign Policy institute conversation with author michele wucker. She has just produced her latest, excellent book, the gray rhino how to recognize and act on the obvious dangers we ignore. Its wonderful to welcome michele to sais, i am so grateful to her for putting us as a stop on her book tour. I heard about this book last fall and so have been anticipating it x its an exciting read and its an exciting read. I think she has sort of been asking the question why we ignore crises that we can see coming until they literally stampede us. I think shes got a new paradigm for speaking about risk, and im excited to hear her discuss some of her ideas this evening. This book follows two others that i read the one on haitians and dominicans that i and i had not put that together. I didnt realize when i met you last fall that you were the author of that exquisitel
As somebody with your viewpoint and seeing things all across the country, other any examples that are evolving that we can look at as an example of progress or success that we can look at and kind of understand, where is the hope in all of that. A great question. There is another great movie coming out, wont back down. You have a teacher and parent schools. If real important. Superman, i know all the sought, i needed to know whati found out she did get into school. Florida is a good model. Jeb bush is on another side of but he did a good job of forcing florida schools accountability. Right now, several years later, the africanamerican kids test scores in florida are on par with white kids in the rest of the country. By putting accountability in and giving some examples of opportunities for choice, he created an environment for these kids who are far behind and are now moving forward. Some of the stuff done in new york was amazing, particularly the agree the principals academy, where he