COP27 Debrief – Beyond Doomism and Solutionism in Response to Climate Change

Based on the University Affairs OpED with the same title, this panel presents the experiences of Indigenous and racialized UBC delegates at COP27 and problematizes the approaches of climate doomism and climate solutionism in responses to the climate and nature emergency (CNE), focusing on how both approaches discourage engagement with the complexities of the CNE.

Panelists:  Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, Dr. Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, Dr. Shannon Waters, Dr. Sharon Stein (chair) and student coordinator Charlotte Taylor.

You can read the introduction to the panel by Dr. Stein (which unfortunately was not recorded) here.

The recording of the panel “Beyond Doomism and Solutionism in Response to Climate Change” on Friday, Dec 9 2022 is available here: