The Heat considers international plans to fight climate change

The Heat

Following two weeks of talks at the climate summit in Lima, an international agreement was reached on efforts to fight global warming. Representatives from over 190 nations met for two weeks recently in Lima Peru to hammer out the deal to fight climate change. The talks, organized by the United Nations, resulted in an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The deal provides a framework for a major climate change accord to be signed by world leaders at a Paris summit in 2015.

CCTV America’s Dan Collyns reported on the climate summit from Lima.

The Heat interviewed panel of climate change experts including:

  • Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment
  • Stanford University Environmental Studies professor, Chris Field

The conversation continued with Deng Liangchun, who works on international climate negotiation as policy program manager of the climate and energy program for the World Wildlife Fund China.