Outgoing US Climate Negotiator Offers Arguments for Action

摘要

The US top diplomat for climate issues, Jonathan Pershing, made a broad pitch this week in support of action on climate change, framing it as an issue of security and economic competitiveness during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Pointing to instability in Nigeria that is partly linked to drought conditions, Pershing said there is a "climate change threat linked to terrorism."