Home>"The way we define growth is functionally insane"
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22.05.2015
"The way we define growth is functionally insane"
On 18 May 2015, Former Vice President of the United States Al Gore held a unique conference on climate at Sciences Po.
Why is GDP not an appropriate guide for economic policy?
What can students do to promote sustainability ?
Why is it essential to have a global agreement on climate?
Former vice president of the United States Al Gore answered these questions during the exceptional conference he gave at Sciences Po on 18 May 2015.
Frédéric Mion, President of Sciences Po, and Jane D. Hartley, the US Ambassador to France, introduced the event. Jean Jouzel was the moderator of this conference that took place under the banner of Make It Work, a Sciences Po initiative promoting dialogue on the climate.