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Tuft Fletcher’s Taking our Foot off the Accelerator: Prospects for Climate Action in 2023
May 18, 2023
Summer 2023 Executive Education Masterclass
Taught by Dean Rachel Kyte
Without urgent action to boost clean development, emissions reductions and investment in our resilience, we are on “a highway to hell with our foot on the accelerator.”
So says the UN Secretary General.
With climate diplomacy now omnipresent at virtually every negotiation table of consequence around the world, literacy and the ability to facilitate such discussions has become essential for leaders across all sectors: for those occupying boardrooms and c-suites, in cabinet offices and military commands, and leading NGOs and other civil society organizations.
This course offers a rare opportunity to work closely with Fletcher School Dean Rachel Kyte, leading expert in climate diplomacy, and the economics and finance of climate action. Dean Kyte’s advisory roles have included former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, as well as climate envoy of the World Bank and advisor to governments, the UN, development banks and private funds. Join Dean Kyte this summer for an exceptional collaborative learning experience.
Through lectures, research-based readings, contemporary analysis and active discussion, this class provides an understanding of the current state of climate diplomacy. The course will review what is at stake in climate diplomacy in 2023 and address key issues around climate finance- the issue around which so much climate diplomacy implodes. Additionally, we will examine leadership among governments and non-state actors and ask how the United Nations can hold all actors accountable for urgent action. What has to happen to achieve the requisite changes in agreements at the next climate talks presided over by the UAE in November 2023?
Enroll Today
After you complete enrollment, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. Your credit card will not be charged until the course begins. You will receive a welcome email and confirmation of your payment when the first online module launches in May.
Dates and Deadlines
- May 18, 2023: Online Course Begins
- June 8, 10, and 11, 2023: Live Sessions with Rachel Kyte (EST)
- June 18, 2023: Last Day to Complete Course
- June 23, 2023: Issuing of Certificates
Questions about the course? Contact FletcherExecEd@tufts.edu.
NEWIEE Members receive a discount, please email newiee@newiee.org for info.
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