The Hartwell Paper
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The Hartwell Paper calls for a reorientation of climate policy after the perceived failure in 2009 of the UNFCCC climate conference in Copenhagen. The paper was published in May 2010 by the London School of Economics
in cooperation with the University of Oxford
. The authors are 14 natural and social scientists from Asia, Europe and North America, including Mike Hulme
, Roger A. Pielke (Jr)
, Nico Stehr
and Steve Rayner
, who met under the Chatham House Rule
.
The paper argues that "decarbonisation will only be achieved successfully as a benefit contingent upon other goals which are politically attractive and relentlessly pragmatic."
It emphasizes human dignity as a necessary guiding principle for climate policy: "To reframe the climate issue around matters of human dignity is not just noble or necessary. It is also likely to be more effective than the approach of framing around human sinfulness – which has failed and will continue to fail."
It has three main objectives:
The ultimate goal is "to develop non-carbon energy supplies at unsubsidised costs less than those using fossil fuels."
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in cooperation with the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. The authors are 14 natural and social scientists from Asia, Europe and North America, including Mike Hulme
Mike Hulme
Mike Hulme is a professor of Climate Change in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia . He was educated at Madras College, St.Andrews, and at the universities of Durham and Wales...
, Roger A. Pielke (Jr)
Roger A. Pielke (Jr)
Roger A. Pielke, Jr. is an American professor in the Environmental Studies Program and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences where he served as Director of the at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 2001 to 2007...
, Nico Stehr
Nico Stehr
Nico Stehr is "Karl Mannheim Professor for Cultural Studies" at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen / Germany and Founding Director of the ....
and Steve Rayner
Steve Rayner
Steve Rayner is James Martin Professor of Science and Civilization at Oxford University's Saïd Business School and Director of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, a member of the Oxford Martin School...
, who met under the Chatham House Rule
Chatham House Rule
The Chatham House Rule is a core principle that governs the confidentiality of the source of information received at a meeting. Since its refinement in 2002, the rule states:...
.
It emphasizes human dignity as a necessary guiding principle for climate policy: "To reframe the climate issue around matters of human dignity is not just noble or necessary. It is also likely to be more effective than the approach of framing around human sinfulness – which has failed and will continue to fail."
It has three main objectives:
- 1. Energy access for all
- 2. Clean energy
- 3. Dealing with climate change
The ultimate goal is "to develop non-carbon energy supplies at unsubsidised costs less than those using fossil fuels."
See also
- Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire
- Kyoto ProtocolKyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at fighting global warming...
- 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference2009 United Nations Climate Change ConferenceThe 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 December and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...