The Thirteenth – A recommendation for adding Internationalism to the Climate Agenda (for Leeds and Beyond)
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In July 2019 RJN was asked to become a part of the Leeds Climate Change Citizen’s Jury oversight panel. In our limited capacity, we were able to contribute some thinking to the recruitment process as well as provide testimony as commentators to the jury.
Our chosen theme for this testimony was the need for an international perspective to be considered in all thoughts, recommendations, and actions.
The 15-minute presentation from RJN director Peninah Wangari-Jones and trustee Sai Murray is below (from 13mins 29):
In addition, we had the opportunity to answer several questions:
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