Developing nations and the West must play a leadership role in reducing emissions even if their individual contribution to global emissions is small.

“So that's why I think some of us do have to say idealistic do have to say that even though we're only 1% that we still have a leadership role to play and even if there is a price to pay as long as Dan and others can persuade people that in the long term that is the way that is the route”

Global climate policy should prioritize international agreements and taxing embedded carbon rather than focusing solely on regional emissions reductions.

“And that's where I think we should be looking much more at taxing embedded carbon, making sure that when we're buying t-shirts from China, we are paying the correct price for the embedded carbon and setting up a global system for that.”

The green transition is an economic imperative that lowers energy costs and prevents permanent exposure to fossil fuel price shocks.

“First of all, it would be wrong to talk about the green transition as a transition that is expensive for us. On the contrary, this will make energy cheaper for us.”