Paris +10

Montreal, Nov. 24 – Ten years after 195 countries signed the Paris Agreement, pledging to combat climate change by limiting global temperature rise to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels, Concordia experts are available to discuss how well those promises were kept.

Damon Matthews, Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment, is an internationally recognized expert on climate change science and climate policy. He can also discuss issues related to carbon budgets, climate impacts and climate modelling.
Damon.matthews@concordia.ca

Vijay Kolinjivadi, Assistant Professor, Sustainable and Equitable Economies, School of Community and Public Affairs, can discuss environmental policy tools, the progress made since the Paris Agreement was signed and root causes of ecological breakdown.
vijay.kolinjivadi@concordia.ca

Adriane MacDonald, Associate Professor, Management, Canada Research Chair in Governance and Sustainability, Tier 2, can speak on climate action, municipal climate action, collaboration and governance.
Adriane.macdonald@concordia.ca

Sam Rowan, Associate Professor, Political Science, is an expert on global environmental politics and international cooperation, particularly institutionalized cooperation to address climate change.
sam.rowan@concordia.ca