Podcasts about glasgow climate pact

Reflecting on COP26 from the perspective of COP28 allows for an assessment of the progress made towards the ambitious goals set at the 2021 Glasgow climate conference. COP26 aimed to secure global net zero by mid-century and limit global warming to 1.5 C degrees, underscoring the urgency of climate action. This summary reviews the conference's key outcomes and commitments, providing a basis to evaluate their implementation and effectiveness by COP28.The key goals of COP26 included achieving global net zero and limiting warming, with strategies focusing on reducing emissions to reach net zero by 2050 through phasing out coal, curtailing deforestation, transitioning to electric vehicles, and increasing renewable energy investments. Adapting to protect communities and natural habitats was emphasized, highlighting the importance of safeguarding ecosystems and human settlements from climate change impacts. Mobilizing finance was a major aim, seeking to secure at least $100bn annually in climate finance for mitigation and adaptation in vulnerable regions. Furthermore, collaborative action and finalizing the Paris Rulebook were stressed, highlighting the need for finalizing the Paris Agreement's guidelines and enhancing global cooperation against the climate crisis.The main outcomes from COP26 included the non-binding Glasgow Climate Pact, extending the Paris accord, and outlining decisions to combat climate change. The completion of the Paris Rulebook provided guidelines for implementing the Paris Agreement, encompassing emissions reporting transparency, common emissions targets timeframes, and standards for international carbon markets. Additionally, sector-specific agreements were significant, with notable commitments in forest conservation, methane reduction, automotive emissions, and private finance. This included an agreement to reverse forest loss by 2030 and to phase down coal power.Responses and reception to these outcomes were mixed. Leaders like UK's Archie Young expressed satisfaction, while UN's António Guterres described the agreements as a "compromise." European Commission's Ursula von der Leyen and the Maldives' Environmental Minister, Shauna Aminath, emphasized the urgency for ongoing efforts and the existential threat for vulnerable nations. Critiques from environmental groups targeted the Glasgow Pact for not fully addressing the urgency of fossil fuel phase-out and questioned the feasibility of maintaining temperature rises below 1.5 C degrees.From the viewpoint of COP28, evaluating the tangible actions taken in response to these commitments is crucial. The effectiveness of the Glasgow Climate Pact and the Paris Rulebook can be gauged based on progress in emission reductions, coal phase-out, renewable energy transition, and climate finance mobilization. The response of nations to commitments, particularly in deforestation and automotive emissions, will indicate the level of global cooperation and sincerity in addressing the climate crisis. Additionally, assessing adaptation measures and support for vulnerable nations is essential to understand the real impact of COP26 agreements. This retrospective analysis serves as a measure of the actual progress against the ambitious goals set during COP26.

Each year a different country becomes the COP president, in charge of organising and running that year's meeting. Usually this means that the host city moves each year, too. Any new agreements which are made at COP tend to be named after the host city, e.g. the 2015 Paris Agreement or the 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact. The 28th meeting will be held in Dubai. Cultural Survival attended COP28 in Dubai, from 30 November to 12 December 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended. Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) Interviewee: Carol Monture (Mohawk Wolf Clan) "LIBRES Y VIVAS " by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission

In this episode of "Small Islands, Big Picture", Emily and Matthew look at the United Nation's new Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), how it relates to age-old debates about small-state vulnerability, and why it could lead to a long-overdue shift in the allocation of international aid. In "Island Voices", Theresa Meki speaks about the meaning of vulnerability and George Carter highlights different aspects of SIDS' vulnerability that need to be considered. In "The Big Picture", Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa'olelei Luteru reports on how work on the MVI is proceeding. In "No Stupid Questions", Emily and Matt answer "Does thinking of Small Island Developing States through the prism of vulnerability risk infantilising them?".Featuring:Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Senior Research Fellow, ODIMatthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer, University of SheffieldGaston Browne | Prime Minister of Antigua-Barbuda and Co-Chair, UN High-Level Panel on the MVIFatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa'olelei Luteru | Permanent Respresentative of Samoa, UN High-Level Panel on the MVITheresa Meki | Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National UniversityGeorge Carter | RESI Co-director and Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National UniversityResources:ODI event | Putting the Glasgow Climate Pact into action: accounting for vulnerabilityProgramme page | Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)Policy brief | A global bargain for resilient prosperity in Small Island Developing StatesUN website | Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States“Small Islands, Big Picture” is a new podcast from The Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) and ODI which will shine a spotlight on the unique challenges and remarkable resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world. Hosts - and RESI directors – Dr Emily Wilkinson and Dr Matthew Bishop will be joined by expert guests from the Caribbean, Pacific and beyond to discuss the political, economic, social and environmental issues facing SIDS today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Small Islands, Big Picture” is a new podcast from The Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) and ODI which will shine a spotlight on the unique challenges and remarkable resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world. Hosts and RESI directors Dr Emily Wilkinson and Dr Matthew Bishop will be joined by expert guests from the Caribbean, Pacific and beyond to discuss the political, economic, social and environmental issues facing SIDS today.In this first episode, Emily and Matt explain the ways in which SIDS are some of the most distinctive societies on earth – and why a podcast that helps to amplify SIDS' voices is needed. In "Island Voices", Courtney Lindsay explains why the RESI programme is important. In "The Big Picture", Michai Robertson speaks from behind the scenes at the Bonn Climate Conference. In "No Stupid Questions", Emily and Matt debunk the all-too prevalent myth that many SIDS are not deserving of international aid.Featuring: Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Senior Research Fellow at ODIMatthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of SheffieldCourtney Lindsay | RESI Director and Senior Research Officer and ODIMichai Robertson | Antigua-Barbuda negotiator at the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)Featured resources:Putting the Glasgow Climate Pact into action: accounting for vulnerabilityResilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putting The Glasgow Climate Pact Into Action- Accounting For Vulnerability by Overseas Development Institute

Welcome to Episode #10 of the FITFO Podcast! Today I am bringing a good buddy, Nicholas Hermann, onto the Pod as he prepares to be a first time father. During this first Dad-Sode we discuss the topic he is most interested in "Figuring Out" as he approaches fatherhood, the climate crisis. Nicholas has a robust background in energy efficiency and sustainability. He worked for over a decade as an energy solutions consultant for a Fortune 400 company and currently leads the Energy Division of a thriving construction firm named Building Resources. Nick offers expertise in the development and implementation of financed energy projects and is pursuing his passion advocating for climate change awareness and prevention. Nick is married to his beautiful wife Brogan and they are welcoming their first child in spring of 2022! Time Stamps: 3:28 origin story of Nick 5:02 basics of global warming and climate change 9:20 wet bulb affect 12:15 the lag effect of global warming 14:40 the Paris agreement 19:45 net zero economy and carbon credits 25:41 what are some changes individuals can make to help with this crisis? 30:47 biggest contributors to global warming we are facing Referenced in the Show: Project Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming https://a.co/d/gcJnCuA COP27 - 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP27 https://cop27.eg/#/ The Paris Agreement - https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement Glasgow Climate Pact - https://ukcop26.org/ Net Zero Conference - https://netzeroconference.com/ Wet Bulb Effect - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaw1838 Cows and Climate Change - https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/making-cattle-more-sustainable Follow the Dads: Nicholas: IG: https://instagram.com/nicholashermann?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasrhermann Bryan: IG: https://instagram.com/bduzco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-verduzco-bb590122/

In this radio program, Cultural Survival speaks to Bianca Cartner from New Zealand. The discussion is about how the Glasgow Climate Pact Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar) Interviewee: Tiana Carter((Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Whātua) Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

In this radio program Johnson Cerda discusses the Glasgow Climate Pact and how some elements of the pact such as adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage are really important to Indigenous Peoples. Produced by Shaldon Ferris(Khoisan) Interviewee: Johnson Cerda (Kichwa) Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

As the world turns its attention to the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (CoP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, CoP26 President Alok Sharma reflects upon the achievements won thus far in the fight against climate change in our latest podcast. Sharma's address at the Wilson Center also outlines the steps that need be taken at CoP27 and in the future to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for all.Sharma observes that the CoP26 in Scotland last year represented a “fragile win” and that the Glasgow Climate Pact went further than many had imagined it would to keep accepted climate goals in place. “The pulse of 1.5 degrees remained alive,” he says. A year on from Glasgow, however, the geopolitical landscape has altered. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered crises of food and energy security. Economic factors such as inflation and increased debt pressures have compounded the world's existing environmental emergency in a moment when it is still making a tremulous recovery after Covid-19.  “But as serious as these crises are,” Sharma remarks, “we must also recognize the seismic structural shift that is underway. Our global political economy built on fossil fuels for the last century is in a state of flux.” He urges the world community not to get bogged down in, and distracted by, these new challenges. In this way, global leaders might avoid the same mistakes committed during the financial crisis of 2008, when economic meltdown put climate action on the back burner. Sharma highlights the excellent gains being made on climate action despite the changing currents, noting that “estimates suggest that by the middle of this decade, renewables' capacity is expected to be up 60 percent on 2020 levels”. He cites cleaner energy initiatives undertaken across various countries, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, and the strengthened reduction targets of India's 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution. Sharma also praises Kenya's pursuit of its geothermal potential and welcomes Australia back to the forefront of the “fight against climate change.” Taken together, these actions and others offer a “future of hope.”Yet Sharma also offers a note of frustration and urgency. He observes that his conversations today on climate issues have not changed in nature from those he was having three years ago at the start of his CoP Presidency tenure. In assessing the G20 Climate and Environment Ministerial Meeting in Indonesia in August 2022, for instance, Sharma reveals that "some of the world's major emitters threatened to backslide on commitments that they had made in Glasgow and in Paris.” The urge to reverse progress reveals that there is still “a big deficit in political will,” he says. “What further evidence or motivation do global leaders need to act?”A sharp critique of current infrastructure for addressing climate is at the center of Sharma's current thinking. He says that the institutions currently in place to deal with climate action are ill-fitted to deal with today's critical situation. “We cannot tackle the defining challenge of this century,” he argues, “with institutions defined by the last”. Sharma seconds the comments of Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, at the UN General Assembly in September 2022 that there needs to be an “overhaul of global financial architecture.” “Countries must get access to the technical help they need through fully operationalizing the Santiago Network,” he says.Sharma concludes by threading together the seeming paradoxes of our moment, noting that the positive work and progress already made in combatting global warming must be accompanied by adequate systems that recognize the systemic risk of climate change and manage it accordingly. If the global community can manage this task, he believes that the twenty first century “will be the century that we unlocked a just and sustainable path to prosperity for billions of people around the world.”

As Davos 2022 kicks off Sam sits down with author, mentor and guru; writer and storyteller; champion of a just society and an economy that serves us all; Satya Das. Working with colleagues at the Center of Excellence on Human-centered Digital Economy, he developed a new way to approach our planetary crises. They call it their 6-D vision: Disarmament, Development, and Dignity, as a framework leading to Decarbonization, Decentralization, and Digitalization. The Digital Economist looks at the potential of this approach in meeting the climate challenge, and argue that a 6-D lens enables a more robust and global understanding of humankind's mutual challenge in meeting the climate crisis. The Digital Economist's 6-D lens offers a means to align the similar, and often overlapping, goals of climate activists, The Paris Agreement, The Glasgow Climate Pact, and the business and investment communities as well as the climate pathways under the 2019 Marrakesh Partnership, which were updated in 2021 to further strengthen just transition, gender-responsiveness, resilience and circular economy. This alignment would ideally lead to coordinated implementation of inclusive climate resilience, particularly among the most vulnerable. It also offers the means to bolster the implementation of commitments under the overlapping vectors of these covenants, joining efforts to put the pledges into action. Their key recommendations: Adopt the 6-D approach to enhance the implementation of the Glasgow Climate Pact Use the mechanisms presented by The Digital Economist — the global carbon levy, the 6-D lens and fiscal measures to swerve from militarism to development — to meet and exceed the adaptation and mitigation funding evoked in the Paris Agreement and reinforced in the Glasgow Climate Pact Learn more about Satya and The Digital Economist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samconner/support

For our new mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Rob Doubleday is joined by our new Co-Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26. In this first episode, Rob and Emily are joined by Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Climate Scientist and Director at Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's climate initiative, Amy Mount, a climate policy and politics expert who has worked in government, NGOs and now advises philanthropies, and Dimitri Zenghelis, Economist and Co-Founder of the Wealth Economy Project at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy in Cambridge. -- Season 6 is produced in partnership with the research project Expertise Under Pressure, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change at the University of Cambridge. CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast is edited and produced by CSaP Communications Coordinator Jessica Foster. Research for this series is supported by CSaP Policy Researcher Nick Cosstick. Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here. -- Resources relevant to this episode: The Glasgow Climate Pact – Key Outcomes from COP26. Glasgow Climate Pact: https://unfccc.int/documents/310475 Last IPPC Report published before COP26––Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. The Paris Agreement: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement Cambridge Zero work on cascading risks associated with climate change. Bennett Institute working paper – Climate and Fiscal Sustainability: Risks and Opportunities. The Climate Change Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022: https://bit.ly/3Py8vQH Climate Change Committee New Article – It's Time to Turn the Tide on UK Adaptation Action Climate Change Committe Post-COP26 report – COP26: Key Outcomes and Next Steps for the UK. UN Convention on Biological Diversity: ​https://bit.ly/3MBTbRm Sign up to our CSaP newsletter by clicking here.

On Monday, COP26 President Alok Sharma said the war in Ukraine has pushed climate change from the global agenda, which is undermining the “fragile” climate deal reached in Glasgow last year. POLITICO Europe's Karl Mathiesen breaks down how geopolitical dynamics have stymied progress on climate since COP26 and the expectations heading into COP27.   Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.  Karl Mathiesen is the Senior Climate Correspondent for POLITICO Europe.  Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO's audio department.

