At the same time, she says, companies and governments don’t always follow through on their promises. Securing the support of two industries that are drivers of deforestation “makes it much more likely that there will actually be implementation” of the pledge, Kuhl says.
“One of the things that makes it different is the involvement by a lot of supply-chain actors, particularly soy and palm oil manufacturers.” The pledge to end deforestation “is a breakthrough,” says Kuhl, who is running a one-credit pop-up course tied to the two-week climate summit. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Northeastern Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs Laura Kuhl.