Shepparton's new multi-million dollar courthouse (pictured) is, along with the rest of the city, at risk of being uninsurable because of risks posed by climate change -  Shepparton proper is on a flood plain and so threatened with flooding. Yes, Shepparton is a benign place, but it is strikingly flat and while for decades that has been a bonus allowing for extensive irrigation, it is now a burden as widespread flooding under a new climate regime could bring major flooding. You can read about this dilemma in the SBS story - "One in 25 Australian properties will be uninsurable by 2030 due to climate change, report warns"; or in the story by Climate Councillor, NIcki Hutley, in a Melbourne Age story "Climate change is making our homes uninsurable"; or a story from The Guardian - "Flood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable' by 2030, report suggests". The report from the Climate Council - "One in 25 Australian homes uninsurable by 2030: Climate Council launches cutting edge digital climate-risk map". And on the ABC it was: "Climate change means 1 in 25 homes could become uninsurable by 2030, report warns". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "OUR WARMING PLANET: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION"; "Climate Impacts: Special IPCC report knowledge share"; "EPA: Investigate increase in toxic pollution!"; "Introducing the Climate Justice Legal Project"; "WOTCH vs VicForests: protecting threatened species after the bushfires"; "The Earth is getting hotter due to human activities that release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere"; "What Is "Loss and Damage" from Climate Change? 6 Key Questions, Answered"; "ACT2025 Presents: Developing Countries Lay Out Demands Ahead of COP27 Climate Talks"; "Delivering on the Glasgow Climate Pact in a changing world"; "Firm releases guide helping enterprises reduce value chain carbon emissions"; "Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren't. Who's right?"; "Policymakers Must Focus on These 6 Areas to Slow Down Climate Change"; "Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change"; "Loy Yang Breakdown Burns AGL Energy"; "Voters believe they're doing their bit on climate but want government to do more"; "Tasmania slowed logging and became one of first carbon-negative places in the world"; "Mangroves killed during Black Summer bushfires near Batemans Bay are not growing back"; "Find out what threatened plants and animals live in your electorate (and what your MP can do about it)"; "Our Warming Planet"; "Introduction to 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy and Hourly Matching: What, Why and How"; "Caesars bets on solar, breaks ground on three projects in Atlantic City"; "Did California actually hit 97% renewables in April? Yes and no"; "Your Kids Can Handle Dangerous Ideas"; "Strong Winds Keep Fueling New Mexico Wildfire"; "Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic' increase in child marriage, Unicef warns"; "Exxon Mobil and Chevron report big jump in profits because of higher oil and gas prices"; "A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits' Mined for Sand and Clay"; "Why the Debate Over Russian Uranium Worries U.S. Tribal Nations"; "Why Americans Became More Vulnerable to Oil Price Spikes"; "Climate action is critical for health equity. Community health clinics are key - and need more support."; "Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees"; "Impact of energy-draining ‘vampire devices' overstated, says tech expert"; "Tasmania goes into carbon negative, with researchers saying native forests must be preserved"; "India Swelters Under Intense Heat Wave"; "India, Germany ink $10.5B deal for climate action targets"; "India's power consumption spiked to all-time high of 132.98 billion units in April due to heatwave"; "‘Not a plan': Cannon-Brookes, AGL chief clash over future of Australian energy giant"; "Adbri lays down new targets to tackle cement's carbon problem"; "Voters believe they're doing their bit on climate but want government to do more"; "Mike Cannon-Brookes says large AGL shareholders back his bid to stop energy giant's demerger"; "I've worked in agriculture all my life. Who can I vote for to protect Victoria's food bowl?"; Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

On this week's episode, we're talking about one of the most urgent issues facing humanity today, and how we can reframe our mindset around it to better encourage and allow ourselves to take action. That issue, of course, is climate change. Technology has created a lot of the problems we face, but is also coming up with some of the most innovative and inventive solutions. Solving this is going to take creativity, collaboration, and a willingness to change, but that's what we're all about here at the Tech Humanist Show! What is our individual responsibility to tackling these problems? What are the most exciting solutions on the horizon? Who should we be holding to account, and how? Those answers and more on this week's episode. Guests this week include Sarah T. Roberts, AR Siders, Tan Copsey, Anne Therese Gennari, Christopher Mims, Art Chang, Dorothea Baur, Abhishek Gupta, and Caleb Gardner. The Tech Humanist Show is a multi-media-format program exploring how data and technology shape the human experience. Hosted by Kate O'Neill. To watch full interviews with past and future guests, or for updates on what Kate O'Neill is doing next, subscribe to The Tech Humanist Show hosted by Kate O'Neill channel on YouTube. Full Transcript: Hello, humans! Today we're talking about a problem that technology is both a major cause of and perhaps one of our best potential solutions for: climate change. By almost any reckoning, the climate emergency is the most urgent and existential challenge facing humanity for the foreseeable future. All of the other issues we face pale in comparison to the need to arrest and reverse carbon emissions, reduce global average temperatures, and begin the work of rebuilding sustainable models for all of us to be able to live and work on this planet. By late 2020, melting ice in the Arctic began to release previously-trapped methane gas deposits. The warming effects of methane are 80 times stronger than carbon over 20 years, which has climate scientists deeply worried. Meanwhile, the Amazon rainforest has been devastated by burning. The plastic-filled oceans are warming. Coral reefs are dying. Experts are constantly adjusting their predictions on warming trends. And climate issues contribute to other socio-political issues as well, usually causing a big loop: Climate disasters create uninhabitable environments, leading to increased migration and refugee populations, which can overwhelm nearby areas and stoke the conditions for nationalistic and jingoistic political power grabs. This puts authoritarians and fascists into power—who usually aren't too keen on spending money to fix problems like climate change that don't affect them personally—exacerbating all of the previous problems. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson showcased exactly this type of position before a recent UN climate conference, claiming the fall of the Roman empire was due to uncontrolled immigration as a way of refocusing people's fear and attention away from climate change. Marine Le Pen of France went so far as to say that those without a homeland don't care about the environment. Similarly out-of-touch and out-of-context things have been said recently by right-wing leaders in Spain, Germany, Switzerland… the list goes on and on. Perhaps the most psychologically challenging aspect of all this is that even as we begin to tackle these issues one by one, we will continue to see worsening environmental effects for the next few decades. As David Wallace-Wells writes in The Uninhabitable Earth: “Some amount of further warming is already baked in, thanks to the protracted processes by which the planet adapts to greenhouse gas…But all of those paths projected from the present…to two degrees, to three, to four or even five—will be carved overwhelmingly by what we choose to do now.” The message is: It's up to us. We know what's coming, and are thus empowered to chart the course for the future. What we need are bold visions and determined action, and we need it now. At this point you may be thinking, “I could really use some of that Kate O'Neill optimism right about now…” Not only do I have hope, but many of the climate experts I have read and spoken with are hopeful as well. But the first step in Strategic Optimism is acknowledging the full and unvarnished reality, and the hard truth about the climate crisis is that things do look bleak right now. Which just means our optimistic strategy in response has to be that much more ambitious, collaborative, and comprehensive. As Christiana Figuere and Tom Rivett-Carnac wrote in The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis, “[To feel] a lack of agency can easily transform into anger. Anger that sinks into despair is powerless to make change. Anger that evolves into conviction is unstoppable.” One of the things slowing progress on the climate front is the people on the extreme ends of the belief spectrum—especially those in positions of power—who believe it's either too late to do anything, or that climate change isn't happening at all. Technology exacerbates this problem through the spread of false information. Thankfully by this point most people—around 90% of Americans and a higher percentage of scientists—are in agreement that it's happening, although we're still divided on the cause. The same poll conducted in October 2021 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, found that only 54% of Americans believe humans contribute to climate change. A separate study conducted that same month looked at 88,125 peer-reviewed climate studies published between 2012 and 2020, and determined that 99.9% of those studies found human activity to be directly responsible for our warming planet. It's important, however, not to write off the people who aren't yet fully convinced. Technology, as much as it has given us near-infinite access to information, is also a tremendous propagator of mis- and disinformation, which is fed to people by algorithms as immutable fact, and is often indistinguishable from the truth. Sarah T Roberts, who is Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she also serves as the co-founder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, explains further. Sarah T Roberts: “When I think about people who fall victim to conspiracy theories, what I see is a human impulse to make sense of a world that increasingly doesn't. And they're doing it in the absence of information that is way more complex and hard to parse out and might actually point criticism at places that are very uncomfortable. They sense a wrongness about the world but they don't have the right information, or access to it, or even the ability to parse it, because we've destroyed public schools. And then the auxiliary institutions that help people, such as libraries, and that leaves them chasing their own tail through conspiracy theories instead of unpacking things like the consequences of western imperialism, or understanding human migration as economic and environmental injustice issues. Y'know, you combine all that, and people, what do they do? They reach for the pablum of Social Media, which is instantaneous, always on, easy to digest, and worth about as much as, y'know, those things might be worth. I guess what I'm trying to do is draw some connections around phenomena that seem like they have come from nowhere. It would behoove us to connect those dots both in this moment, but also draw back on history, at least the last 40 years of sort of like neoliberal policies that have eroded the public sphere in favor of private industry. What it didn't do was erode the public's desire to know, but what has popped up in that vacuum are these really questionable information sources that really don't respond to any greater norms, other than partisanship, advertising dollars, etc. And that's on a good day!” The fact is, there are a number of industries and people who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Not all of them engage in disinformation schemes, but some corporations—and people—who are interested in fighting climate change aren't willing to look at solutions that might change their business or way of life. Too much change is scary, so they look for solutions that keep things as they are. AR Siders: “Too much of our climate change adaptation is focused on trying to maintain the status quo. We're trying to say, ‘hey, the climate is changing, what can we do to make sure that everything stays the same in the face of climate change?' And I think that's the wrong way to think about this.” That's AR Siders, assistant professor in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Geography and a Core Faculty Member of the Disaster Research Center. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation governance, decision-making, and evaluation. ARSiders: “I think we need to think about the idea that we're not trying to maintain the status quo, we're trying to choose how we want our societies to change. I often start talks by showing historic photos, and trying to point out, in 1900, those photos don't look like they do today. So, 100 years in the future, things are going to look different. And that's true even if you don't accept climate change. Even if we stop climate change tomorrow, we might have another pandemic. We'll have new technology. And so our goal shouldn't be to try to lock society into the way it works today, it should be to think about, what are the things we really care about preserving, and then what things do we actively want to choose to change? Climate adaptation can be a really exciting field if we think about it that way.” And it is! But as more people have opened their eyes to the real threat looming in the near-horizon, disinformation entities and bad actors have changed their tactics, shifting responsibility to individuals, and away from the corporations causing the majority of the harm. So let's talk about our personal responsibility to healing the climate. Tan Copsey: “We always should be careful of this trap of individual action, because in the past the fossil fuel industry has emphasized individual action.” That's Tan Copsey, who is Senior Director, Projects and Partnerships at Climate Nexus, a strategic communications organization. His work focuses on communicating the impacts of climate change and the benefits of acting to reduce climate risks. You'll be hearing from him a lot this episode. We spoke recently about climate change solutions and responsibilities across countries and industries. He continued: Tan Copsey: “I don't know if it's true but apparently BP invented the carbon footprint as a way of kind of getting people to focus on themselves and feel a sense of guilt, and project out a sense of blame, but that's not really what it's about. Dealing with climate change should ultimately be a story about hope, and that's what I kind of try and tell myself and other people.” Speaking of, Shell had a minor PR awakening in November 2020 when they tweeted a poll asking: “What are you willing to change to help reduce carbon emissions?” The tweet prompted many high-profile figures like climate activist Greta Thunberg and US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to call out the hypocrisy of a fossil fuel company asking the public for personal change. In truth, research has found that the richest 1% of the world's population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorer half of the world from 1990 to 2015, with people in the US causing the most emissions per capita in the world. Now, this doesn't mean to abandon personal responsibility. We should all make what efforts we can to lower our carbon footprint where feasible—whether by reviewing consumption habits, eating less meat, driving less, or anything from a wide variety of options. There's interesting psychological research around how making sustainable choices keeps us grounded in the mindset of what needs to change. I spoke with Anne Therese Gennari, a speaker, educator, and environmental activist known as The Climate Optimist, about the psychology behind individual action, and how the simple act of being more climate conscious in our daily lives can make the world a better place in ways beyond reducing our carbon footprints. Anne Therese Gennari: “Do our individual actions matter… and I think it matters so much, for 4 reasons. The first one is that it mends anxiety. A lot of people are starting to experience climate anxiety, and the first step out of that is actually to put yourself back in power. Choosing optimism is not enough. Telling ourselves, ‘I want to be optimistic,' is gonna fall short very quickly, but if we keep showing up for that work and that change, we're actually fueling the optimism from within. And that's how we keep going. The second one is that it builds character. So, the things that you do every day start to build up your habits, and that builds your character. Recognizing that the things we do becomes the identity that we hold onto, and that actually plays a huge part on what I'll say next, which is, start shifting the culture. We are social creatures, and we always look to our surroundings to see what's acceptable and okay and not cool and all these things, so the more of us that do something, it starts to shift norms and create a new culture, and we have a lot of power when we start to shift the culture. And then lastly, I'll just say, we always plant seeds. So whatever you do, someone else might see and pick up on, you never know what's gonna ripple effect from your actions.” No one person can make every change needed, but we can all do something. Every small action has the potential to create positive effects you'll never know. One surprising piece of information is that some of the things we're doing that we know are bad for the environment—like online delivery—may have more of a positive environmental impact than we thought. While the sheer amount of product that we order—especially non-essential items—is definitely exacerbating climate change, there are some positive takeaways. Christopher Mims, tech columnist at the Wall Street Journal and author of Arriving Today, on how everything gets from the factory to our front door, explains how, especially once our transportation and delivery vehicles have been electrified, ordering online may be a significantly greener alternative to shopping in stores. Christopher Mims: “The good news—you would think all of this ordering stuff online is terrible for the environment—look, it's bad for the environment in as much as it makes us consume more. We're all over-consuming, on average. But it's good for the environment in that, people forget, hopping into a 2 or 3 thousand pound car and driving to the grocery store—or a store—to get 5 to 15 pounds of goods and driving it home is horribly inefficient compared to putting the same amount of goods onto a giant box truck that can make 150 stops (if you're talking about a UPS or an Amazon delivery van), or a few dozen if you're talking about groceries. The funny thing is that delivery has the potential to be way more sustainable, and involve way less waste than our current system of going to stores. Frankly, physical retail is kind of a nightmare environmentally.” That's only a small piece of the puzzle, and there are still social and economic issues involved in the direct-to-home delivery industry. More important in regards to our personal responsibility is to stay engaged in the conversation. A both/and mindset is best: embrace our own individual responsibilities, one of which is holding companies and entities with more direct impact on the climate accountable for making infrastructural and operational change that can give individuals more freedom to make responsible choices. Tan Copsey again. Tan Copsey: “It is about political action and engagement for me. Not just voting, but it's about everything that happens in between. It's about community engagement, and the tangible things you feel when there are solar panels on a rooftop, or New York begins to move away from gas. I mean, that's a huge thing! In a more existential sense, the news has been bad. The world is warming, and our approach to dealing with it distributes the benefits to too few people. There are definitely things you can do, and so when I talk about political pressure, I'm not just talking about political pressure for ‘climate action,' I'm talking about political pressure for climate action that benefits as many people as possible.” So, if part of our responsibility is to hold our leaders to account… what changes do we need? What should we be encouraging our leaders to do? Since we're talking about political engagement, let's start with government. Tan spoke to me about government response to another global disaster—the COVID-19 Pandemic—and some of the takeaways that might be applied to battling climate change as well. Tan Copsey: “What's really interesting to me about the pandemic is how much money governments made available, particularly the Fed in the US, and how they just pumped that money into the economy as it exists. Now, you can pump that money into the economy and change it, too, and you can change it quite dramatically. And that's what we're beginning to see in Europe as they attempt to get off Russian gas. You're seeing not just the installation of heat pumps at astonishing scale, but you're also seeing real acceleration of a push toward green energy, particularly in Germany. You're also seeing some ideas being revisited. In Germany it's changing people's minds about nuclear power, and they're keeping nukes back on.” Revisiting debates we previously felt decided on is unsettling. Making the future a better place is going to require a great deal of examination and change, which can be scary. It's also something federal governments are designed not to be able to do too quickly. But that change doesn't have to work against the existing economy; it can build with it. It might be notable to people looking at this from a monetary perspective—the world's seven most industrialized countries will lose a combined nearly $5 trillion in GDP over the next several decades if global temperatures rise by 2.6 degrees Celsius. So it behooves everyone to work on these solutions. And what are those solutions? AR Siders spoke to me about the four types of solutions to climate issues. A lot of her work involves coastal cities, so her answer uses “flooding” as an example, but the strategies apply to other problems as well. AR Siders: “So the main categories are, Resistance, so this is things like building a flood wall, putting in dunes, anything that tries to stop the water from reaching your home. Then there's Accommodation, the classic example here is elevating homes, so the water comes, and the water goes, but it does less damage because you're sort of out of the way. Then there's Avoidance, which is ‘don't build there in the first place,' (America, we're not very good at that one). And then Retreat is, once you've built there, if you can't resist or accommodate, or if those have too many costs, financial or otherwise, then maybe it's time to relocate.” We'll need to apply all four strategies to different problems as they crop up, but it's important that we're proactive and remain open to which solution works best for a given issue. City governments have tremendous opportunities to emerge as leaders in this space. Studies project that by the end of the century, US cities could be up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the afternoon and 14 degrees warmer at night, meaning cities need to start taking action now. Phoenix, Arizona—a city that experiences the “heat island effect” year round—is actively making efforts to minimize these effects. In 2020, they began testing “cool pavement,” a chemical coating that reflects sunlight and minimizes the absorption of heat to curb the heat island effect. Additionally, measures to offer better transit options are on the table, with cities like Austin and New York emerging as leaders in the space. The Citi Bike app in New York City now shows transit information alongside rental and docking updates as acknowledgement that for many trips biking isn't enough, but in combination with buses or trains, biking can simplify and speed a commute as part of a greener lifestyle. Austin's recognition of the synergies between bikeshare and public transit has been praised as a model for other cities, as city transit agencies move away from seeing themselves as managers of assets (like busses), and towards being managers of mobility. I spoke with Art Chang, who has been a longtime entrepreneur and innovator in New York City—and who was, at the time of our discussion, running for mayor—about the need for resilience in preparing cities for the future. Art Chang: “There was a future—a digital future—for New York, but also being open to this idea that seas were rising, that global temperatures were going up, that we're going to have more violent storms, that things like the 100-year flood line may not be drawn to incorporate the future of these rising seas and storms. So we planned, deliberately and consciously, for a hundred-fifty year storm. We softened the edge of the water, because it creates such an exorbitant buffer for the rising seas and storms. We created trenches that are mostly hidden so that overflow water had a place to go. We surrounded the foundations of the building with what we call ‘bathtubs,' which are concrete enclosures that would prevent water from going into these places where so much of the infrastructure of these buildings were, and then we located as much of the mechanicals on top of the building, so they would be protected from any water. Those are some of the most major things. All technologies, they're all interconnected, they're all systems.” Making any of the changes suggested thus far requires collective action. And one of the ways in which we need to begin to collaborate better is simply to agree on the terms we're using and how we're measuring our progress. Some countries, like the United States, have an advantage when it comes to reporting on climate progress due to the amount of forests that naturally occur within their borders. That means the US can underreport emissions by factoring in the forests as “carbon sinks,” while other countries that may have lower emissions, but also fewer naturally-occurring forests, look worse on paper. This isn't factually wrong, but it obscures the work that's needed to be done in order to curb the damage. I asked Tan about these issues, and he elaborated on what he believes needs to be done. Tan Copsey: “Again, I'd say we resolve the ambiguity through government regulation. For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at ESG. So this big trend among investors and companies, the idea that you take account of environmental, social, and governance factors in your investments, in what your company does. Realistically, there hasn't been consistent measure of this. I could buy an exchange-traded fund, and it could be ‘ESG,' and I wouldn't really know what's in it. And it could be that what's in it isn't particularly good. And so regulators are really trying to look at that now and to try and standardize it, because that matters. Likewise, you have carbon markets which are sort of within European Union, and then you have voluntary carbon markets, which are often very reliant on forest credits sourced from somewhere else, where you're not quite sure if the carbon reduction is permanent or not. And yeah, there is a need for better standards there.” To do this holistically we will need to get creative with economic incentives, whether that involves offsets, green energy credits, or new programs at local, state, or national levels. One of the more aggressive and comprehensive plans for rethinking energy policy came from the EU in summer 2021, just as Germany and Belgium reeled from killer floods that were likely exacerbated by the climate crisis. The EU announced its ”Fit for 55” plans, ”a set of inter-connected proposals, which all drive toward the same goal of ensuring a fair, competitive and green transition by 2030 and beyond.” It's an approach that is systemic, recognizing the interconnectedness of a wide variety of policy areas and economic sectors: energy, transportation, buildings, land use, and forestry. And we need more programs and regulations like this. But until we have those better regulations we need, there are still things business leaders can do to make their businesses better for the environment today, so let's move away from government and talk about businesses. A lot of businesses these days pay an enormous amount of lip service (and money) to showing that they care about the environment, but the actual work being done to lower their carbon footprint or invest in cleaner business practices is a lot less significant. Tan spoke to me about this as well. Tan Copsey: “They need to move from a model which was a little bit more about PR to something that's real. In the past when a business issued a sustainability report, it was beautiful! It was glossily designed… And then when it came to like, filings with the SEC, they said ‘climate change is a serious issue and we are taking it seriously,' because their lawyers read it very, very closely. And so, if dealing with climate risk is embedded in everything you do as a business (as it probably should be), because almost every business, well, every business probably, interacts with the energy system—every business is a climate change business. They should be thinking about it, they should be reporting on it, y'know, when it comes to CEOs, it should be part of the way we assess their performance.” Nowadays, lots of companies are talking about “offsetting” their carbon emissions, or attempting to counter-act their emissions by planting trees or recapturing some of the carbon. But is this the right way to think about things? Dorothea Baur: “Offsetting is a really good thing, but the first question to ask should not be, ‘can I offset it?' or ‘how can I offset it?', but, ‘is what I'm doing, is it even necessary?'” That's Dorothea Baur, a leading expert & advisor in Europe on ethics, responsibility, and sustainability across industries such as finance, technology, and beyond. Her PhD is in NGO-business partnerships, and she's been active in research and projects around sustainable investment, corporate social responsibility, and increasingly, emerging technology such as AI. Dorothea Baur: “So, I mean, let's say my favorite passion is to fly to Barcelona every other weekend just for fun, for partying. So, instead of offsetting it, maybe I should stop doing it. And the same for tech companies saying, you know, ‘we're going to be carbon negative!' but then make the most money from totally unsustainable industries. That's kind of a double-edged sword.” It is notable that one of the key ways businesses and governments attempt to offset their emissions is “planting trees,” which has more problems than you may think. Yes, trees are an incredibly important part of a carbon sink approach, and we definitely need to plant more of them—but there's a catch to how we say we're going to do it. The promise of tree-planting has been such an easy add-on for companies' marketing campaigns to make over the years that there's a backlog of trees to be planted and not enough tree seedlings to keep up with the promises. It's not uncommon for companies to make the commitment to their customers to plant trees first, only for them to struggle to find partners to plant the promised trees. Dorothea Baur lamented this fact in her interview. Dorothea Baur: “It's also controversial, what I always joke about—the amount of trees that have been promised to be planted? I'm waiting for the day when I look out of my window in the middle of the city and they start planting trees! Because so much—I mean, the whole planet must be covered with trees! The thing is, it takes decades until the tree you plant really turns into a carbon sink. So, all that planting trees—it sounds nice, but also I think there's some double-counting going on. It's easy to get the credit for planting a tree, but it's hard to verify the reduction you achieve because it takes such a long time.” It's going to take more than lip service about tree-planting; we have to actually expand our infrastructural capability to grow and plant them, commit land to that use, and compensate for trees lost in wildfires and other natural disasters. Beyond that, we have to make sure the trees we're planting will actually have the effect we want. The New York Times published an article in March, arguing that “Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient…companies and countries are increasingly investing in tree planting that carpets large areas with commercial, nonnative species in the name of fighting climate change. These trees sock away carbon but provide little support to the webs of life that once thrived in those areas.” And that can mean the trees take resources away from existing plant life, killing it and eliminating the native carbon-sink—leading to a situation where net carbon emissions were reduced by nearly zero. These are problems that require collaboration and communication between industries, governments, activists, and individuals. Beyond those initiatives, companies can also improve their climate impact by investing in improvements to transportation for employees and customers, perhaps offering public transit or electric vehicle incentives to employees, or investing in a partnership with their municipality to provide electric vehicle charging stations at offices and storefronts. Additionally, business responsibility may include strategic adjustments to the supply chain or to materials used in products, packaging, or delivery. Another issue when it comes to offsetting emissions is the leeway the tech industry gives itself when it comes to measuring their own global climate impact, when the materials they need to build technology is one of the chief contributors to carbon emissions. Dorothea Baur again. Dorothea Baur: “The whole supply chain of the IT industry is also heavily based on minerals. There are actually, there are really interesting initiatives also by tech companies, or like commodity companies that specifically focus on the minerals or the metals that are in our computers. Like cobalt, there's a new transparency initiative, a fair cobalt initiative. So they are aware of this, but if you look at where is the main focus, it's more on the output than on the input. And even though the tech companies say, ‘oh, we're going to be carbon neutral or carbon negative,' as long as they sell their cloud services to the fossil industry, that's basically irrelevant.” Currently, AI tech is an “energy glutton”—training just one machine learning algorithm can produce CO2 emissions that are 5 times more than the lifetime emissions of a car. But there is still hope for AI as a tool to help with climate change, namely using it to learn how to more efficiently run energy grids and predict energy usage, especially as energy grids become more complicated with combined use of solar, wind, and water power in addition to traditional fossil fuels. AI can also make the global supply chain more efficient, reducing emissions and speeding up the process of developing new, cleaner materials. One small-scale use-case is “Trashbot,” which sorts waste materials into categories using sensors and cameras, eliminating the need for people to try to sort out their own recyclables. What's clear from every emerging report is that net zero emissions are no longer enough. We need governments and companies and every entity possible to commit to net negative emissions. Cities need ambitious plans for incentivizing buildings that sequester carbon. Companies need logistics overhauls to ensure their supply chains are as compliant as possible, and then some. Tan Copsey: ““What's interesting is when they talk about Net Zero—particularly companies, but also a lot of governments—they talk about Net Zero by 2050. What is that, 28 years. 28 years is still a long time away, and if you're a government, the current president certainly won't be president in 2050. If you're a company CEO, you may not be CEO next quarter, let alone in 28 years, and so we have to have nearer-term targets. You want to be Net Zero by 2050? Tell me how you're gonna get there. Tell me what you're gonna do by 2030, tell me what you're gonna do by next quarter. One of the things that encourages me is things like change in financial regulation, which sounds arcane and slightly off-topic, but it's not. It's about what companies report when, and how investors hold those companies to account to nearer-term action, because that's how we get there.” One of the reasons that corporations do so little to minimize their carbon footprint is that they don't accurately measure their own carbon emissions. Using AI to track emissions can show problem areas, and what can be done to address those issues. Abhishek Gupta, machine learning engineer, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, and board member of Microsoft's CSE Responsible AI board, spoke to me about an initiative he's working on to help ease this burden by making it easier for developers to track the effect they're having on the environment by incorporating data collection into their existing workflow. Abhishek Gupta: “One of the projects that we're working on is to help developers assess the environmental impacts of the work that they do. Not to say that there aren't initiative already, there are—the problem with a lot of these are, they ignore the developer's workflow. So the problem then is, if you're asking me to go to an external website and put in all of this information, chances are I might do it the first couple of times, but I start to drop the ball later on. But if you were to integrate this in a manner that is similar to ML Flow, now that's something that's a little more natural to the developer workflow; data science workflow. If you were to integrate the environmental impacts in a way that follows this precedent that's set by something like ML Flow, there is a lot higher of a possibility for people taking you up on that, and subsequently reporting those outcomes back to you, rather than me having to go to an external website, fill out a form, take that PDF report of whatever… that's just too much effort. So that's really what we're trying to do, is to make it easy for you to do the right thing.” And Abhishek isn't the only one who sees potential in AI. Dorothea Baur also spoke to me about her belief in AI, although she sees us using it for a different purpose. Dorothea Baur: “AI has huge potential to cause good, especially when it comes to environmental sustainability. For example, the whole problem of pattern recognition in machine learning, where if it's applied to humans, it is full of biases, and it kind of confuses correlation and causation, and it's violating privacy, etc. There are a lot of issues that you don't have when you use the same kind of technology in a natural science context, you know? Where you just observe patterns of oceans and clouds and whatever, or when you try to control the extinction of species. I mean, animals don't have a need for or a right to privacy, so why not use AI in contexts where it doesn't violate anyone's moral rights? And where you, at the same time, resolve a real problem.” Turning AI and algorithms away from people and towards nature is a wise decision in many respects. A lot of our efforts to curb the effects of climate change thus far have overlooked the same people that are overlooked in our data, and in almost every measurable respect, negative impacts of the climate crisis are felt most by marginalized populations and poorer communities. Tan Copsey: “I think that when it comes to climate tech, you need to think about who it's supposed to benefit. There's more than 7B people on earth, it can't just be for the US market, it has to be for everyone.” “The best futures for the most people” really comes into play here—communities of color are often more at risk from air pollution, due to decades of redlining forcing them into more dangerous areas. Seniors, people with disabilities, and people with chronic illnesses may have a harder time surviving extreme heat or quickly evacuating from natural disasters. Subsidized housing is often located in a flood plain, causing mold, and frequently lacks adequate insulation or air conditioning. People with a low-income may also be hard-pressed to afford insurance or be able to come back from an extreme loss after catastrophe strikes. Some indigenous communities have already lost their homelands to rising sea levels and drought. Indigenous communities, speaking of, often have traditional approaches—empowered by millennia of historical experience—to living gently on the planet and a mindset for cooperating with nature that are well worth learning. Seeking leadership on climate issues from Indigenous people should be a priority. An article published by Mongabay on December 21, 2021 gives an example of an initiative in Mexico that is using the knowledge of indigenous communities, and is working. Essentially, the Ejido Verde company grants interest-free loans to local communities to plant and tend pine trees for the tapping of resin, a multibillion-dollar global industry. Younger generations are eager to participate, and fewer people feel the need to migrate away from their homes. According to a paper by the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, the only way that recovery can work is if it is based on sound science, supported by fair governance, incentivized by long-term funding mechanisms, and guided by indigenous knowledge and local communities. Speaking of long-term funding mechanisms, let's talk about another group of leaders who have the potential to make a drastic positive impact today: private investors. Activist investors may seem unwelcome, but when they're making priorities known on behalf of humanity, they're ultimately doing us all a service. These people have the ability to help shape company and government policy by letting their dollars speak for us, by investing in solutions and burgeoning industries that we drastically need. That's been happening, such as when the shareholders of both ExxonMobil and Chevron sent strong messages about getting serious with respect to climate responsibility. In Europe, shareholder votes and a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its emissions faster than they'd already been planning. And social and financial pressure is a good way to nudge executives in the right direction, especially leaders who don't make climate-friendly decisions out of fear of pushback from their boards and investors. Tan Copsey: “Investors increasingly should be thinking about the companies they invest in on the basis of their climate performance. And that isn't just, ‘oh, they reduced some greenhouse gas emissions,' because, y'know, you look at a lot of tech companies and they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, but really they have to do more than that. For businesses in other sectors, it may not be that simple. Certainly there are harder to abate sectors, and so it could be that you are the CEO of a steel company, and your emissions are still gigantic, but the change you can make by introducing, say, hydrogen, and getting rid of coal, or introducing renewable energy plus hydrogen to your—the way in which you do steel, is transformative for the global economy and transformative for the climate system, and in a way investing in that company is more climate-friendly than investing in a tech company; but chances are you have an ETF and you're doing both.” Despite everything I've talked about today, it's important for all of us to remain optimistic. I asked Anne Therese Gennari why optimism is important, and her answer didn't disappoint. Anne Therese Gennari: “Optimism, for scientific reasons, is actually very important. If you look to neuroscience, we need optimism to believe something better is possible, and then find the motivation and the courage to take action right now to get us closer to that goal. And I think there is a huge difference between optimism and toxic positivity, and I think a lot of people who don't agree with optimism associate it with always trying to be happy, thinking good thoughts and hoping things will turn out to the better. And that's why I love to come back to this understanding that ‘awareness hurts, and that's okay.' Because when we tell ourselves that not everything is beautiful, and sometimes things will be painful, we can actually handle that, and we can take that. But from that place of awareness, we can start to grow a seed of hope and tell ourselves, ‘well, what if? What if we did take action, and this happened? What if we can create a more beautiful world in the future? And so, we can paint a picture that's all doomsday, or we can paint one that's beautiful. So which one do we want to start working towards?” And if you find yourself saying, “I really want to be optimistic, but it's too hard! There's just so much bad news out there…” don't fret! You aren't alone. You might even say that's a quite human response. Anne Therese Gennari: “We're human beings, and as a species, we respond to certain kinds of information in different ways. Information that's negative or fear based has a very limiting response in our brains. When we hear something that's overwhelming, like climate change, and we know it's urgent, we might understand that it's urgent, but the action isn't there. Because how our brains respond to something that we don't want to happen is actually to not take action. And it goes back to way back in time, where like, you're facing this dangerous animal, and you're like ‘there's no way I can fight this animal, I can't outrun it, so what am I gonna do? I'm gonna stand here super still and hope that it doesn't see me.' That's literally what our brains think about when something's that overwhelming. And so I think the more urgent the matter is, the more important it is that we actually fuel ourselves with an optimistic future or goal to work towards, because that is the only way that we can actually trigger action.” So let's fuel our minds with an optimistic future to work towards. Despite all the bad news you've heard—even on this episode—there are a lot of hopeful developments happening! The most recent U.N. Climate Conference, COP26, established the Glasgow Climate Pact, which recognizes that the situation is at an emergency level, asking countries to accelerate their plans by calling for provable action by next year. Policy changes, government regulations, and people becoming motivated are all on the rise. Caleb Gardner, who was lead digital strategist for President Obama's political advocacy group, OFA and is now founding partner of 18 Coffees, a strategy firm working at the intersection of digital innovation, social change, and the future of work, spoke to me about what he's most optimistic about, which is right in line with this show's values. Caleb Gardner: “I'm probably most optimistic about technology's ability to tackle global problems like climate change. I'm actually pretty bullish on technology's ability to solve and actually innovate around the reduction of carbon in our atmosphere, electric vehicles, electric grid… and what's great is a lot of that's already being driven by the private sector around the world, so it's not as dependent on government as we think that it is.” So let's talk about some of the emerging technologies that show a lot of promise in mitigating the effects of climate change—and that might make sense to invest in, if you have the means to do so. A team of UCLA scientists led by Aaswath Raman has developed a thin, mirror-like film that reflects heat to outer space through radiative cooling, and can lower the temperatures of objects it's applied to by more than 10 degrees. The idea comes from generations of knowledge from people living in desert climates who learned to cool water by letting the heat radiate out of it overnight. If this film were added to paint and/or applied to pipes and refrigeration units, it could help cool buildings and make refrigeration systems more efficient, reducing the need for air conditioning, which accounts for as much as 70% of residential energy demand in the United States and Middle East. One of the strongest selling points of innovations like this film is that it doesn't need electricity; it only needs a clear day to do its job. Another innovation in reflecting energy back into space comes in the form of ‘cloud brightening,' a technique where salt drops are sprayed into the sky so that clouds reflect more radiation, allowing us to refreeze the polar ice caps. Then there's the new trend of green roofs, in particular the California Academy of Sciences' Living Roof, which spans 2.5 acres and runs six inches deep, with an estimated 1.7 million plants, collecting 100 percent of storm water runoff and offering insulation to the building below. The whole endeavor is brilliantly hopeful and strategic. A massive green roof is completely on brand for a science museum, but that doesn't mean other buildings and businesses wouldn't benefit from them as well. The National Park Service even estimates that over a forty year building lifespan, a green roof could save a typical structure about $200,000, nearly two-thirds of which would come from reduced energy costs. Other building technologies move beyond solar panels and green roofs, with automated building management systems detecting usage patterns of lighting, heating, and air conditioning. There have also been innovations in window insulation, trapping heat during the winter and blocking it out in the summer. ‘Green cement' can be heated to lower temperatures and cuts emissions by a third compared to regular cement. There are new Hydrogen-powered ships whose emissions are water. Electric planes have been developed for short-distance flights. Large floating solar power installations have the potential to generate terawatts of energy on a global scale, and when built near hydropower, can generate electricity even in the dark. Lithium batteries continue to get smaller and more efficient, and can be charged faster and more often than other batteries, making electric vehicles cheaper. And speaking of electric vehicles, they can help with our energy storage problems, with owners buying electricity at night to charge their cars and selling it to the grid when demand is high and cars are unused during the day. Feeding cows seaweed and replacing beef with insects such as mealworms can drastically reduce methane emissions. Scientists in Argentina are working on backpacks for cows that collect their methane, which have shown to collect enough methane from a single cow every day to fuel a refrigerator for 24 hours. To help curb other types of emissions, carbon capture and storage technologies like NZT allow us to capture CO2 in offshore storage sites several kilometres beneath the North Sea. But it's not just about new technologies, or technologies that only work for the richest people. Here's Tan again to elaborate on this idea. Tan Copsey: “This is a really tricky moment, y'know, this is a really bad time to be inefficiently using the resources we have. As we think about climate tech, think about optimizing mobility, as well as copying the existing model. There's a lot of existing tech out there that would make people's lives better—very simple irrigation systems—and so, we shouldn't just think of this in terms of big new exciting things, we should think about it in terms of deploying existing things.” All of this is part of embracing the mindset that says things can change. We need a can-do mindset, but we also need clarity and collaboration. Basically all options need to be implemented if we want to curb the damage that has already been done. Our solutions need to work in conjunction with one another, and support the greatest number of people. To close out, here's Christopher Mims with the last word on putting away the doom and gloom, and remaining optimistic in the face of overwhelming adversity. Christopher Mims: “If you really think about the whole sweep of human history, we live in a time where the pace of especially technological, and therefore in some ways cultural change, is so much faster than ever. We keep inventing new ways to kind of trip ourselves up, and then we have to just adapt so quickly to them. We're constantly playing catch-up with our own technological and social developments. So there's a lot of beating ourselves up over like, ‘woah, how come we didn't do it this way, or we didn't do this right?' or whatever. Sometimes I'm just like, ahh, just chill! We're going as fast as we can. It's very easy to get caught up in the moment to moment, but I think there is this kind of overall arc where, if we don't cook ourselves to death, or blow ourselves up, or distract ourselves to death, we're moving in directions that, once we have fully understood how to live in harmony with the technology that we've created, we'll probably be okay.” Thanks for joining me on The Tech Humanist Show today. I hope you've learned something, and at the very least, that you're going into the future with more hope than you had before.

We are also sponsored by Masa Israel, check them out at https://Masaisrael.org *** Today, there's hardly a subject that isn't considered controversial. But long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, the most controversial topic was a little thing known as Climate Change. Actually, they called it Global Warming then. Point is, the question of how we as humans are affecting the climate of our planet and what we should do about it, and when, is a hot topic. So hot that representatives of 197 parties attended the UN's COP26 last year and drafted the Glasgow Climate Pact. It's a topic so scorching hot that many politicians suggest aiming for net zero emissions in record times. So hot a topic, that we just had to have a climate expert on our show to discuss all this. Professor Yonatan Dubi is a professor in the department of Chemistry at the Ben Gurion University in the Negev. His fields of research are Energy transport in nanoscale junctions, Energy transport in photosynthetic complexes, and Heat flow in complex low-dimensional systems. If any of that means anything to you, you're probably listening to the wrong podcast. Professor Dubi will hopefully break down climate change in terms Two Nice Jewish Boys can understand. We are thrilled and honored to be joined on the show today by Professor Yonatan Dubi.

Following the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015, President of COP26 Alok Sharma speaks to Jaime Ho about getting the Glasgow Climate Pact past the finishing line, and why so much work remains to be done on the road to COP27 in Egypt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we recap what happened at COP26 in November 2021 and Malaysia's flood crisis. Though Malaysia signed Global Methane Pledge, and overall the Glasgow Climate Pact, does it mean real climate action for the rakyat? Are we moving away from false solutions like net zero 2050 or carbon-neutrality? More lives will be lost than saved as temperatures rise. Do not forget these floods and everyone who were affected, we must demand accountability. Follow KAMY: https://www.klimaactionmalaysia.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KlimaActionMalaysia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KlimaAction Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klimaaction/ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/fugu-vibes/spatial License code: 0BE8VBOHJNGLQM5C https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/smack-it License code: JW4NCHRTQQEJLVPM

COP26 was described as "our last chance saloon" to save the planet. Over 35,000 delegates from 197 countries travelled to host-city Glasgow, and at the end we had a new climate agreement – the Glasgow Climate Pact, which will set the global climate agenda to 2030. But in the months since the response to COP26 has been predictably mixed – so what did it all really mean? In the final episode of our series, we speak to Angus Mackay (UNITAR), Jayati Ghosh (University of Massachusetts Amherst, International Development Economics Associates), Marie-Claire Graf and Heeta Lakhani (YOUNGO) to ask them what they think the real legacy of Glasgow will be.

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference was taken place in November 2021 in Glasgow. After 13 days of intense negotiations, 200 countries reached an agreement on the Glasgow Climate Pact, which will accelerate climate action this decade and completed the Paris Rulebook. This week, listen to Ethan Elkind and Ken Alex, the Executive Producers of Climate Break, about the major outcomes of the conference.

U.N. climate talks ended Nov. 13 with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming, even as coal-reliant countries lobbed last-minute objections. While the agreement won applause for keeping alive the hope of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, many of the nearly 200 national delegations wished they had come away with more. “If it's a good negotiation, all the parties are uncomfortable,” U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said in the final meeting to approve the Glasgow Climate Pact. “And this has been, I think, a good negotiation.” The two-week conference in Scotland delivered a major win in resolving the rules around carbon markets, but it did little to assuage vulnerable countries' concerns about long-promised climate financing from rich nations. There was last-minute drama as India, backed by China and other coal-dependent developing nations, rejected a clause calling to “phase out” coal-fired power. After a huddle between the envoys from China, India, the United States and the European Union, the clause was amended to ask countries to “phase down” their coal use. “The approved texts are a compromise,” said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “They reflect the interests, the conditions, the contradictions and the state of political will in the world today.” (Reuters) This article was provided by The Japan Times Alpha.

A novembre di quest'anno i delegati dei 197 paesi della Unfccc si sono riuniti a Glasgow in Scozia con l'obiettivo di velocizzare i meccanismi dell'accordo di Parigi, siglati nel 2015. I negoziati della Cop26 hanno portato all'adozione del Glasgow Climate Pact, ritenuto da alcuni osservatori un accordo deludente e da altri il migliore compromesso raggiungibile. L'obiettivo principale mirava a tenere viva la possibilità di contenere l'aumento della temperatura globale al di sotto degli 1,5 gradi rispetto ai livelli di metà Ottocento. In questa puntata analizzeremo risultati e traguardi raggiunti durante la Cop26 insieme ad Alexander Virgili Consigliere e Vice Direttore Esecutivo e Gregorio Staglianò, Componente Esecutivo del Centro Studi Internazionali. Un think tank indipendente Istituito a Napoli nel 1992 e composto principalmente da giovani analisti, dottorandi, professionisti e ricercatori nel campo delle relazioni internazionali, della geopolitica e delle scienze sociali. Il Centro, la cui membership è composta per l'80% da giovani under-30, promuove ricerche ed analisi su temi politici, economici e sociali fornendo strumenti di analisi ad istituzioni, aziende, policy-makers e cittadini. Speakers: Ileana Di Martino Sound engineers: Daniele Baldo, Niccolò Delporto

In this episode, you'll hear about: COP26 being the first COP to materially include the private sector — and why that matters.GFANZ.Addressing the fear of banks leading the charge against climate change.The importance of focusing on small victories along the arc to net-zero.Climate change is now a boardroom-level, top-3 issue, regardless of industry.Carbon markets.Invest or divest to decarbonize?Read:  The Glasgow Climate PactRelated Article:  How BlackRock made ESG the hottest ticket on Wall StreetRelated Article:  What are carbon offsets? ‘Crazy' market needs regulationRelated Video:   Slaughterhouse worker's haunting story is food for thoughtDickon Pinner is based in McKinsey's San Francisco office where he co-founded and leads McKinsey's global work in clean technologies and serves as the global leader of the firm's Sustainability Practice. Dickon helps companies address the resource-productivity challenges the world will face in terms of energy sources, transportation, food, land, water, and basic materials. He serves investors (venture capital, private equity, pension funds, sovereign-wealth funds), large energy and industrial incumbents (oil and gas companies, industrial original-equipment manufacturers, utilities, automotive original-equipment manufacturers), technology start-ups, and policy makers/influencers (government agencies, nongovernment organizations, regulators).Dickon also helps clients who manufacture or use highly engineered products for companies in aerospace and defense, power generation, and oil and gas industries. Functionally, he focuses on increasing engineering productivity and transforming their product development systems, deploying techniques such as design to value, increased modularity, and increased automation. His experience extends to high tech as well; he previously was a leader in McKinsey's Global Semiconductor Practice where he served many of the world's leading semiconductor companies on strategy, capital productivity, and operational turnarounds.He received a master's in science in physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Fulbright scholar, as well as a Ph.D. in physics at Cambridge University. Dickon is a prolific author and frequent speaker at industry forums, including, most recently, the Clean Tech Investor Summit.

From October 31 to November 12 of 2021, 197 countries of the world met in Glasgow Scotland at COP26 to discuss climate change, emissions targets, mitigation, and collaboration. It was the first meeting like this since 2019, so the importance of the event was further emphasized. The world held it's breath as the conference came to a close, and breathed a sigh of relief when the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact was unveiled. In this bonus episode, we're going to look at what exactly happened, what it means for the climate in the coming years, and where we are at as a planet as we try to pull ourselves free of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Glasgow Climate Pact text- https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cop26_auv_2f_cover_decision.pdf How to Save a Planet episode - https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/5whvgxa/we-go-inside-the-cop26-climate-talks COP info - https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-cop?page=%2C%2C%2C0%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C0%2C0 CARE's report on COP26 - https://careclimatechange.org/what-happened-at-cop26/Greenpeace's report - https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/what-happened-at-cop26/WWF's report - https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/what-happened-cop26 UN summary -  https://unric.org/en/cop26-a-snapshot-of-the-agreement/ Video of Alok Sharma -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmaumUTqVE Innovating a Bright Future is the podcast that brings together technology and climate action in an engaging interview format that showcases some of the most interesting initiatives taking place across the globe. If you are someone who cares about climate change but you're tired of hearing about how the world is going to explode in a few short years if we don't do something soon (What does that even mean?), then this podcast is for you. We stay away from divisive politics and meaningless numbers with no context, and instead I interview climate action leaders implementing revolutionary ideas that are helping to reduce our impact on the world around us. Listen to this podcast to learn, be inspired, and find new ideas to look into even more. If you are interested in getting involved, please use any of the contacts or social media listed below, and look into the links below for actionable things you can do right now.Who am I?My name is Avry Krywolt, I am a student from Alberta Canada, I am passionate about taking action against climate change, and I am the host of Innovating a Bright Future. I've noticed through my own experience that the number of people concerned about climate change is growing quickly. At the same time, the information being presented to the public is, in most cases, a sad sigh of defeat, irrational denialism, or frantic screaming that does no one any good. The fact is that climate change is happening, but it is not hopeless, and you are not powerless. TED speaker and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe said that “The most important  thing you can for climate change is talk about it.” so let's talk about it. Let's learn about solar energy and battery storage, let's dig into green hydrogen, and wind, and the power of water, and the importance of sustainable energy. Let's learn and let's discuss. We aren't doomed, but we have to work hard in order to keep climate change from wreaking real havoc on our world. So let's get to work.Find more information about me and the show at our website - innovatingabrightfuture.comJoin our email newsletter - https://innovatingabrightfuture.aweb.page/p/be526572-0819-4a4d-93af-05cd8b2b715c Get involved:Become a member of the Alberta Youth Leaders for Environmental EducationTake a step in the right direction with Count Us InLearn more about climate change + climate action with TED CountdownSocialsInstagram - https://instagram.com/innovatingabrightfuture?igshid=tq6tfg2l0s7Twitter - Twitter.com/ainnovatingSupport the ShowPatreon - patreon.com/innovatingabrightfutureBuy sustainable clothing from TenTreeMusic:Tech Talk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4464-tech-talk License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

In this week's episode we continue our series debriefing COP26 and take a look at the climate movement for their perspective on the outcomes of the Glasgow Climate Pact. Staying optimistic and fighting for climate justice - because indeed our lives depend on it - is a rightful approach to the conversation. And yet, the clock is ticking. What's the reality behind fast-tracking our path to only a 1.5 world? Today, we talk to Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director at Greenpeace International, who joins us to discuss how shifting mindsets and systems are crucial in finding alternative development models and dismantling systems of oppression. Jennifer lays out how we can rebuild trust between those on the proverbial “inside” and “outside”. Because, whilst we have seen a huge coming together of stakeholders, movements and mindsets, this conversation focuses on understanding why we hear some voices proclaim a historic and generational win, while others voice a more depleted and disappointed point of view at the lack of urgency and responsibility by those in positions of power. The reality is that both are true. Join us in piecing together the puzzle and understanding deeper our role in the movement as a podcast.  And don't miss IDER, our musical artist with their song, BORED- a song born out of frustration  at the profit structures behind corporate power and false advertising.   —   Christiana + Tom's book ‘The Future We Choose' is available now! Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise   —   Mentioned links from the episode:   From Paul: A Climate of Concern (“When Shell was Greenpeace”) From Paul: Lawsuit - The People of California vs Big Oil   DONATE: Greenpeace International   —   Thank you to our guest this week:   Jennifer Morgan | Executive Director of Greenpeace International Twitter | LinkedIn   Greenpeace Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | LinkedIn   DONATE to Greenpeace   —   The incredible Ider is our musical guest this week!   Ider Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   Paul Dickinson: LinkedIn | Twitter   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

The results of the COP26 summit were mixed to many who were following the negotiations. Topic experts and activists showed up in force, calling attention to the inadequacy of the commitments made in the Glasgow Climate Pact. Meanwhile, the private sector made big promises to facilitate the energy transition and slash emissions. But what was the overarching narrative?Listen in as Ten Across founder Duke Reiter talks to Dr. Esther Obonyo and Dr. Christopher Boone who attended the conference to help us detangle this question and learn more about their first-hand experience and hear their big takeaways.For more information about the Ten Across initiative visit www.10across.com.

Smart Growth, the Philidelphia Planning Authority and Island Books combined to bring a special event to life in which Peter Norton talked about his new book: "Autonorama: The Ilorory Promise of High-Tech Driving". A full-length recording of the event can be found on the Smart Growth website. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) enabled people to hear a discussion about the question: "What Does the Glasgow Climate Pact Mean for the Fight Against the Climate Crisis?". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Scottish Tory MPs did not engage with UK over carbon capture funding"; "Let's turn the tide on climate change"; "New US energy standards would reverse Trump's war on lightbulbs"; "LABarometer survey finds adverse environmental conditions impact a growing number of Angelenos"; "Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making'"; "How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?"; "Australia's coal-fired power plants likely to shut almost three times faster than expected, report suggests"; "‘Really sad moment': bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list"; "Margaret River bushfire threatens properties as locals flee homes, but Yallingup fire downgraded"; "Israeli winemakers see climate change affects their grapes"; "Climate Change Is About To Change Everything We Knew About Tiger Sharks"; "Shale Reality Check 2021"; "Iceland facility sucks carbon dioxide from air, turns it into rock"; "Warmer winters leave Connecticut's forests vulnerable to a tiny, wooly pest"; 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This seminar is part of the REthink Energy lecture series, which is co-organised by the IIEA and ESB. On this occasion, a distinguished panel, will reflect on the outcome of COP26. In this conversation-style seminar, chaired by Alex White SC, chair of the IIEA Energy Group, the speakers examine some of the major developments agreed in the Glasgow Climate Pact and also discuss the significance of the sectoral coalitions formed during COP26, such as the ‘Beyond Coal and Gas Alliance' and the Global Methane Pledge. The panellists provide a range of perspectives and discuss the impact of COP26 on Ireland's climate priorities, on the EU's Green Deal agenda, and on the international community, in particular, on least developed countries. About the Speakers: Professor Morgan Bazilian is the Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Previously, he was Lead Energy Specialist at the World Bank. His work has been published in Science, Nature, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Previously Professor Bazilian was a senior diplomat at the United Nations. He has served as the EU's lead negotiator on technology at previous UN climate negotiations. Professor Bazilian is also a member of Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council. Connie Hedegaard is Chair of the European Commission's Mission Board on Adaptation to Climate Change, an element of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. She also serves as Chair of the OECD's Round Table for Sustainable Development and as Chair of Aarhus University. From 2010-2014, Ms Hedegaard was European Commissioner for Climate Action. Previously, she was Minister for Environment and Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark. Alicia O'Sullivan is a law student and Quercus Scholar for Active Citizenship at University College Cork (UCC). Ms O'Sullivan represented UCC and World YMCA at COP26. Previously, she represented Ireland at the first UN Youth Climate Summit. Ms O'Sullivan has also served as an Ocean Ambassador for Ireland. She is currently the Environmental Officer at UCC Students' Union.  Dr Sinéad Walsh is the Climate Director at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Previously, Dr Walsh served as EU Ambassador to South Sudan. Prior to this, she was Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Dr Walsh is the co-author of the book ‘Getting to Zero', which recounts her experience as a diplomat on the frontline of the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

In the 4th episode of Planet A's third season, Dan Jørgensen talks with Laurence Tubiana and Tomas Anker Christensen about the complexity of negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow, the significance of the outcome and the nature of the COP proces.Laurence Tubiana is CEO of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the former French Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21. In this capacity, she became the key architect of the Paris Agreement.Tomas Anker Christensen is the current Danish Climate Ambassador and has extensive experience with climate diplomacy. As Senior Adviser for the UN Secretary General, he played a key role in planning, organising and executing the Climate Summit in 2014.Mr. Anker Christensen opens the episode by providing a comprehensive primer on the most important issues that were discussed at COP26. He explains the importance of “keeping 1.5 alive” and talks about the general negotiation dynamics, carbon markets, climate finance and the reason why it is necessary that the global ambition is ramped up next year.Building on her expertise as the main architect of the Paris Agreement, Ms. Tubiana shares her views on the outcome of COP26. Although she's been sceptical about the outcome she calls COP26 a “much needed moment” and looks ahead to COP27, which will be held in Egypt next year.

World leaders recently gathered in Glasgow for the COP26 summit, where they signed off on the Glasgow Climate Pact, which states that carbon emissions will have to fall by 45 percent by 2030 to keep alive the goal set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. This summit followed a summer of record breaking heat waves and intense wildfires, such as those experienced by Greece and other Mediterranean countries, which were largely attributed to climate change. Experts Alice Hill and Madeline Babin join The Greek Current to assess whether COP26 was a success, look at the many challenges rising temperatures pose to humans across the globe, and explore the policy initiatives that can be adopted in response.Alice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. She previously served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council staff, leading the development of national policy to build resilience to catastrophic risks, including climate change.Madeline Babin is a research associate for the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, where her research focuses on climate change policy and building resilience to the catastrophic risk of climate change.Read Alice Hill and Madeline Babin's latest pieces here:What COP26 Did and Didn't AccomplishThe Policy Challenge of Extreme Heat and Climate ChangeA World Overheating: How Countries Should Adapt to Climate ExtremesThe Fight for Climate After COVID-19You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Pope Francis coming back to GreeceMigrant crisis front and center in pope's Greece-Cyprus tripWith migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided CyprusEU launches €300bn bid to challenge Chinese influenceEU launches €300bn fund to challenge China's influence

Insieme ai cari amici di SAIZ - Statale a Impatto Zero facciamo un ultimo bilancio della COP26 di Glasgow, sfociata nel Glasgow Climate Pact, parliamo di una previsione per niente ottimistica per i nostri amici siciliani e affrontiamo un tema clamorosamente assente dall'ultima conferenza climatica: il problema dell'alimentazione e un modo per ridurne l'impatto ambientale: l'entomofagia. YouTube - instagram - Twitch - facebook - Spotify

The aim of the UK COP26 Presidency was to keep alive the hope of limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5C, and the Glasgow Climate Pact does just that. Combined with increased ambition and action from countries, 1.5C remains in sight, but it will only be achieved if every country delivers on what they have pledged. This is what the Glasgow Climate Pact from 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place in November said. Before COP26, I had a chance to talk to political economist Alexander Gard-Murray, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Climate Solutions Lab and the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. And he is again my guest. How does he assess COP26? Who were the heroes and villains of the COP26 according to him? And is humanity still on a self-destructive path? Listen to our conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

This week Allan and Darren open their discussion with the Biden-Xi virtual meeting. It went for a long time, the atmosphere seemed cordial – is this enough for (some) optimism about the trajectory of US-China relations? Allan thinks so, while Darren cannot resist the temptation to offer an IR theory perspective and explain that the game theoretic concept of “deadlock” might best capture the bulk of US-China relations at present. Next, Allan and Darren analyse two recent speeches from Australian political leaders. To begin, in an interview Defence Minister Peter Dutton described as “inconceivable” that Australia would not support the US in an action to defend Taiwan, doubling down on this position in a speech to the National Press Club. In between, Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong critiqued the Dutton position in a speech at the ANU. What is the logic of Dutton's explicit language? Does it affect strategic dynamics? While the government is often outspoken about China, ministers also regularly pass up the chance to say more – how is the choice to speak out calculated? Meanwhile, Darren sees a national security politics "minefield" in efforts to critique governments as being too hawkish, but both he and Allan judge that Wong's speech was able to do it effectively, while introducing several other interesting ideas as well. The next topic is the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. Allan's assessment of the outcome is mixed, while Darren focuses on how difficult multilateral negotiations must be, especially because negotiators enter with high ambitions that may never be achieved because of the need for compromise. He thus understands why the conference president Alok Sharma shed tears of disappointment, but understands that a willingness to be disappointed, but nevertheless keep going, is essential. Finally, Australia is deploying police and troops to Solomon Islands given unfolding unrest. Allan provides the historical context to this decision (the RAMSI mission) while Darren wonders whether the China angle is meaningful. Relevant links The White House, Readout of President Biden's Virtual Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, 16 November 2021: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/16/readout-of-president-bidens-virtual-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/ Vincent Ni, “Biden-Xi summit highlights tensions – and desire for cooperation” The Guardian, 16 Nov 2021: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/16/biden-xi-summit-highlights-tensions-and-desire-for-cooperation Lily Kuo, “China lauds Biden-Xi summit as start of more equal relationship, despite lack of real progress”, Washington Post, 16 November 2021: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/xi-biden-summit-china-reaction/2021/11/16/f28cd98e-4657-11ec-beca-3cc7103bd814_story.html Troy Bramston, “Taiwan defence a must: Dutton”, The Australian, 13 November 2021: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/defending-taiwan-against-beijing-is-a-must-says-peter-dutton/news-story/ef9dd7fd56515afbdc90021760d1d344 Penny Wong, “Expanding Australia's Power and Influence: Speech to the National Security College”, Australian National University, Canberra, 23 November 2021: https://www.pennywong.com.au/media-hub/speeches/expanding-australia-s-power-and-influence-speech-to-the-national-security-college-australian-national-university-canberra-23-11-2021/ Peter Dutton, National Press Club Address, Canberra, ACT, 26 November 2021: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/peter-dutton/speeches/national-press-club-address-canberra-act Mark Thirlwell, “An initial assessment of COP26', Australian Institute of Company Directors, 17 November 2021: https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/chief-economist/an-initial-assessment-of-cop26 “COP26: Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact agreed”, BBC Video, 13 November 2021: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-59276651 Alexander Downer, “Solomon Islands intervention is always about the China factor”, Australian Financial Review, 28 November 2021: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/solomon-islands-intervention-is-always-about-the-china-factor-20211125-p59c9l Ed Cavanough, “Behind the scenes in the Solomons, local leader has leveraged China issue to his advantage”, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November 2021: https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/behind-the-scenes-in-the-solomons-local-leader-has-leveraged-china-issue-to-his-advantage-20211126-p59cks.html Tess Newton Cain, “As Australia deploys troops and police, what now for Solomon Islands?”, The Conversation, 26 November 2021: https://theconversation.com/as-australia-deploys-troops-and-police-what-now-for-solomon-islands-172678 The Velvet Underground (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWq7a8Tin8g “Introducing ‘Plain English with Derek Thompson'” (podcast): https://www.theringer.com/2021/11/11/22776415/introducing-plain-english-with-derek-thompson

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference came to a close in mid-November, the world looked on with a sense of unease and muted optimism when 197 countries signed the Glasgow Climate Pact. While the agreement staves off the worst climate impacts, many countries and activist groups consider it too little, too late. But is it?In this episode, Ten Across founder Duke Reiter talks to journalist and author Jeff Goodell about his years of experience covering climate change, thoughts on results from COP26, and finding hope in an increasingly grim world. For more information about the Ten Across initiative visit www.10across.com.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOW NOVEMBER 29TH 2021 COP26 - RESTORED FORESTS BY 2030!Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use - UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2021 (ukcop26.org) Australia did support this.COP26 : GLOBAL FOREST FINANCE PLEDGE. The Global Forest Finance Pledge - UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2021 (ukcop26.org) Australia didn't support this.Produced by Vivien Langford GUESTSPeg Putt -  Former leader of the Tasmanian Greens.Coordinator of the U.N.forest, climate and biomass working group of the Environmental Paper Network.  Elizabeth Wathuti -  Founder of the Green Generation Movement in Kenya. Following in the steps of Wangari Mathai and one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans about Us – Green Generation InitiativeIn Kenya, the United Nations warns some 2.4 million people are struggling to find food after a searing drought killed off livestock and led to widespread crop failures. Parts of northern Kenya have received less than 30% of normal rainfall levels.(Democracy Now Nov 19th) Mia Mottley - Prime Minister of Barbados and head of their Labour Party Mia Mottley Full Speech At COP26 Glasgow 2021 - YouTube Vanessa Nakate -  Ugandan climate activist. Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change | News | WLIW FM 88.3 Dr Charlie Gardner - Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology :Scientists Rebellion COP26 Glasgow: Scientist Rebellion stage another protest | Glasgow Times BONUS in the podcast. An extra half hour from COP 26At time spot 1:21:30 from Deomcracy Now!How Wealth Inequality Fuels the Climate Emergency: George Monbiot & Scientist Kevin Anderson on COP26 | Democracy Now!George Monbiot -  Top Journalist - Cop26 has to be about keeping fossil fuels in the ground. All else is distraction | George Monbiot | The Guardian Professor Kevin Anderson : Professor of Energy and Climate Change,  School of Engineering at the University of Manchester (UK) and  Centre for Sustainability and the Environment (CEMUS) at Uppsala University (Sweden).Wrapping up COP26 with Professor Kevin Anderson - YouTubeAt time spot 1:00:10 Minga Indigena Home — Minga Indígena (mingaindigena.org) At a side session in Glasgow  you will hear the voices of five speakers from Peru. Argentina, Amazonas and Brazil.  In their own languages as well as in Spanish their experience is translated. We hear what they are up against as they protect biodiverse places for all. Their motto is "The traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples at the service of all humanity."AT time spot 1:19:20 Dr Virginia Marshall - ANU A solicitor with special expertise in Aboriginal water rights. Virginia Marshall on COP26 - RegNet - ANUGavan Mc Fadzean -   Australian Conservation Foundation.  Climate Change and Clean Energy Program What is the Glasgow Climate Pact? - Australian Conservation Foundation (acf.org.au)

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~   每日英語跟讀 Ep.K256: What's in the Glasgow Climate Pact?   Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks of intense negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow, UK. 經過逾兩週的激烈談判，在英國格拉斯哥參與第二十六屆聯合國氣候變化大會的近兩百個國家，上週六通過了《格拉斯哥氣候協定》。 The agreement acknowledges that commitments made by countries so far to cut emissions of planet-heating greenhouse gases are nowhere near enough to prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures. 該協議承認，為減少排放造成地球暖化的溫室氣體，各國所做出的承諾，目前仍遠不足以防止全球較前工業化時代暖化超過攝氏一點五度。 To attempt to solve this, it asks governments to strengthen those targets by the end of next year, rather than every five years, as previously required.Failure to set, and meet, tougher emissions-cutting goals would have huge consequences. Scientists say that to go beyond a rise of 1.5C would unleash extreme sea level rise and catastrophes including crippling droughts, monstrous storms and wildfires far worse than those the world is already suffering. 為解決此問題，該協議要求各國政府在明年年底前強化這些目標，而不是像過去所要求的每五年一次。若未能設定並達成更嚴格的減排目標，將造成嚴重的後果。科學家表示，溫度上升超過攝氏一點五度，將引發海平面極端上升與災難，包括嚴重的乾旱、巨大的風暴及野火，會比已肆虐全球的災難要嚴重得多。 TARGETING FOSSIL FUELS The pact for the first time includes language that asks countries to reduce their reliance on coal and roll back fossil fuel subsidies, moves that would target the energy sources that scientists say are the primary drivers of anthropogenic climate change. The wording was contentious, though. Just before the Glasgow deal was adopted, India requested that the deal call on countries to “phase down,” instead of “phase out,” unabated coal. That minor word change triggered a lot of angst in the plenary hall, but delegations agreed to the request to save the deal. 劍指化石燃料 該協議要求各國減少對煤炭的依賴，並取消化石燃料補貼；這措辭是首度加入，它所針對的能源，是科學家所說的導致人為氣候變化的主要原因。 不過，其措辭是有爭議的。就在格拉斯哥協定通過的前一刻，印度要求將協議內容中要求各國「逐步淘汰」未使用碳捕捉技術的燃煤，改為「逐步減少」。這一微小措辭改變，在議事會場引發諸多焦慮，但各國代表團最後仍同意保住協議，讓它過關。 PAYMENTS TO POOR AND VULNERABLE NATIONS The deal made some headway on the demands from poor and vulnerable countries that wealthy countries responsible for most emissions pay up. It also, for the first time, made mention of so-called “loss and damage” in the cover section of the agreement. Loss and damage refers to the costs that some countries are already facing from climate change, and these countries have for years wanted payment to help deal with it. Under the deal, though, developed countries have essentially just agreed to continue discussions on the topic. We will see where that leads. 支付貧窮及脆弱國家 為回應窮國及易受氣候變化影響國家之要求，該協議在這方面取得了一些進展，規定富國對排放量應負有最大責任。該協議也首次在封面提到所謂的「損失與損害」。損失與損害是指一些國家因氣候變化已經面臨的成本，這些國家多年來一直希望得到款項以助其因應氣候變化。 不過根據協議，已開發國家基本上只是同意繼續討論此議題，其未來走向仍待觀察。 RULES FOR GLOBAL CARBON MARKETS Negotiators also closed a deal setting rules for carbon markets, potentially unlocking trillions of dollars for protecting forests, building renewable energy facilities and other projects to combat climate change. 全球碳交易市場規則 談判代表還達成了一項協議，為碳交易市場制定規則，可能促成數兆美元資金流入，用於保護森林、建設再生能源設施，以及其他因應氣候變化之計畫。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/11/15/2003767870

America's Professor Michael Mann has long been shoulder deep in the climate conversation and his latest book, "The New Climate War" provides us with some tools to confront the climate deniers. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Australian scientists develop seagrass map to help protect Great Barrier Reef"; "Voter support for more ambitious 2030 emissions cuts eases"; "Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity"; "Australian climate activists battling increased repression and surveillance, new report says"; "Cuts, conflict and collaboration: how the Ford government built a bridge to conservation authorities"; "Headwater Hikes"; "Ford government is harming endangered species, boosting industry through environment ministry: audit"; "State of Energy Research Conference 2021"; "Storm Arwen: Met Office warns of 75mph winds and snow"; "Activists take court action against Boris Johnson over climate crisis"; "Artworks to highlight air pollution's role in death of London girl"; "Can lawsuits, boardroom takeovers and protests save the planet?"; "Qantas unveils ‘green tier' membership for carbon-conscious travellers"; "Man dies, fears for Sydney dam as flood crisis escalates"; "How climate change is raising the price of your pumpkin pie"; "How to make your home more resilient to natural disasters"; "Electric cars averaged more travel than petrol vehicles in Australia in past year"; "India ‘cannot escape' coal phasedown, top coal ministry official says"; "Germany to quit coal by 2030 under coalition agreement, aiming for 1.5C path"; "EU's reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups"; "UN shipping body considers zero-emissions goal, defers decision to 2023"; "The street and the boardroom are closer than they have ever been on climate"; "Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy"; "Glasgow Climate Pact: what happened at COP26 and what it means for the world"; "Throne speech outlines Liberal agenda for COVID-19 recovery, climate adaptation"; "CSIRO study finds climate change is fuelling more ‘megafires' in Australia"; "Morning Update: Canada's emissions record worst in the G7, Environment Commissioner say"; "Can lawsuits, boardroom takeovers and protests save the planet?"; "Calling mountain firefighters" "CSIRO study proves climate change driving Australia's 800% boom in bushfires"; "Former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel to run as an independent against Liberal MP Tim Wilson in Victoria"; "Australia's spy agency predicted the climate crisis 40 years ago – and fretted about coal exports"; "Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated"; "How ‘Climate Migrants' Are Roiling American Politics"; "Evacuation orders and rescues as rising floodwaters impact two states"; "Alan Kohler: Ignore the spin, Australia already has two carbon taxes"; "Our climate promises are vaporware"; "360 info: Hydrogen rush could shift world energy order"; "Canada's Tar Sands: Destruction So Vast and Deep It Challenges the Existence of Land and People"; "The Clean Energy Transition Enters Hyperdrive"; "New York's Right to ‘a Healthful Environment' Could Be Bad News for Fossil Fuel Interests"; "More Young People Don't Want Children Because of Climate Change. Has the UN Failed to Protect Them?" Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

This week we unpack two very different challenges facing global leaders: the climate crisis and domestic violence. First, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joins host Stephanie Flanders to share why he thinks the Glasgow Climate Pact is more than just words on paper. Among other achievements, Kerry notes that countries representing most of the world's gross domestic product agreed to cut methane emissions by 30% this decade. Such cuts to this dangerous greenhouse gas (if they actually happen) would be a worthy accomplishment, even if rich nations have yet to fulfill a pledge to steer $100 billion a year to poorer nations facing the brunt of climate change. As countries try to cut carbon, whether by a tax on emissions or other measures, leaders can limit the effects on inflation by adopting the measures sooner rather than later—when more drastic measures may be needed, Bloomberg's senior Euro-area economist Maeva Cousin says. Finally, Frankfurt-based economics reporter Carolynn Look shares the harrowing story of a German woman who escaped a violent partner and how some European companies are stepping forward to fight domestic abuse. They have a financial imperative as well as a moral one: gender-based violence is estimated by the European Institute for Gender Equality to cost the European Union economy 366 billion euros ($409 billion) a year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back from COP26 (aka Cop-Out 26)... in this ep, we share some reflections on the results of Glasgow Climate Pact, our first hand experiences being in Glasgow during this UN climate conference, and what we can take away for our movements and for upcoming COPs.Resources:(twitter thread Jo mentioned): https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1461223380619870209?s=20Govan Free State: https://www.govanfreestate.scoCOP26 Coalition YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNmU3mvFT8pLROw0y2f8ZQHosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! (you can get access to the YIKES Discord through our Patreon)https://www.patreon.com/theyikespodcastFollow us on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/theyikespodcast/https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaloachhttps://www.instagram.com/treesnpeacehttps://www.instagram.com/finlaymowat Get bonus content on Patreon! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second episode in the 11th series of DNV Talks Energy, hosted by Mathias Steck. With COP26 now over, this episode explores what's behind the landmark agreements and initiatives, including the Glasgow Climate Pact, how to speed up global targets and whether achieving net zero by 2050 is now a possibility.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report on global warming clearly shows that human influence is responsible for warming the atmosphere. In today's conversation, Africa Climate Conversations ask Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, the AIMS-Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Science at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Rwanda, if the pledges made at the just concluded 26th UN summit on climate change (COP26) in Glasgow lead to reduced warming. One hundred four countries, among them the United States of America and the European Union, pledged to cut their methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Africa is pushing to exploit its natural gas as a baseload to catalyze uptake of renewable energy. Bamba Sylla, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 lead author, also expounds on why methane emissions are critical if the world is to stay within the Paris agreement temperatures goals? At Glasgow, the scientific community said that the largest emitters must reduce their emissions by a factor of 30, and the developing nations can increase their emission by factor three for the world to stay within the global carbon budget in a fairway. Can Africa eat fairly, meet its development agenda without emitting too many emissions into the atmosphere.

For this month's gathering we were joined by Rev. Laura Kigweba James of the General Board of Church and Society and Rev. Mel Caraway, retired clergy from the North Texas Conference. Both Laura and Mel attended COP26 and were willing to share their experience, both the frustrations and the hopes. We grounded our work in the UMC Book of Discipline, Social Principle Paragraph 160: https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/social-principles-and-resolutions/the-natural-world-160/the-natural-world-global-climate-stewardship-160-d And the Book of Resolutions #1035: https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/social-principles-and-resolutions/climate-change-and-the-church-s-response-1035 There were a multitude of links shared during our conversation. Here are some of those links: Action opportunities from the General Board of Church & Society: https://www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can-do/advocacy/take-action The upcoming Climate Webinar through GBC&S: https://www.umcjustice.org/articles/climate-community-a-faithful-action-to-climate-justice-1464 The Glasgow Climate Pact from COP26: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2021/glasgow-climate-pact-full-text-cop26/ The work of the World Methodist Council: https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/who-we-are/ The Carbon Buddy Project: https://www.carbonbuddyproject.org/ If you have further questions, contact Rev. Laura: lkjames@umcjustice.org or Rev. Mel: mel.caraway@sbcglobal.net

In the November 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast, brought to you in collaboration with Solar Energy UK, we ask if the Glasgow Climate Pact is ambitious enough for the renewables industry, explore the various goings on at the summit and ponder where the solar, energy storage and clean tech sectors go from here. Elsewhere, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe detail yet another frantic month in the US for renewables policy, and Liam speaks to a trio of renewables stakeholders about their key takeaways from COP26.

The UN Climate Change Conference COP26 came to an end with nearly 200 countries agreeing to the Glasgow Climate Pact, along with a flurry of commitments and announcements from governments, companies, banks, NGOs and other organisations. Henrik Johnsson, Co-Head of European Banking & Capital Markets, Claire Coustar, Global Head of ESG for our Fixed Income business, and Trisha Taneja, Head of ESG Advisory for our Origination and Advisory business, were among a number of delegates in Glasgow, talking to clients, development banks and other partners and stakeholders about green topics and how we can help speed up the pace of change – for instance by helping clients reduce their carbon emissions or by funding green projects such as solar and wind energy and energy-efficient real estate In this podcast just released, Johnsson, Coustar and Taneja share their thoughts on how COP26 will impact the financial markets and the bank's investment banking clients. Listen in to find out more about the role of banks in combatting climate change, the agreement on carbon market regulations, the 130 trillion US dollars figure announced by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (which Deutsche Bank is a member of), the EU and China's agreement on a common green taxonomy, the initiatives announced around mobilising capital for clean tech and developing countries, the UK's introduction of mandatory climate disclosures and what to look out for in the year ahead.

Air Date 11/20/2021 Today we take a look at the state of international climate negotiations and the intersection of capitalism and colonialism in the role of indigenous peoples around the world in stewarding the lands in a climate-friendly way. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! SHOP BOMBAS BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 1 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 We talk to journalist Elizabeth Kolbert about this history the COP Ch. 2: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 1 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Negotiations in Glasgow are going down to the wire, yet few believe world leaders will get us anywhere near limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Is COP26 heading for failure? We speak to Simon Lewis. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani. Ch. 3: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 2 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 Coming off of COP26, we talk to journalist David Wallace-Wells about the real cost of the climate crisis and who is paying the price. Ch. 4: COP26 Closes Out What Comes Next - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 11-15-21 Negotiations at COP26 have been formalized into the Glasgow Climate Pact and already faces criticism. Julian Brave NoiseCat, climate activist, writer and fellow at New America and the Type Media Center, discusses disappointment in the agreement. Ch. 5: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 2 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Ch. 6: Young Activists At U.N. Climate Summit 'We Are Not Drowning. We Are Fighting' - Consider This from NPR - Air Date 11-12-21 Thousands of youth activists from all over the world gathered in Scotland this week for the COP26 UN climate summit. They say climate change is already transforming their countries and that their generation has the most to lose. Ch. 7: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 3 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 8: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 3 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Ch. 9: Border walls and the climate crisis Nick Buxton - This is Hell! - Air Date 11-3-21 The Transnational Institute's Nick Buxton on the report "Global Climate Wall" and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen judges a costume contest. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments with an update on shifting conservative baseline syndrome MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent SHOW IMAGE:  Description: At night, a white light projection on a stone monument in Glasgow, Scotland (UK) reads “Reject False Solutions”. Credit: “COP26 light projection in Glasgow by Backbone and friends” by Backbone Campaign, Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

As the dust settles after the COP26 summit, it's time to examine how far we've come.On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast Ashna Hurynag explores the effectiveness of COP26 and examines whether we can deem the “Glasgow Climate Pact” a success.She asks science correspondent Thomas Moore if it's left us any closer to solving the climate crisis.Veteran environmental campaigner George Monbiot makes his ClimateCast debut with a call to arms. Though he calls Glasgow (and 24.5 other COPs) a failure, he sees hope for the future in the ever growing climate activist movement.And Sepi Golzari-Munro leaves us on a high by highlighting the progress made in Glasgow. The world needs to do more, she says, but with political will, it's possible.

A good negotiation is supposed to leave everyone feeling a little unsatisfied. So what happened at the world's biggest one – over the future of our planet? In part five, and our final episode of Climate fight: the world's biggest negotiations, host Jack Marley reports from Glasgow where he spoke to academics who have been researching the UN climate negotiations for decades, and the people representing their countries in the talks. Featuring Abhinay Muthoo, professor of economics at the University of Warwick in the UK; François Gemenne, director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liège in Belgium, and Lisa Vanhala, professor of political science at UCL in the UK. And Hadeel Hisham Ikhmais, a climate negotiator from Palestine.The Climate Fight podcast series is produced by Tiffany Cassidy. Sound design is by Eloise Stevens and our series theme tune is by Neeta Sarl. The series editor is Gemma Ware. You can sign up to The Conversation's free daily email here. A transcript of this episode will be available soon.Climate fight: the world's biggest negotiation is a podcast series supported by UK Research and Innovation, the UK's largest public funder of research and innovation.Further readingFive things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact, by Simon Lewis, UCL and Mark Maslin, UCLThe world has made more progress on climate change than you might think – or might have predicted a decade ago, by Myles Allen, University of OxfordCOP26 deal: how rich countries failed to meet their obligations to the rest of the world, by Lisa Vanhala, UCLCoal: why China and India aren't the climate villains of COP26, by Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor, University of Hull See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the dust settles after the COP26 summit, it's time to examine how far we've come.On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast Ashna Hurynag explores the effectiveness of COP26 and examines whether we can deem the “Glasgow Climate Pact” a success.She asks science correspondent Thomas Moore if it's left us any closer to solving the climate crisis.Veteran environmental campaigner George Monbiot makes his ClimateCast debut with a call to arms. Though he calls Glasgow (and 24.5 other COPs) a failure, he sees hope for the future in the ever growing climate activist movement.And Sepi Golzari-Munro leaves us on a high by highlighting the progress made in Glasgow. The world needs to do more, she says, but with political will, it's possible.

Episode 32:  In this episode, host Angie Gust, talks about the health benefits of seeds. Seeds are the beginning of life. They are high in protein, healthy fats, and fiber as well as minerals and vitamins B1-3 and Vitamin E. She goes over 6 types of seeds that you may want to consider adding to your diet. Turning to the environment, the UN Conference of the Parties 26 (COP26) was Oct 31 to Nov 12.  This was to be a critical meeting to address the climate crisis. The outcome document, called the Glasgow Climate Pact, calls on 197 countries to report their progress towards more climate ambition next year, at COP27, which will be in Egypt.  It also firmed up the global agreement to accelerate action on climate this decade.  While some important agreements were made, it was not the big win that many of us were hoping for. References Ahmad A, Husain A, Mujeeb M, Khan SA, Najmi AK, Siddique NA, Damanhouri ZA, Anwar F. A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2013 May;3(5):337-52. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60075-1. PMID: 23646296; PMCID: PMC3642442. Austria JA, Richard MN, Chahine MN, Edel AL, Malcolmson LJ, Dupasquier CM, Pierce GN. Bioavailability of alpha-linolenic acid in subjects after ingestion of three different forms of flaxseed. J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Apr;27(2):214-21. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719693. PMID: 18689552. Bosson, J. K., Johnson, A. B., Niederhoffer, K., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2006). Interpersonal chemistry through negativity: Bonding by sharing negative attitudes about others. Personal Relationships, 13(2), 135–150. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00109.x Edel AL, Rodriguez-Leyva D, Maddaford TG, Caligiuri SP, Austria JA, Weighell W, Guzman R, Aliani M, Pierce GN. Dietary flaxseed independently lowers circulating cholesterol and lowers it beyond the effects of cholesterol-lowering medications alone in patients with peripheral artery disease. J Nutr. 2015 Apr;145(4):749-57. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.204594. Epub 2015 Feb 18. PMID: 25694068. Healthline. 6 Healthiest Seeds.  https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-healthiest-seeds#TOC_TITLE_HDR_8 Heller, C. Oct 14, 2021 Why Prince William Is Calling Out the Billionaire Space Race. https://www.eonline.com/news/1305944/why-prince-william-is-calling-out-the-billionaire-space-race Ho H, Lee AS, Jovanovski E, Jenkins AL, Desouza R, Vuksan V. Effect of whole and ground Salba seeds (Salvia Hispanica L.) on postprandial glycemia in healthy volunteers: a randomized controlled, dose-response trial. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jul;67(7):786-8. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.103. House JD, Neufeld J, Leson G. Evaluating the quality of protein from hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) products through the use of the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score method. J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Nov 24;58(22):11801-7. doi: 10.1021/jf102636b. Jiang R, Jacobs DR Jr, Mayer-Davis E, Szklo M, Herrington D, Jenny NS, Kronmal R, Barr RG. Nut and seed consumption and inflammatory markers in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Feb 1;163(3):222-31. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj033.  Nishimura M, Ohkawara T, Sato H, Takeda H, Nishihira J. Pumpkin Seed Oil Extracted From Cucurbita maxima Improves Urinary Disorder in Human Overactive Bladder. J Tradit Complement Med. 2014 Jan;4(1):72-4. doi: 10.4103/2225-4110.124355.  Phillips KM, Ruggio DM, Ashraf-Khorassani M. Phytosterol composition of nuts and seeds commonly consumed in the United States. J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Nov 30;53(24):9436-45. doi: 10.1021/jf051505h.  Richmond K, Williams S, Mann J, Brown R, Chisholm A. Markers of cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes are improved by the daily consumption of almonds or sunflower kernels: a feeding study. ISRN Nutr. 2012 Dec 19;2013:626414. doi: 10.5402/2013/626414.  United Nations. UN News. Nov 13, 2021.https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1105792 Vuksan V, Choleva L, Jovanovski E, Jenkins AL, Au-Yeung F, Dias AG, Ho HV, Zurbau A, Duvnjak L. Comparison of flax (Linum usitatissimum) and Salba-chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds on postprandial glycemia and satiety in healthy individuals: a randomized, controlled, crossover study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Feb;71(2):234-238. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.148.  Why People Hate: The Science Behind Why We Love to Hate. The Science of People.https://www.scienceofpeople.com/hate/ Zaineddin AK, Buck K, Vrieling A, Heinz J, Flesch-Janys D, Linseisen J, Chang-Claude J. The association between dietary lignans, phytoestrogen-rich foods, and fiber intake and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a German case-control study. Nutr Cancer. 2012;64(5):652-65. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2012.683227.   

CoP26 concluded on November 13 with the Glasgow Climate Pact, signed by leaders from nearly 200 countries. The pact aims to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Throughout the two weeks of the conference there were numerous pledges and declarations. Many experts have hailed the Glasgow Climate Pact and the various climate pledges as a success, while others are not satisfied with these agreements. To understand the nuances of what unfolded at CoP26, Sandeep interviewed Dr. Simon Evans, Deputy Editor of Carbon Brief, a UK-based website specializing in the science and policy of climate change. Simon is a leading climate and energy journalist who reported extensively on CoP26.

On Nov. 12, COP26 wrapped up in Glasgow, Scotland, after two weeks of tense negotiations attended by heads of state from across the world.  The outcome? The Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement that aims to hold the world to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of global heating above pre-industrial levels.  Masako Konishi, Expert Director for Conservation and Energy at WWF Japan, was in Glasgow for the two-week conference and joins Deep Dive to give her insights into what was agreed at COP26, and the role Japan played at this crucial climate summit. Subscribe to The Japan Times One of the best ways that you can support Deep Dive is by subscribing to The Japan Times, and we are currently offering a 30% discount on the first six months of a digital premium subscription. Head to jtimes.jp/deepdive30 and enter the promo code "DEEPDIVE30" to claim the discount, and get unlimited access to The Japan Times' journalism. Thank you as always for your support. Read more:  COP26 seals breakthrough climate deal after major compromises (The Japan Times) Japan, once a leader on climate, under fire at COP26 over coal use (The Japan Times) Kishida places Japan's business interests at the forefront of climate policy (The Japan Times) Japan gets Fossil of the Day Award at COP26 after Kishida speech (The Japan Times) Toyota defends skipping COP26 emissions pledge (The Japan Times) On this episode: Masako Konishi: Twitter | WWF Japan Oscar Boyd: Twitter | Articles | Instagram Announcements: Sign up to the Deep Dive mailing list and be notified when new episodes comes out. Get in touch with us at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp. Support the show! Rate us, review us and share this episode with a friend if you've enjoyed it. Follow us on Twitter, and give us feedback. This episode of Deep Dive may be supported by advertising based on your location. Advertising is sourced by Audioboom and is not affiliated with The Japan Times. Photo: People dressed as Pikachu protest against the funding of coal by Japan, near the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) venue in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 4. | REUTERS

Negotiations at COP26, the United Nations climate summit that wrapped up last Saturday in Glasgow, ended with a document dubbed the “Glasgow Climate Pact” which many climate activists called a failure.

What did the Glasgow COP26 climate change summit actually achieve? In this episode, we're joined by Jack Marley, energy and environment editor for The Conversation in the UK, as we speak to researchers from around the world to get their views on the negotiations and what needs to happen now. Featuring Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate and Development at the Independent University Bangladesh; Richard Beardsworth, professor of international relations at the University of Leeds in England; Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University in the US; Anna Malos, country lead for Australia at ClimateWorks, part of Monash University in Australia; and Intan Suchi Nurhati, a senior scientist at the National Research and Innovation Agency in Indonesia.And Stephen Khan, global executive editor for The Conversation, based in London, gives us some recommended reading.The Conversation Weekly is produced by Mend Mariwany and Gemma Ware, with sound design by Eloise Stevens. Our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. You can sign up to The Conversation's free daily email here. Full credits for this episode available here.Further reading:COP26: experts react to the UN climate summit and Glasgow Pact, various authorsAfter COP26, the hard work begins on making climate promises real: 5 things to watch in 2022, by Rachel Kyte, Tufts UniversityGlasgow Climate Pact: where do all the words and numbers we heard at COP26 leave us?, by Mary Gagen, Swansea UniversityHere's how some of Cape Town's gangsters got out – and stayed out, by Dariusz Dziewanski, University of Cape TownHow to function in an increasingly polarized society, by Fiona MacDonald, University of Northern British Columbia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The deal's been done and, as the dust settles on the Glasgow Climate Pact, EV Europe editor Allister Thomas and James Close, head of climate change at NatWest, dig into the detail.  Together they discuss the implications on the future of fossil fuels, and whether developing nations can trust the COP process as climate finance pledges fall short and “loss and damage” doesn't get much of a look in.  But there's positives to be taken on adaptation, carbon markets, pledges to mitigate climate impacts, and the role that small countries can play in the face of climate change. Not to mention the fact that countries are committed to coming back for COP27 with updated pledges next year. Tune in as we explore whether COP26 lived up to its promise.  Energy Voice helps organisations understand the geopolitical, economic and financial factors that underpin market events, and give you a view on what's coming over the horizon. As a listener to this podcast, you can get a free trial of energyvoice.com, giving you two weeks of unrestricted access to the latest crucial news and insight. The trial is entirely without obligation – we don't want your credit card, and there's no auto-enrolment at the end. 

Andy and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, who is very much pro-vaccine and anti-federal vaccine mandate, merge echo chambers and discuss where conservatives are at this moment with the pandemic. They get into reasons why an estimated 40% of conservative adults aren't vaccinated, what works and what doesn't when it comes to persuading unvaccinated people, and have an in-depth exchange about mandates. This is an increasingly rare but badly needed conversation, one that is spirited and civil between people who disagree. Plus, Ryan Panchadsaram joins Andy at the beginning of the show to weigh in on the Glasgow Climate Pact.   Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.    Follow Hugh @hughhewitt on Twitter.   Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it's never out of reach for anyone. 

Learn more at cvshealth.com.   Check out these resources from today's episode:    Here's more on the Pew report on political typology that Hugh mentions: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/ Watch Hugh's most recent interview with Dr. Fauci: https://hughhewitt.com/video/dr-anthony-fauci-returns-to-the-interview-with-hugh-hewitt/ Here's Ross Douthat's book chronicling his chronic Lyme disease that Hugh mentions: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646761/the-deep-places-by-ross-douthat/ Check out Peggy Noonan's 2016 piece that Hugh references: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-rise-of-the-unprotected-1456448550 Learn more about John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram's plan to solve the climate crisis: www.speedandscale.com Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/  Order Andy's book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Efter två veckors tuffa diskussioner är förhandlingarna vid COP 26 avslutade och Glasgow Climate Pact är antagen. Men vad betyder avtalet och hur gick förhandlingarna till? Mathias Fridahl, universitetslektor vid Tema Miljöförändring och Centrum för klimatpolitisk forskning (CSPR) vid Linköpings universitet, kommer direkt från Glasgow och berättar om förhandlingarna bakom detta historiska avtal.

We catch up with trade unionists from inside and outside COP26, and hear their take on what impact the Glasgow Climate Pact will have on workers, why we need a Just Transition and how we can support the striking GMB cleansing workers.Hosted by Karina Liptrot and Euan McLaren, and edited by Karina Liptrot. Don't forget to follow us at @ScottishTUC

Dr Harry Kennard chats to UCL academics from the Institute of Sustainable Resources, Lilia Couto and Professors Jim Watson and Michael Grub, about the experience of attending COP26 and the implications of the Glasgow Climate Pact. To find out more and access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/2021/oct/podcast-episode-reflections-cop26

First, Indian Express' Deeptiman Tiwary talks about the ordinances that have effectively extended the tenures of the directors of CBI and ED, and why that raises concerns.Next, Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha talks about the Glasgow Climate Pact that emerged from the COP26 summit, and why it has disappointed many (08:34). And in the end, a quick look at RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy advocating the need to ban social media (23:26).

After a two year wait, COP26 has finally concluded. We are left with the Glasgow Climate Pact, which is no doubt disappointing and fails in several key areas. But all was not lost at COP26. Several major commitments were made and pressure continues to mount on world leaders to do more. We review the outcome with Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen.  Co-hosts Ty Benefiel and Brock Benefiel also reflect on the year-long series covering COP26 and what to look forward now that meetings have concluded.  Thank you to our sponsor Octopus Energy, a 100% renewable electricity supplier. Octopus Energy is currently serving millions of homes around the globe in countries like the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, and Germany.  Subscribe to our Substack newsletter "The Climate Weekly": https://theclimateweekly.substack.com/ As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group. Check out our updated website!

Glenn, Harriet and Kevin analyse the "Glasgow Climate Pact" and whether or not the conference can be viewed as a success. They also hear exclusive reaction from climate change activist Greta Thunberg.

Keeping the Earth habitable for humans would seemingly be in everyone's interest, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider how multi-faceted our environmental issues can be and how COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact each show far we have come, and how far we still have to go, from a global cooperation standpoint (01:30).  The guys also discuss how human bodies are constantly emitting odors and how these odors actually tell a lot about you and your health and lifestyle, not just your hygiene (38:51). What is a COP? (COP26 Website)COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference? (BBC)In surprise move, U.S. and China vow to work together on climate change (NBC News)American bumblebees have disappeared from these 8 states. Now they could face extinction. (USA Today)Here's What Will Happen If Bees Go Extinct (Green Matters)Judge approves $626 million settlement in Flint water crisis case (CBS News)US intelligence community warns of devastating long-term impact of coronavirus pandemic (CNN)What Your Smell Says About You (WSJ) (Apple link)

In today's episode, Tobi Petrocelli, MUFG Head of Environmental and Sustainability Management and Hailey Orr, MUFG Capital Markets Strategist discuss several key outcomes from COP26, the importance of the Glasgow Climate Pact, and how agreements and negotiations stacked up against expectations going into the conference.  Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

The Glasgow climate summit ended on the weekend with a deal that targeted fossil fuels for the first time. But many member states and observers were left disappointed, after a last-minute intervention from India meant a planned call for member states to “phase-out” coal use was diluted to read “phase down” coal. Today on Please Explain, national environment and climate editor Nick O'Malley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what happened behind the scenes at the UN summit. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After hours of one-on-one huddles and two weeks of negotiations, countries participating in United Nations talks to curb global warming have struck a deal, agreeing to the Glasgow Climate Pact. All 197 parties of the United Nations have signed up, despite some reservation, disappointment and a last minute controversy around the wording of coal in the document. - По повеќечасовните средби еден на еден и две недели преговори, земјите кои учествуваа во разговорите на Обединетите Нации за спречување на глобалното затоплување постигнаа договор, согласувајќи се на Глазговскиот Климатски Пакт.

ll Glasgow Climate Summit si è concluso con un trattato che permette di limitare a 2,4 gradi il surriscaldamento globale. Secondo molti esperti questo non sarà sufficiente a frenare i danni causati dal cambiamento climatico.

Negotiations at COP26 have been formalized into the Glasgow Climate Pact and already faces criticism. Julian Brave NoiseCat, climate activist, writer and fellow at New America and the Type Media Center, discusses disappointment in the agreement as loosened language on fossil fuels and unclear policy details cast doubt on its ability to limit global warming and protect global Indigenous communities. 

Yesterday, nearly 200 countries agreed to adopt The Glasgow Climate Pact after a roller coaster of a COP26...and this is a really big deal. From agreeing to reduce global dependence on coal, to speeding up the end of fossil fuel subsidies, this is progress on paper. But how far does it go to keep our 1.5C target front and center? This week, our hosts dig through a few key details of the agreement, including the new commitment for every country to revisit and strengthen their emissions reductions plans together at COP27, instead of in 5 years time as previously required. So let's take a collective breath, get a good look at this thing, and find out where we go from here. Stick around to the end for a special “Pass The Mic” segment we are sharing, which highlights some of the voices we heard around the corridors and in the streets of Glasgow during COP26.   —   Christiana + Tom's book ‘The Future We Choose' is available now! Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise   —   COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   Paul Dickinson is on LinkedIn! LinkedIn   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

We ask Dr Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of APAC Research at BloombergNEF on the achievements and remaining challenges that lie ahead from the agreed Glasgow Climate Pact as delegates from 190 nations pledged to do more to cuts their emissions targets. Image credit: EPA-EFE

They think it's all over. But is it? COP26 was billed as our last chance to save the planet from climate catastrophe. To keep 1.5 alive. So did world governments rise to the challenge? Climate journalist Simon Roach explains all the details in the Glasgow Climate Pact.

The Glasgow climate summit ended on the weekend with a deal that targeted fossil fuels for the first time. But many member states and observers were left disappointed, after a last-minute intervention from India meant a planned call for member states to “phase-out” coal use was diluted to read “phase down” coal. Today on Please Explain, national environment and climate editor Nick O'Malley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what happened behind the scenes at the UN summit. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phased DOWN, not Phased OUT, a key shift in the language of the Glasgow Climate Pact. So how investible are coal stocks for investors right now? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: After nearly two years, the Canadian Government has finally recognized that COVID-19 transmits through aerosols. Why is this significant and what improvements need to be made in Canada's policy and communication with the public moving forward? GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson University - The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has ended with nearly 200 countries endorsing an agreement to cut carbon emissions, scale back the use of coal and fossil fuels and provide more support to developing nations to help them adapt to global warming. The agreement, called the Glasgow Climate Pact, came late Saturday at the United Nations conference after a one-day delay and three draft proposals. It builds on the 2015 Paris climate treaty by listing a series of decisions and resolutions that all countries have agreed to adopt. They include a commitment to accelerating national action plans to limit global warming. The overall objective of the pact is to cap the rise in the global temperature at 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, which scientists say is critical to avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. GUEST: Jessica Green, Professor of Political Science with the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto - North American leaders will try to become better amigos at a trilateral summit in Washington this week. Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico are neighbours, and they share some political traits: centre or left-leaning, free traders (at least in theory), they all say they believe in an integrated North American approach to common problems. But after a five-year gap in North American leaders' summits, friends might be a stretch. That's why real face time, not FaceTime or Zoom, is on the agenda. GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the size of more than six football pitches, cost £200m to build and employs over a thousand people - and we have had a first look inside the giant Amazon warehouse in Dartford. The facility sees robots working alongside humans to get parcels packaged and out for delivery. Our reporter Sean Delany had a look around and has also been speaking to Priyanka Bernard who is the site manager. Also in today's podcast, a Kent MP says COP26 has "failed" young generations after The Glasgow Climate Pact was secured. North Thanet's Sir Roger Gale has told the podcast the agreement has fallen short of the commitments needed to protect our planet. We've been discussing the state of Kent's roads on an episode of the Lowdown on our facebook live. It's feared some aren't up to standard, as we head into the winter period - with potentially dangerous damage like potholes needing fixing. Hear from one of the county's senior highways managers. Environmental campaigners say Christmas selection boxes are using excessive amounts of plastic. A post on Facebook, that's reached more than a million people, has shown there's often more plastic packaging than actual product. Reporter Laoise Gallagher has carried out an investigation and found this is typically the case with the cheaper priced boxes. And hear from the Gillingham manager following their draw with Sheffield Wednesday in league one at the weekend.

Are we creating self-fulfilling prophecies on climate change with unaligned energy systems? How is the patriarchal mindset affecting our view of States and COP26 delegations, negotiators, scientists? How we engage with people representing our state system? What are the expectations we have on them and are these expectations representative of the values they and us uphold? How is violence and fear mongering campaigns impacting our value system from a personal to an international level? In this part III, we explore questions on energetics and human psychology. Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @womanhood_ir, subscribe to our newsletter here and join our Patreon community here https://www.patreon.com/womanhoodir Listen to related episodes: 49. Gender & Environmental Justice 51. Feminist Climate Justice 73. Gender, Militarism and Climate Justice 94. IPCC's 2021 Report - A Commentary on Media, Humans & Earth's Future 114. COP26 - Part I 116. COP26 - Part II Recommended Links COP26: What's in the Glasgow Climate Pact? COP26: Five takeaways as the 'sexism' of climate change is discussed Infographic: What has your country pledged at COP26? COP26 KEEPS 1.5C ALIVE AND FINALISES PARIS AGREEMENT Bold, new commitments from around the world to put gender equality at the forefront of climate action at COP26 Comer carne es compatible con la espiritualidad, por Matías De Stefano Atlantis and Creation of Races

- Glasgow Climate Pact(Murtii COP26) maalfaa waan haarayaa murteesse? - Warra kamtu murtii Glasgow Climate Pact irraa quufa dhabe? - Qoqqobbiin Diinagdee warra Eritraarratti murame hagam miidhuuni dandahaa? - Humni Siyaasaa Oromiyaafi OLAn biyya dhuunfatanii taliiguuf ammallee qophii gahaa hinqabanii dubbiin jattu maal akeekti? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilmaormaa/message

In this latest SBS Hindi news bulletin of Australia and India: Boris Johnson hails the Glasgow Climate Pact despite mixed reviews internationally and locally; Victoria registers 905 new COVID-19 cases and more.

After hours of negotiations, countries participating in United Nations talks to curb global warming have struck a deal, agreeing to the Glasgow Climate Pact.All 197 parties of the United Nations have signed up, despite some reservation, disappointment and a last minute controversy around the wording of coal in the document. - Po hodinách hádok a škriepok sa doslova v nadstavenom čase účastníci klimatického summitu dohodli na podobe takzvanej Glasgowskej zmluvy. Napriek výhradám a kompromisom ohľadom budúcnosti uhlia ju podpísali všetky krajiny OSN. Viac v reportáži Rádia SBS

How Eating Hamburgers Harms Coral Reefs. That story and more on H2O Radio's weekly news report about water. Headlines: The UN climate conference president, Alok Sharma, broke down in tears, expressing disappointment about the final Glasgow Climate Pact. It may not seem that there could be a link between eating hamburgers and the health of coral reefs but there is. Deer are catching COVID-19 from people and rapidly spreading it to each other, which could reduce the chances of eradicating the virus. Sure, glitter is annoying, but a new type was just invented that is at least better for the planet—and even safe to eat.

Professor Johan Rockström (pictured) gives an overview of a report outlining 10 new insights in climate science at the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 - COP26. A tearful Alok Sharma apologised to Cop26 as a deal was overshadowed by last-minute concessions on coal. Below are today's Quick Climate Links: "COP26 closes with ‘compromise' deal on climate, but it's not enough, says UN chief"; "Hear from the Voices at the Frontlines of Climate Change at COP26"; "Here's What Happened on the Final Day of the COP26 Climate Talks"; "‘Fragile win': COP26 Glasgow's pledge to end coal power weakened in final compromise"; "Social Media Is Polluted With Climate Denialism"; "We're going to need a bigger planet: the problem with fixing the climate with trees"; "‘Deeply sorry': COP26 summit reaches final agreement with last-minute change on coal"; "‘Lies'? Fact-checking Scott Morrison's claims on electric vehicles and petrol"; "At COP26, Youth Activists From Around the World Call Out Decades of Delay"; "Plans To Dig the Biggest Lithium Mine in the US Face Mounting Opposition"; "In Glasgow, COP26 Negotiators Do Little to Cut Emissions, but Allow Oil and Gas Executives to Rest Easy"; "Supreme Court's Unusual Decision to Hear a Coal Case Could Deal President Biden's Climate Plans Another Setback"; "Nations Most Impacted by Global Warming Kept Out of Key Climate Meetings in Glasgow"; "Fossil Fuel Executives at the Glasgow Climate Talks Are Miffed With the Media"; "Ancient History Shows How We Can Create a More Equal World"; "After tense huddles in Glasgow, countries strike ‘uncomfortable' climate deal"; "Third draft of Cop26 text retains key goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C"; "If Politicians Can't Face Climate Change, Extinction Rebellion Will"; "Labor weighs political risk before announcing year-end climate policy"; "The great electric vehicles debate: how much has the tech changed in three years?"; "Dollars before lives': Workers hit out at Yallourn safety culture"; "Australia awarded ‘colossal fossil' award as climate talks drag on"; "Island nations rise up as their homelands start to sink"; "A parade of greenwashing, COP26 was ultimately a betrayal"; "COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 12"; "Canada has nearly kicked its coal addiction. The rest of the world? Not so much"; "Cop26 ends in climate agreement despite India watering down coal resolution"; "Scandalous outcome to COP26 as 1.5° hangs by a thread"; "Cop26 reactions: ‘Rich nations have kicked the can down the road'"; "Forum: COPping Out on Climate Action"; "CoP 26 civil society statement"; "Wealth Curse - George Monbiot"; "Coal phase-out still on table at COP26"; "The Dawn of Everything - how to change the course of history"; "The room where it happened: the dramatic final hours behind the Glasgow Climate Pact"; "‘The pressure for change is building': reactions to the Glasgow climate pact"; "Election battleground: Morrison government insists 2030 target is ‘fixed' despite Glasgow"; "The Climate Crisis Is Forcing Women and Girls to Sell Their Bodies"; "Haunting Satellite Imagery Shows Turkey's Second-Largest Lake Has Dried Up"; "What Climate Change Looks Like From Space"; "It's time to freak out about methane emissions"; "Impressive! Big Oil Sent More People to World Climate Summit Than Any Country"; "Climate Activists Say They're Sick of Being ‘Youthwashed' at COP26"; "Here Are the Pledges Made at COP26 – And Why Not Everyone Is Impressed"; "The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)"; "Are you kidding, India? Your last-minute Glasgow intervention won't relieve pressure to ditch coal"; "Where to find courage and defiant hope when our fragile, dewdrop world seems beyond saving"; "The government's net-zero modelling shows winners, we've found losers as well"; "Government assumes 90% of Australia's new car sales will be electric by 2050. But it's a destination without a route"; "COP26 leaves too many loopholes for the fossil fuel industry. Here are 5 of them"; "COP26: New Zealand depends on robust new rules for global carbon trading to meets its climate pledge"; "How government modelling found net-zero would leave us better off"; "High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers"; "Alan Kohler: We must not let Scott Morrison get away with do-nothing climate plan"; "‘Laggard' Australia may not increase 2030 climate cuts, despite agreeing to do so"; "Election battleground: Morrison government insists 2030 target is ‘fixed' despite Glasgow"; "Hunt refuses to commit to 2030 climate target"; "Good COP, bad COP: Climate wins and losses from Glasgow"; "Despite its faults, Glasgow climate summit offers hope"; "Glasgow ends in compromise, disappointment and a little hope"; "Rod Oram: COP26's inadequate package could still lead to progress"; "John Kerry: Cop26 puts us closer than ever to avoiding climate chaos"; "Five vital lines in the COP26 climate agreement"; "‘Glasgow Pact' keeps pressure on climate laggards like Australia, even after watering it down"; "COP26: Climate deal sounds the death knell for coal power - PM"; "Glasgow's 2030 credibility gap: net zero's lip service to climate action"; "'Comically flawed': Climate experts criticise Australia's net-zero modelling"; "Liberal backbenchers call for more ambitious 2035 emission reduction target". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Sono state ultime ore frenetiche alla COP26 sul clima di Glasgow, in cui ondate di sensazioni contrastanti hanno attraversato la sala dell'assemblea plenaria dove erano riuniti i delegati. Frustrazione, entusiasmo, stanchezza, di nuovo frustrazione, speranza, infine un accordo acciuffato in extremis, il Glasgow Climate Pact, che lascia molti insoddisfatti. E che... è piuttosto difficile da commentare, ma ci proveremo!Tutte le notizie qui: https://www.italiachecambia.org/rassegna-stampa/cop26-glasgow-climate-pact/

At times it seemed that a COP26 resolution was still hours or even days away but, on Saturday evening, a final document was finally adopted, despite the misgivings expressed by many countries at revised language regarding fossil fuels.COP26 President, Alok Sharma, seemed close to tears at one point, betraying the enormous pressure felt by so many of those closely involved with the negotiations.In the last episode of the Lid Is On from COP26, Conor Lennon and Laura Quiñones discuss the outcome of the conference, the Glasgow Climate Pact.Music: 'Within the Earth' Ketsa  

At times it seemed that a COP26 resolution was still hours or even days away but, on Saturday evening, a final document was finally adopted, despite the misgivings expressed by many countries at revised language regarding fossil fuels. COP26 President, Alok Sharma, seemed close to tears at one point, betraying the enormous pressure felt by so many of those closely involved with the negotiations. In the last episode of the Lid Is On from COP26, Conor Lennon and Laura Quiñones discuss the outcome of the conference, the Glasgow Climate Pact. Music: 'Within the Earth' Ketsa  

At times it seemed that a COP26 resolution was still hours or even days away but, on Saturday evening, a final document was finally adopted, despite the misgivings expressed by many countries at revised language regarding fossil fuels. COP26 President, Alok Sharma, seemed close to tears at one point, betraying the enormous pressure felt by so many of those closely involved with the negotiations. In the last episode of the Lid Is On from COP26, Conor Lennon and Laura Quiñones discuss the outcome of the conference, the Glasgow Climate Pact. Music: 'Within the Earth' Ketsa  

Climate negotiations come to an end in Glasgow and representatives from 197 countries agree a deal. Cameron highlights some of the key details. Thanks for listening to COP26 Daily over the past two weeks. This is the final episode of the series. UNFCCC statement - ‘COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change': unfccc.int/news/cop26-reaches-consensus-on-key-actions-to-address-climate-change Glasgow Climate Pact texts available via: unfccc.int/documents For more information about COP26 Daily, and other podcasts on The Big Light Network, go to: www.thebiglight.com

For the first time of this year, Airman Khan strives to explain his clean energy plan and vision for the future of this world by detailing the context and historical understandings behind the recent climate change summits from Paris to the 2021 COP26 summit with the Glasgow Climate Pact with great importance at the beginning of the address. He then uses the context, provided through recommendations given by the participating leaders of the summit, to discuss a bit specifically on how he plans to tackle the challenge of bringing clean energy opportunities for people's appliances and their regular usage of electricity and solar power for their daily operations, and concludes that he looks forward to discussing more about his suggestive clear energy plan at a future date. The Pilot is taking the issue of clean energy very seriously and he looks forward to doing his duty sooner to bring it into a reality through service projects and volunteerism.