Podcasts about global stocktake

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Back from Baku, Meenakshi Raman, the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Head of Programmes at the Third World Network, fills us in on what went down at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP29 - which finished more than 35 hours in overtime, but still left many delegates unhappy, especially from the developing nations. We discuss the outcomes related to climate finance, especially how the decision to adopt a new collective quantified goal on finance was bulldozed through at the closing plenary of COP29, despite a lack of consensus. We also discuss outcomes related to fossil fuel transition and Global Stocktake, COP29's presidency and governance, and also the broader challenges that remain, as we look forward to COP30 in Brazil in 2025.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Between November 30 and December 12, 2023, the United Arab Emirates hosted the 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A major outcome of COP 28 was the conclusion of the first-ever Global Stocktake — a mechanism to measure collective progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. For fossil fuel producers, who were granted the highest representation in the history of COP, the inclusion of language on “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner” was perhaps the most striking of the COP 28 outcomes. This webinar will explore the following questions: What are the main outcomes of COP 28? Do these get us on track to keeping 1.5°C within reach? Does the phrase “transitioning away from fossil fuels” signal an end for the fossil fuel industry? What are the geopolitical implications of the phrase for fossil fuel producers and consumers such as the Gulf states and their major energy partners, such as China, Japan, and South-east Asia?

On this episode of OptOutcast, Climate Editor Amanda Magnani brings you inside COP 28, the United Nations' yearly climate conference, which took place last year in Dubai from Nov. 30-Dec. 13. The event was the largest one to date, with an attendance of nearly 100,000 people. On the one hand, it was marked by exciting announcements, such as the Loss and Damage Fund and the treaty to triple renewable energy. On the other hand, it hosted around 2,400 oil lobbyists and a final text that, while representing some progress, was also seen by many as a huge let down. Throughout the episode, you will hear the sounds of the venue, from the moment Amanda arrives and goes through security to important announcements and the everyday lives of journalists covering the event. To better understand the event, its history, and impact, she talks to Sophie Davies, Chris Wright, and Shreeshan Venkatesh, three journalists from different parts of the world with a long history of covering COPs. Sophie Davies is a Barcelona-based journalist and editor at OptOut's participating outlet Gas Outlook, an independent publication launched by Global Strategic Communications Council – GSCC, about the global green energy transition of the fossil fuels sector. Sophie and Amanda met for coffee at Expo Dubai to discuss their experiences at COP 28, the progress of negotiations, empty announcements, and the massive presence of oil lobbyists. Chris Wright is an Australian journalist and founder of Climate Tracker, an NGO dedicated to supporting climate journalists around the world, especially in the Global South. It was through a Climate Tracker fellowship that Amanda was able to attend COP 28 in person. Chris, who has been attending and covering COPs since 2011, talks about how the event and its coverage have evolved over the past decade and a half, and how the petrostate status of COP 28's host, the UAE, meant for the event and the negotiations. Shreeshan Venkatesh is an Indian environment and science journalist and editorial head at CarbonCopy, a knowledge platform that tracks developments in the climate and energy sector. He spoke about the first ever Global Stocktake about the main issues regarding fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions for the Global South and about how world leaders usually try to control the narrative in the early days of every COP. OptOut's website: https://optout.news Download our free news app for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1531008271?platform=iphone Download our free news app for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.optoutnews Help us continue bringing you independent climate coverage! https://www.optout.news/donate

On this episode of About Sustainability…, Alice and Erin were joined by Naoyuki OKANO and Nagisa SHIIBA, IGES experts working on Climate Adaptation. This episode, recorded in December 2023, offers a quick recap of what happened at COP28 in Dubai and then dives deep into the far-reaching impacts of climate change on human security. Hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) brought the world's leaders together to discuss how to confront the climate crisis. Some of its main outcomes include the first Global Stocktake (GST), the agreement on the framework for operationalising the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), and the agreement on the operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund. Naoyuki and Nagisa introduce us to their new research project on Climate Security in the Asia Pacific, funded by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We discuss how framing the climate crisis as a security issue can be a powerful approach to mobilising resources across areas and tackling global challenges.ABOUT OUR GUESTSDr. Naoyuki OKANO is a Policy Researcher in the Adaptation and Water Unit of IGES. He works on issues related to the laws and governance of climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, transboundary climate risks, and climate security. Nagisa SHIIBA is a Policy Researcher at the Adaptation and Water Unit of IGES. She is engaged in research projects on climate change adaptation and supports the negotiation process for the Japanese delegation to the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTSAsia-Pacific Climate Security Project (APCS) Website IGES is organising an international symposium on climate security in Asia-Pacific on 8 February 2024. Register here: https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20240208TIMESTAMPS00:10 - 02:10             Intro                                         02:10 - 05:06             COP 28                                   05:06 - 13:18             Global Goal on Adaptation     13:18 - 17:33             Loss and Damage 17:33 - 36:07             Climate Security 36:07 - 51:18             Climate Migration 51:18 - 54:22             Food Security 54:22 - 57:00             Balancing Security Issues in Climate Adaptation Plans "About Sustainability..." is a podcast brought to you by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), an environmental policy think-tank based in Hayama, Japan. IGES experts are concerned with environmental and sustainability challenges. Everything shared on the podcast will be off-the-cuff discussion, and any viewpoints expressed are those held by the speaker at the time of recording. They are not necessarily official IGES positions.

A special report on nuclear's role at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, better known as COP28, in Dubai. It was the first time nuclear energy has been formally specified as one of the solutions to climate change in a COP agreement.Jonathan Cobb, senior communication manager at World Nuclear Association, was in the UAE for the event and he reports on declarations by governments, and by industry, backing a tripling of nuclear capacity by 2050 as part of the Net Zero Nuclear intiative, as well as the inclusion of nuclear in the final  text of the Global Stocktake. Henry Preston, external communication manager for the association, reports on the many side events featuring nuclear, including a focus on potential newcomer countries such as the Philippines and Australia.As the new year gets under way Sama Bilbao y León, director general of World Nuclear Association, considers the significance of COP28  for nuclear and looks back at the sector's main achievements of 2023 as well as looking ahead to the coming year's main goals and key moments to watch out for.Key links to find out more:World Nuclear NewsNet Zero NuclearCOP28 agreement recognises nuclear's roleNet Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge backed by 120 companiesMinisterial declaration puts nuclear at heart of climate actionCOP28Email newsletter:Sign up to the World Nuclear News daily or weekly news round-upsContact info:alex.hunt@world-nuclear.orgEpisode credit:  Presenter Alex Hunt. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production 

Patrick Bond, political economist, Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, and Director of the Centre for Social Change, expands on the first Global Stocktake produced at COP28. He criticizes the document's weak language of "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, which he says is a distraction from the need to phase out fossil fuels outright. Sanctions such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to prevent carbon leakage were removed from the GST in the name of promoting global trade, another aspect Bond problematizes. He also addresses the BRICS+ divided approach toward Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

In this final episode of 2023, host Carmen Lilly is joined by Lindsey Hall, Head of Thought Leadership at S&P Global Sustainable1 and co-host of the ESG Insider podcast. Together they discuss the pace of progress, with insightful dialogue on the outcomes from COP28 (the United Nations' 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change). Their discussion explores sentiments heard from global stakeholders across public and private sectors, as corporations, governments and financial institutions navigate their sustainability journey seeking solutions to the far-reaching climate crisis, whether through aligning to the Global Stocktake, adhering to regulatory frameworks, assessing climate-related risks, or adjusting business strategies to foster nature-positivity. Take a listen now. 

攸關全球氣候政策走向的年度重頭戲——第28屆《聯合國氣候變化框架公約》締約方大會（COP28），日前在中東大城杜拜落幕，這次規模不僅是歷年來最盛大、參展人數最多，同時也首次進行「全球盤點」（Global Stocktake），驅動世界各國加速朝向2030碳排減半、2050達到淨零的永續願景！ 身為全台最積極倡議氣候議題的企業相關組織，台達電子文教基金會今年第16度實地參與聯合國氣候大會，並在藍區周邊會議（Side Event）與印度工商聯合會（FICCI）、德國碳交易協會（German Carbon Trading Association）、碳揭露計畫（CDP）、國際排放貿易協會（IETA）及迦納環境署代表同台，分享公司落實內部碳定價（ICP）機制加速減碳的經驗。更首次前進大會官方「建築館」，與國際專家交流促進建築減量與氣候韌性的行動。 本集邀請到台達電子文教基金會執行長張楊乾，和我們分享COP28最後決議的重大意義，以及這屆會議過程的眾多亮點和第一手觀察。 主持人：天下永續會研究副總監 高宜凡 來賓：台達電子文教基金會執行長 張楊乾 製作團隊：黃家慧、姚立強、王薇茹、陳繹方、陳瑞偉 ＊訂閱天下全閱讀：https://bit.ly/3STpEpV ＊「聽天下」清楚分類更好聽，下載天下雜誌App：https://bit.ly/3ELcwhX ＊意見信箱：bill@cw.com.tw

Thomas and Panu took stock of their feelings about the world as 2023 came to a close, and invited listeners to do the same. Thomas reflected on two quotes that are important to him and changing ways he has interpreted their meaning over the years: “In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few” (Shunryu Suzuki); and “Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there” (Gary Snyder). Panu described a ritual he participated in for the International Remembrance Day for Lost Species, celebrated on November 30. He and Thomas contemplated the importance of rituals, ceremonies and the arts including the recent Future Landscapes project.  The idea of taking stock at the end of the year is echoed in the recent COP 28 meeting and 1st Global Stocktake—a process for countries to see how they're collectively making progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. We know global warming will not be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius / 2.7 Fahrenheit. We need to adapt to a hotter world, take care of the most vulnerable, and keep working to cool the planet down by all means necessary.  

COP28, which was hosted in the UAE, has come to a close. In the first of a two-part instalment of PGIM Fixed Income's Fixed on ESG, James Malone, CFA, ESG Research Specialist, and John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of ESG Research, analyse the key takeaways of the COP. The duo take a closer look at the results of the first-ever Global Stocktake, discuss the effectiveness of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), weigh in on the debate around the new loss and damage fund, examine the criticism that shadowed the appointment of this year's host nation and president, assess the effectiveness of various COP initiatives, and consider the real-world impact of COP's voluntary pledge process. Recorded on December 15, 2023.

In questa puntata si discute dell'accordo della COP28, noto come Global Stocktake (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2023_L17_adv.pdf), che coinvolge 197 paesi impegnati a transitare dall'uso dei combustibili fossili. La differenza tra "transitioning away from fossil fuel" e "Phase out" risiede nella forza di indicare una fine: il primo è più mitigato, il secondo definitivo. L'accordo menziona l'uso dei combustibili di transizione, come il gas, sollevando dibattiti.La COP28, appena conclusasi a Dubai si riassume così: in pratica l'accordo firmato rimanda tutta la responsabilità del problema climatico ai singoli stati che si ritrovano un accordo da interpretare. E qui sta il problema di fondo. In questa intervista con Sofia Farina, tornata dagli Emirati Arabi, con una serie di racconti interessanti di una persona che non era al centro dei negoziati, infatti lei non è giornalista o una negoziatrice ma una osservatrice, e proprio per questo ci offre una visione che non troviamo sugli articoli che girano per la maggiore.L'episodio di oggi di Che clima fa chiude il 2023 e la seconda stagione, mi prenderò circa tre settimane per riposarmi dal podcast e anche per scrivere. Daniele Federico, Che clima fa - ogni settimana gli approfondimenti delle notizie da conoscere se hai a cuore un pianeta abitabile.Mercoledì mattina i delegati hanno raggiunto un accordo denominato Global Stocktake. Con questo 197 paesi del mondo si impegnano a iniziare a fare la transizione dall'uso dei combustibili fossili per i sistemi energetici. In inglese c'è scritto “transitioning away from fossil fuel” ma erano circa 120 paesi volevano che ci fosse scritto “Phase out” fossil fuel, poi hanno trovato cambiato con “transitioning away from fossil” fuel. Inoltre Sofia ci parla degli incontri con i rappresentanti di alcune delle isole più colpite dalla crisi climatica e dell'incontro e discussione con l'Avvocato dell'Atomo, delle meraviglie del padiglione energia, degli scienziati che manifestavano vestiti da Dugongo. E di quando hanno staccato il wifi ai manifestanti che pacificamente chiedevano azioni più ambiziose.Gruppo WA per ricevere SOLO le notifiche delle nuove puntate - https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fa6acDr4ddcFOWj5FShv9RLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19026854Fine della seconda stagione di Che clima fa, ci sentiamo nel 2024 con la terza stagione del podcast Che clima fa. Grazie di cuore da Daniele Federico!

The gang assess the outcome of the climate talks in Dubai.This year's COP went to overtime, as countries argued over the wording of the concluding statement. They had to carry on the negotiations all through the night to do it, but finally they emerged with what was described as a “historic” agreement. For the first time, the need to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels has been put on the record in a concluding statement from a COP.In our final show on COP28, the Energy Gang look back on the last two weeks of negotiations and debates, and as the dust starts to clear, they assess what it all means. Ed Crooks was present at the talks in Dubai, as were regular guests Dr Melissa Lott of Columbia University and Amy Harder of Cipher, and together they tackle one key question: can we call the conference a success? Some people have been hailing it as a triumph, others say it's a disaster. Does the truth perhaps lie somewhere in the middle? Or is it not that simple?The Global Stocktake of climate action, agreed at COP28, calls for a “just, orderly and equitable” transition, “accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050”. Amy and Melissa explain what that means, and how it could change the world.Find all of our coverage of COP28 at http://www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the-energy-gangSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

La Cop28 di Dubai, la 28esima conferenza sul clima delle Nazioni Unite, ha sancito per la prima volta l'uscita dalle fonti fossili, con l'obiettivo di raggiungere le emissioni zero entro il 2050. Con questo accordo storico sul “Global Stocktake” è stato messo nero su bianco per la prima volta l'abbandono dei combustibili fossili. Il testo, approvato all'unanimità dai 198 paesi che hanno partecipato alla riunione, contiene una sorta di manuale delle linee guida da seguire per contenere gli effetti del cambiamento climatico. In questo episodio parliamo di un argomento di cui si è parlato poco in Italia e spieghiamo quali sono le fasi che gli Stati dovranno seguire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 December 2023: Space News: * Neumann Space electric propulsion engine successfully tested in space aboard an unidentified Skykraft 3 air traffic control satellite. * Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is scheduled to launch the Earth-imaging satellite QPS-SAR-5 * Sydney based company HEO is a space technology company delivering on-demand non-Earth imagery and intelligence on spacecraft of interest so that space players can confidently act in space and on Earth. Planet Earth — Season 4 Episode 57: How the European Space Agency is contributing to the Global Stocktake for the Paris Climate Accords meeting in Dubai. (Audio insert courtesy ESA) NASA's Message in a Bottle: Have your name engraved on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft as it travels 1.8 billion miles to explore Europa, an ocean world that may support life. From Kitty Hawk to Jezero Crater: Marking the 120th anniversary of the four flights by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, how they led to today's aviation industry, and how parts of the Flyer went to the Moon and Mars. Told in diary entries and narration. Skylab 4 with Joe Kerwin: Skylab 2 astronaut Joe Kerwin sets the record straight on the so-called Skylab 4 'strike' that occurred 50 years ago. (To be continued next week). (Audio insert recorded by Peter Aylward, Space Association of Australia)

Fatima Al Mahmoud gives a round-up of today's trends

I 198 delegati alla Cop28, la Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici hanno approvato il "Global Stocktake" (letteralmente Bilancio globale), il bilancio degli impegni e che comprende le azioni per ridurre le emissioni di gas serra.

COP28 DELIVERS HISTORIC CONSENSUS IN DUBAI TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE ACTION“The world needed to find a new way. By following our North Star, we have found that path,” said COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber during his closing speech, “We have worked very hard to secure a better future for our people and our planet. We should be proud of our historic achievement.”COP28 has concluded with a final consensus that lays out an ambitious response to the Global Stocktake and puts forward a plan to close the gaps to 2030. It calls on Parties to transition away from fossil fuels to reach net zero, encourages them to submit economy-wide Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), includes a new specific target to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030, and builds momentum behind a new architecture for climate finance.The COP28 Presidency took bold and decisive steps to deliver beyond the negotiated text through its ‘Action Agenda,' which spans the four pillars of the Paris Agreement: fast tracking a just and orderly energy transition; fixing climate finance to make it more available, affordable, and accessible; focusing on people, nature, lives and livelihoods; and fostering full inclusivity in climate action.COP28 has mobilized over $85 billion in funding for climate action, secured a historic agreement on Loss and Damage, advanced the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and overseen breakthrough agreements on the energy transition.This has been the most inclusive COP to-date, ensuring all voices could participate in the process.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

In this episode of "Climate Emergency," host Rakesh Kamal engages in a conversation with Vaibhav Chaturvedi, a fellow at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a leading think tank in Asia. He delves into the heart of the global stocktake (GST) in climate change negotiations, unraveling key developments and emerging trends witnessed at COP28 in Dubai. Vaibhav Chaturvedi brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities presented during this critical international climate summit. This episode provides a comprehensive overview of the discussions that shape our collective response to the climate emergency. Stay tuned to "Climate Emergency" and be part of the conversation that shapes a sustainable and resilient future for our planet.See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

For the last 12 days world leaders have convened in Dubai for COP28, the critically important UN climate summit. Important progress has been achieved on some issues, but negotiations have been more difficult in other areas, including on finalizing the Global Stocktake and determining whether it will include language about the need to “phase out” fossil fuels. As COP28 winds to a close this week, we spoke to Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF International's Global Lead for Climate and Energy. In addition to spearheading WWF's global climate work, Manuel also previously served as the president of COP20 back in 2014. In this interview Manuel talks about what it takes to put on a successful climate summit (2:30), what COP28 has achieved so far (6:45), and the state of play on the negotiations heading into the closing days (11:45). LINKS: Make a Year-End Donation to WWF WWF at COP28 Manuel Pulgar-Vidal bio

Heute ist der offiziell letzte Tag der diesjährigen UN-Weltklimakonferenz, der COP28. Mit einer auffällig erhöhten Präsenz der fossilen Lobby und der Austragung von einem der größten Öl-Profiteure der Welt, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, steht die Konferenz öffentlich unter einem besonders kritischen Licht. Wie man trotz der erschwerten Rahmenbedingungen dennoch einen optimistischen Blick auf das Konzept COP und sein Potenzial für ein globales Zusammenwirken entgegen der Klimakrise bewahren kann, verrät uns zugeschaltet aus Dubai eine bereits bekannte Stimme dieses Podcasts, Dr. Friedrich Bohn. Dieses Jahr ist er für Deutschland erneut mit der wissenschaftlichen Delegation angereist, berichtet aus erster Hand über die Neuigkeiten, wie den ersten “Global Stocktake”, sowie die allgemeinen Dynamiken dieser Veranstaltung und gibt uns eine Einschätzung, was zum Ende hin erwartet werden kann.

The COP28 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA) High-Level Dialogues concluded with strong consensus on the key elements needed for the energy transition.The fifth and final Dialogue, held during COP28 in Dubai, was attended by over 40 high-level leaders, including Heads of State and Government, Heads of Delegation and business leaders. It marks a significant achievement for the co-Chairs, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA.The Dialogues concluded with clear convergence on the building blocks of a 1.5°C-aligned energy transition and strong support for an ambitious decision on the Global Stocktake at COP28.Dr. Birol set out an ambitious and integrated package across five pillars for COP28, for which there was strong support in the room:Tripling global renewable energy generation capacity by 2030.Doubling annual energy efficiency improvements by 2030.An orderly decline of fossil fuel use demand by 2030, starting with no new coal plants.Commitment from the oil and gas industry to align their strategies and investment portfolios with 1.5°C, with a focus on a 75 percent reduction in methane emissions by 2030.Financing mechanisms for a major scaling-up of clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies.At the conclusion of the Dialogues, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said: “This series of dialogues has allowed us to converge on the critical elements of the just energy transition. The transition will not be straightforward, but it will be harder if we cannot agree on its central components. Simply put, to deliver the highest possible ambitious response to the Global Stocktake we must work together. I am encouraged by the practical actions brought forward by world leaders today at the final dialogue, and I hope that you take this open mindset and optimism throughout this COP.”Dr. Birol commented: “I'm encouraged by the support by governments around the world during the dialogue for the IEA's five pillars for success at COP28, including the need by 2030 for tripling renewable capacity, for doubling energy efficiency improvements, for the oil and gas industry to meaningfully commit to clean energy transitions, for a massive increase in financing for developing economies, and for an orderly decline of fossil fuel use. We now need to see this support translate into concrete commitments and action.”Attendees highlighted the strong support for the COP28 Presidency's Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, which has been signed by 130 countries. There was broad agreement on the need for urgent action on coal, not only on no new unabated coal plants, but also on accelerating the retirement of existing plants.There was also acknowledgement that countries must seize the opportunity to develop and accelerate their own energy transition plans, while supporting developing countries with finance and technology transfer. Initiatives such as Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) were highlighted as an effective mechanism for enabling a just and orderly energy transition that supports developing countries.The final Dialogue follows a year of engagements, where key elements of the energy transition including renewables, energy efficiency, financing, fossil fuel demand and supply, and decarbonization have been discussed. The series of Dialogues have been conducted in conjunction with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and supported by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).During the dialogue, world leaders displayed significant ambition to achieve concrete targets and accelerate deployment of renewable capacity and improve energy efficiency.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

This week on Outrage + Optimism we bring you news that over 1000+ signatories from across business, finance, philanthropy, politics, academia and civil society have joined forces to call on Sultan Al Jaber and all Parties to deliver a 1.5C aligned outcome in response to the Global Stocktake - because later is too late! Tom reflects on this huge concerted effort to deliver outcomes at COP 28 and speaks to Halla Tómasdóttir, CEO & Chief Change Catalyst at the B Team about her motivations to galvinise the B-Team behind this effort to call for meaningful action, and we also hear from many of the signatories themselves explaining why transformative action must happen now.    NOTES AND RESOURCES   Link to the website STATEMENT: THE TRANSFORMATION IS UNSTOPPABLE   Click here to see all signatories featured in this episode.   Click here to see the full list of signatories. Listen to O+O regularly? Please fill out our 10 minute survey - We want to hear from you!   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

This week we welcome Texas Impact's Climate Action Fellow, Becca Edwards, back to the program soon after returning to the U.S. after attending the first half of the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of Parties (COP) in Dubai. For those following along with the program, we had Becca and our Executive Director Bee Moorhead on the last episode giving a preview of the conference. Bee is still in Dubai, and we will look forward to talking with her when she gets home.    Becca, an alumna of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, discusses her experience at the COP while observing negotiations concerning the recently released Global Stocktake climate report. To find out more about the Global Stocktake follow the links to Becca's two part explainer.   texasimpact.org/unfcc_gst_mitigation texasimpact.org/unfcc_gst_adaptation

*) UN Security Council to consider urging Gaza ceasefire The UN Security Council is set to meet under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate ceasefire in besieged Gaza. The renewed push for a ceasefire was made by Arab states after Guterres made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the Security Council of a global threat from Israel's Gaza war. To be adopted, a resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the five permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, France or Britain. *) Palestinian Authority in collaboration with US on postwar plan for Gaza The Palestinian Authority is working with US officials on a plan to run Gaza after the war, Bloomberg News has reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Shtayyeh said the preferred outcome of the conflict would be for Hamas to become a junior partner under the Palestinian Liberation Organization, helping to build a new independent state that includes the occupied West Bank, besieged Gaza and East Jerusalem. "If they (Hamas) are ready to come to an agreement and accept the political platform of the PLO, then there will be room for talk…” Shtayyeh said. He also underlined that Israel's aim to fully defeat Hamas is unrealistic. *) Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they would exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations after three decades of conflict over disputed territory. The Caucasus neighbours have long fought over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan reclaimed after an offensive against Armenian separatists in September. The two sides agreed in a joint statement to seize "a historical chance to achieve a long-awaited peace in the region". Both countries have said a peace agreement could be signed by the end of the year. *) EU to give member states authority to halt Russian gas imports The European Union is poised to give its member states the power to halt gas imports from Russia and Belarus, according to a Financial Times report. Any member state will be able to block companies from Russia and Belarus from obtaining space in their gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals, FT cited a draft legal text proposed by Brussels. The EU member states could have the authority to "partially or, where justified, completely limit" access to infrastructure to gas operators from Russia and Belarus, in order to protect their vital security interests. *) After day of rest at climate summit, COP28 negotiators turn back to fossil fuels The United Nations climate conference begins its final week with negotiators expected to zoom in on the future of fossil fuels. Negotiators will work to finalise a key document called the Global Stocktake, which evaluates the world's climate change progress since the 2015 Paris agreement and what needs to be done now to limit global warming. Professional negotiators will turn in a new draft to senior national officials, many at minister levels, who will have to make the political decisions.

Seth Klein is a public policy researcher and writer based in Vancouver, BC. He's the Director of Strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit and the author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, which is the basis of a lot of the questions that I ask in this interview. He talks about how the focus of the book was not always the sorts of lessons we can take from the Second World War. He was looking for reminders that we have done this before, mobilized to address a real existential threat. So, as COP28 concludes, we are confronted with a “Global Stocktake” that shows we are not on track to limit catastrophic climate change. Barbara Creecy and Dan Joergensen made this clear recently in their presentation to delegates there. They also emphasized, importantly, that equity is not the opposite of ambition when it comes to the radical action necessary to fight climate change. In fact, they argued that, because we can't negotiate with nature and the laws of physics, we are going to have to negotiate with and within the laws and policies that determine the scope of climate action. That means we have to negotiate with each other. And there are some reasonable concerns about whether COP is a place where people can meet and actually figure out ways to navigate the planet into a livable future. But was it worth it? Did this clearly very compromised COP28 achieve anything tangible to offset all of these serious issues? One of the biggest risks is that the army of oil and gas lobbyists that have descended on COP28 will succeed in extending their careers and the lifespan of toxic fuels by adjusting the language of any deals, any regulations that are established. Emissions reduction is what we need, and energy producers want, instead, to go in a senselessly destructive direction. All of this distraction and delay is part of what Seth Klein calls the “new climate denialism,” a technique of obstruction that doesn't care in the least about the health of our environment, about human life, or about what we used to call “sustainability,” but now increasingly should be described as “survivability.” One of the “curses,” Seth explains, about climate action is that we don't actually feel the emergency for a period that is long enough to warrant the kind of radical action we have witnessed during wars or pandemics. The disaster is diffuse, spread out, and somewhat sporadic, so it doesn't “galvanize us all at once.” And just as troubling is the fact that our “memories” of these traumatic events “tend to recede fairly quickly,” until they occur again. This speaks to the fact that, as Klein puts it, phase-out of fossil fuels and the post-carbon revolution is “not largely a technical problem,” it is a problem of a lack of political will. In this context, he says that we simply “don't know the answer” to the question of whether we have people who can collectively rise to the challenge, hold extractive regimes accountable, and lead us out of the path to disaster.

With the help of special guest and climate reporter of note Dr Simon Evans from Carbon Brief, your intrepid hosts sum up all the hot button issues from the first week of COP28. Global Stocktake! Tripling up on renewables! Doubling down on energy efficiency! Phase-down of fossil fuels! Phase-out of fossil fuels! Abated or Unabated! We cover it all, as well the vibe on the ground and around the pavilions, Team Australia's presence at this COP (coffee diplomacy soldiers on) and wild speculation on the location of the next three (!) COPs.Listen to our last episode where we preview key issues on the agenda at COP28, and for even more context, jump in the delorean and listen to last year's episode recorded at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.You can find Dr Simon Evans on the site formerly known as Twitter and you can read Carbon Brief's excellent article on why defining the ‘phaseout' of ‘unabated' fossil fuels at COP28 is so important.Tennant's note about a bad LSE paper on the impacts of EU CBAM on Africa is here.And if you Summerupperers can't get enough COP chat, check out our video updates as we roamed the grounds at COP during the first week here and here.Send your hot tips and suggestions for paper, climate themed movies and COP questions to mailbag@letmesumup.net, xeet ‘em at  @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed and @FrankieMuskovic, or blu ‘em at @lukemenzel.bsky.social @tennantreed.bsky.social and @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social.

Anche oggi la redazione di Agenzia di stampa giovanile è a Dubai per raccontarci la giornata alla conferenza sul clima. Ieri a Cop 28, conferenza che quest'anno ospita oltre 2000 lobbisti, molti più della media degli ultimi anni, si è parlato principalmente di mobilità. Il giornalista scientifico Sergio Ferraris ci racconta invece le grosse problematiche del global stocktake, il documento che deve fotografare gl iavanzamenti dei paesi dal punto di vista del contrasto al cambiamento climatico.

Excellencies, delegates, friends,In fourteen days, we will convene in Dubai to seek practical solutions to the climate change challenge and deliver an ambitious response to the first Global Stocktake.In an increasingly turbulent world, we have a unique opportunity to strengthen global solidarity and inspire the hope, optimism, and ingenuity required to transform our economies, safeguard our future, and keep 1.5°c within reach. While that ambition may seem daunting, the need for us to deliver a high-ambition outcome becomes ever-clearer.This year is the hottest in human history. It is no longer just the science that tells us that. Today, we all see and feel the impacts of climate change first-hand. It is a constant reminder that we must do more.The world needs good news, and the global community demands real action; we must meet their expectations. We must restore trust in multilateralism. COP28 provides the most immediate opportunity to do that. We must put aside our own interests. We must work together towards a greater good.We all know the actions we must take. We must enable a just and responsible energy transition. We must reduce emissions. We must fix climate finance and make it more available, affordable, and accessible. We must protect nature, lives, and livelihoods and ensure sustainable, fair, socioeconomic development for all. We must do this for our families,our friends, and for all future generations.So, ahead of COP28, I ask only this: be positive and be prepared.Be prepared to contribute. Be prepared to collaborate. Be prepared to deliver. Be prepared for the moment when our ambitions become actions and our promises become progress.The UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, taught us that good work is hard, and hard work is good; and I am confident that your hard work to-date provides the best possible foundation for meaningful progress at COP28. I remain committed to ensuring that you will have the space and support required to deliver a historic, meaningful, high-ambition outcome.The stage is set, and the world is waiting.We must not disappoint.We must unite. We must act. And we must deliver.Yours faithfully,Dr. Sultan Al JaberPresident Designate, COP28 UAEThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

Please go to https://www.theatreofothers.com/earthturns for our online program. The Earth Turns is a climate-inspired performance created for the lead-up to the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27, an anthology of micro-stories created by Climate Activists, Scientists, Health Professionals, Students, and Artists from The University of Exeter, Met Office, Ain Shams University, Banlastic, and The American University in Cairo. It originally performed as an Official side event selection of The Global Stocktake presented in the UN Secured Blue Zone for Delegates of the Sharm El Sheikh Tonnino Lamborghini International Convention Center. Additional invitation to perform in the Peace Pavilion of the Green Zone of the COP27 Conference for the public and the Historic Falaki Theater in Downtown Cairo. This version was recorded by company members across 10 countries on 5 continents to be released on the first day of COP28 in Dubai, UAE in 2023.Support the showPlease help us send BRIGHT LIGHT BURNING to COP28 in Dubai. Support us on our GoFundMe FundraiserIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Support the Theatre of Others - Check out our Merch!Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Die UN Klimakonferenz COP28 in Dubai hat jetzt Halbzeit. 197 Staaten tagen seit knapp einer Woche zu der Frage, wie das Klima noch zu retten ist. Eines der wichtigsten und mit Spannung erwarteten Themen der Konferenz ist der sogenannte "Global Stocktake", die weltweite Bestandsaufnahme der Einhaltung der Ziele zur Begrenzung der Erderwärmung, die 2015 in Paris beschlossen wurde. Ev Schmidt spricht mit dem ARD Klima-Experten Werner Eckert in Dubai.

O grupo Cuidar da Casa Comum em Santa Isabel entregou às autoridades portuguesas uma declaração sobre a crise climática onde firmaram “o compromisso de tudo fazer para salvar o planeta e defender a vida”. O Papa Francisco fez da defesa do meio-ambiente um dos pilares do seu pontificado. O grupo Cuidar da Casa Comum em Santa Isabel entregou às autoridades portuguesas uma declaração sobre a crise climática. Depois de uma vigília, em Lisboa, de 13 horas, uma hora por cada dia de duração da COP 28, redigiram um documento onde firmaram “o compromisso de tudo fazer para salvar o planeta e defender a vida”.Apela o grupo católico para que na COP 28 seja defendida a “aceleração da transição energética”, a “criação de mecanismos adequados de controlo, revisão periódica e sanção das violações das metas estabelecidas”, a “dotação generosa do Fundo de Compensação de Perdas e Danos e a sua operacionalização transparente e imediata” e, ainda, o “compromisso de todos numa transição energética justa”.O Papa Francisco fez da defesa do meio-ambiente um dos pilares do seu pontificado, dever-se-ia ter deslocado à COP 28 a decorrer no Dubai, mas problemas de saúde levaram-no a cancelar a viagem.Em entrevista à RFI, Ana Loureiro, membro do grupo católico Cuidar da Casa Comum em Santa Isabel, fala da importância do envolvimento do Papa Francisco na causa climática e apela a acções colectivas para fazer face à urgência climática que o mundo atravessa.Não podemos ter mais um ano de negociações fracassadas. Estamos a assistir a uma série de acordos que não são cumpridos, compromissos que não se cumprem. Não há um controlo, não há uma monitorização rigorosa. Nesta COP 28 espera-se que se implemente efectivamente, um fundo para o financiamento da resposta às alterações climáticas [Perdas e Danos], que é muito importante, nomeadamente para os mais pobres porque são os mais afectados e que menos recursos têm.Sobre o envolvimento do Papa Francisco nas questões do clima, Ana Loureiro refere que “é muito importante. O Papa marcou uma posição, lançou um apelo à reflexão para dentro da igreja e não só. Todas as pessoas, todos os movimentos, todas as confissões religiosas. É muito importante chamar todas as confissões, todas as pessoas, religiosas ou não, por esta causa que é uma causa comum”.A Conferências das Partes da Convenção Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Alterações Climáticas (UNFCCC, na sigla original) arrancou a 30 de Novembro e prolonga-se até ao dia 12 de Dezembro, no Dubai, principal cidade dos Emirados Árabes Unidos.Na agenda da COP 28 estarão temas como o financiamento dos diferentes fundos de ajuda, a consolidação do fundo por perdas e danos, a redução gradual da dependência das energias fósseis e a transição energética.Outro ponto importante será a avaliação global (“Global Stocktake”) dos progressos realizados no âmbito do Acordo de Paris, desde a sua entrada em vigor em 2015.As Nações Unidas têm vindo a insistir na necessidade de adopção imediata de "medidas urgentes" para impedir um maior aquecimento global, quando o planeta caminha para os 2,9ºC de aquecimento.

Decorre até dia 12 de Dezembro, no Dubai, a COP 28. A acompanhar os trabalhos da conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Clima está a ONG ambientalista Eco Angola. Ao microfone da RFI, Diana Lima, coordenadora técnica, alertou para a existência de migrantes climáticos no sul país, provocados pela seca, que afecta de forma desigual mulheres e homens. Decorre até dia 12 de Dezembro, no Dubai, a COP 28. Na agenda da Conferências das Partes da Convenção Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Alterações Climáticas estarão temas como o financiamento dos diferentes fundos de ajuda, a consolidação do fundo por perdas e danos, a redução gradual da dependência das energias fósseis e a transição energética.Outro ponto importante será a avaliação global (“Global Stocktake”) dos progressos realizados no âmbito do Acordo de Paris, desde a sua entrada em vigor em 2015.A acompanhar os trabalhos da conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Clima está Diana Lima, directora da coordenação técnica da ONG ambientalista angolana, Eco Angola, que ao microfone da RFI deu conta dos avanços já feitos neste arranque da conferência, nomeadamente no que diz respeito ao dossier ‘Perdas e Danos'.Desde a COP 27 [que decorreu em Novembro de 2022, em Sharm-el-Sheikh, no Egipto] que o Fundo das Perdas e Danos tem sido uma das preocupações.Nesta COP 28, finalmente anunciaram que será uma das prioridades, tendo já investimentos de alguns países, como a Alemanha, os Estados Unidos da América, o Japão, incluindo os Emirados Árabes Unidos.Questionada sobre o facto de estes anúncios poderem no futuro não se concretizar, Diana Lima sublinha o papel das organizações e entidades que fazem a fiscalização destes dossiers, considerando a questão das “promessas vazias” uma problemática recorrente.Sobre os efeitos das alterações climáticas em Angola, Diana Lima alerta para a existência de migrantes climáticos no sul país, provocados pela seca e que afecta de forma desigual mulheres e homens.Muitas comunidades, muitos grupos têm-se deslocado devido à seca, como forma de sobrevivência e, nesse caso, é preciso ter em conta a questão do género.Quando falamos de deslocação, a nível cultural o que acontece, são os homens a deslocarem-se e as mulheres a terem que ficar com com os filhos, ou pela dificuldade de se deslocarem por causa dos filhos.Isso poderá ser um factor a ter em conta, que torna as mulheres mais vulneráveis.Além disso, Diana Lima chama a atenção para a relação entre a poluição plástica e alterações climáticas:Quando não temos o controlo da quantidade de plástico que está sendo descartado e não há ou a reciclagem, poderá danificar o próprio ambiente a nível do solo, poluição de águas a nível de microplásticos e consideramos, sim, que o plástico pode ser um dos influenciadores das alterações climáticas.A Conferências das Partes da Convenção Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Alterações Climáticas (UNFCCC, na sigla original) arrancou a 30 de Novembro e prolonga-se até ao dia 12 de Dezembro, no Dubai, principal cidade dos Emirados Árabes Unidos.As Nações Unidas têm vindo a insistir na necessidade de adopção imediata de "medidas urgentes" para impedir um maior aquecimento global, quando o planeta caminha para os 2,9ºC de aquecimento.

Trotz aller anderen Weltkrisen läuft natürlich auch der Krieg in der Ukraine weiter. Seit Monaten befinden sich Russland und die Ukraine in einem Stellungskrieg, bei dem keine der beiden Seiten mehr nennenswerte Fortschritte erzielt. Was bedeutet das für die Unterstützerländer der Ukraine, wie Deutschland, und was muss passieren, damit der Krieg zu einem Ende kommen könnte. Im zweiten Teil blicken wir auf die UN-Klimakonferenz, die diese Woche gestartet ist. Wir besprechen die Themen der Konferenz und fokussieren uns dabei auf den sogenannten "Global Stocktake" und den "Loss and Damage Fund". Hier kannst du die Episode kommentieren. Hier findest du unsere Beiträge samt Quellen zum Update zum Ukrainekrieg und zur 28. Weltklimakonferenz.

COP28, this year's Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, started in Dubai on Thursday November 30. The Energy Gang will be there, bringing you all the latest news from the negotiations and explaining what it all means. As the climate talks get under way, Ed Crooks sits down in New York with Energy Gang regulars Dr Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe to look ahead to the talks. On the show today, they explore the four key items on the agenda: The Global Stocktake – a review of progress on cutting emissions since the Paris Agreement was signed.The renewables goal – the idea that governments should commit to tripling renewable energy generation capacity by 2030.The methane pledge – commitments to reduce carbon footprints by cutting methane leakage from oil and gas operations.And climate finance – the search for ways to get rich countries to pay to help poorer countries cut their emissions and adapt to a changing climate.Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the special bonus episodes coming daily from the 4-8th December, and join the conversation by finding us on X; we're @theenergygang.For more information visit woodmac.com/podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 28th annual Conference of the Parties, COP28, opens this week in Dubai. For the 28th time, the nations of the world have gathered to see what progress they can make on addressing the increasingly global climate crisis. It's fair to wonder why, after three decades, we still haven't taken the collective action necessary. And it's equally fair to wonder why diplomats continue to bother with what Greta Thunberg famously called “blah, blah, blah.” This year's COP marks the first “Global Stocktake,” an assessment of how the nations of the world are doing compared to the emissions-cutting commitments they made in Paris. The answer? Not well. And with COP28 being hosted by a major oil and gas producing nation and led by an industry executive, what hope is there for progress? Guests: Daniel Esty, Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law School Ben Stockton, Investigative Reporter Aisha Khan, Chief Executive, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change This episode features a segment from Contributing Reporter Rabiya Jaffrey. For show notes and related links, visit our website.

The 28th annual Conference of the Parties, COP28, opens this week in Dubai. For the 28th time, the nations of the world have gathered to see what progress they can make on addressing the increasingly global climate crisis. It's fair to wonder why, after three decades, we still haven't taken the collective action necessary. And it's equally fair to wonder why diplomats continue to bother with what Greta Thunberg famously called “blah, blah, blah.” This year's COP marks the first “Global Stocktake,” an assessment of how the nations of the world are doing compared to the emissions-cutting commitments they made in Paris. The answer? Not well. And with COP28 being hosted by a major oil and gas producing nation and led by an industry executive, what hope is there for progress? Guests: Daniel Esty, Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law School Ben Stockton, Investigative Reporter Aisha Khan, Chief Executive, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change  This episode features a segment from Contributing Reporter Rabiya Jaffrey. For show notes and related links, visit our website.

Today is the first day of COP28, where participants will discuss the first-ever global stocktake, an assessment of global action on climate change to date. The global stocktake report includes an inventory of climate-related data which evaluates whether the world is on track to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The goal is for countries and other actors to use these technical findings to step up political actions and set more ambitious national targets and actions, to accelerate global climate action. In this week's episode, host Sarah Backer dives into the equity and environmental justice considerations of the global stocktake with Angela Barranco, the Director for North America at the Climate Group and Charles Di Leva, Partner at Sustainability Frameworks, LLP and Former Chief Officer of Environmental and Social Standards at the World Bank.   Relevant Resources:  Financial Times, UK, Canada and Germany lead fresh push against coal power at COP28 Reuters, COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory Glasglow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, Amount of finance committed to achieving 1.5°C now at scale needed to deliver the transition International Energy Agency, For the first time in decades, the number of people without access to electricity is set to increase in 2022 The World Bank, Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies  ★ Support this podcast ★

The following is taken from a transcript of a speech delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the opening of COP28 in Dubai on 30 November 2023.Excellencies,Delegates,Colleagues,Ladies and gentlemen,Let me first thank our Egyptian friends for their stewardship over the last year, as they hand over this heavy responsibility to our Emirati colleagues.And let's be clear, this is a heavy responsibility.Colleagues,This process reminds me of watching my baby son Joe, crawling across the sharp grasses of my parents' island home. He was an accomplished crawler, and runner. But he barely spent any time on the baby steps in between.Today, we find ourselves in a rather different position, in humanity's climate action journey.We are taking baby steps. Stepping far too slowly from an unstable world that lacks resilience, to working out the best responses to the complex impacts we are facing.We must teach climate action to run.Because this has been the hottest year ever in humanity.So many terrifying records were broken.We are paying with people's lives and livelihoods.We're standing at a precipice. Facing the Global Stocktake. And we've got two options.Firstly – we can note the lack of progress, tweaking our current best practices and encourage ourselves to do more ‘at some other point in time'.Or:We decide at what point we will have made everyone on the planet safe and resilient.We decide to fund this transition properly including the response to loss and damage.And We decide to commit to a new energy system.If we do not signal the terminal decline of the fossil fuel era as we know it, we welcome our own terminal decline. And we choose to pay with people's lives.If this transition isn't just, we won't transition at all. That means justice within and between countries.Sharing benefits across society.Ensuring that everyone - women, indigenous peoples and youth, in all their diversity - have equal opportunities to benefit from these transitions.Last year, I said we were going to do things differently.So let me lay out that vision and what's going to happen over the next two years.In 2024, countries will submit their first Biennial Transparency Report.This will mean the reality of individual progress can't be concealed.We will also see at COP29 how to finance this massive shift, with the new Finance Goal.And let this be your first official notice that early in 2025, countries must deliver new Nationally Determined Contributions. Please start working on them now. This takes us to COP30, where every single commitment - on finance, adaptation, and mitigation - has to be in line with a 1.5 degree world.Science tells us we have around six years before we exhaust the planet's ability to cope with our emissions. Before we blow through the 1.5 degree limit.As a boy, my son Joe had a wonderful phrase he would use when I was asking him to do something.“I'm trying to try Dad”, he'd say.Unfortunately, this does as much for delivering climate action as it does for finishing homework.It's simply not good enough for us to be ‘Trying to try'.I'm not using my son as an example to suggest that it's his generation's responsibility to save us from the scourge we face.We are indebted to young people and to civil society for having pushed us this far.They are looking at us to take responsibility for speeding things up.So let's be transparent in the actions and decisions we take here with each other.And in that spirit, delivering on the promises I made on accountability, the UNFCCC has reformed the badging system.Every participant at this COP is already publicly listed.The whole world knows who's here.They will hold us to account on what we do, or do not do.As Yoda would say “Do or do not. There is no try”.Yes, this is the biggest COP yet - but attending a COP does not tick the climate box for the year. The badges around your necks make you responsible for delivering climate action here and at home.To further ensure accountability, I am committing the UNFCCC to track all announcements made and initiatives launched. So that long after the cameras have gone, we can ensure our promises continue to serve the planet.Dear delegates,The UNFCCC, as custodian of this process, is here as the impartial facilitator.Remember this.Behind every line you work on.Every word or comma you wrestle with here at COP.there is a human being,a family,a community, that depends on you.Turn the badge around your necks into a badge of honour, and a life belt for the millions of people you are working for.Accelerate climate action.Teach it to run.I thank you.Shukran.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar are joined by Audrey Nugent, Director of Global Advocacy at the World Green Building Council. Ruth, Camilla and Audrey discuss what to expect at COP28 in relation to the built environment; the Building to COP Coalition, the Global Stocktake, the Buildings Breakthrough and the Circular Built Environment Playbook.

The second half of the Global Stocktake panel chaired by David Sandalow is here. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, Patrick Chandler, and David Simpson join to discuss the biggest successes and failures since the Paris Climate agreement, what the priorities for combatting climate change should be, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second half of the Global Stocktake panel chaired by David Sandalow is here. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, Patrick Chandler, and David Simpson join to discuss the biggest successes and failures since the Paris Climate agreement, what the priorities for combatting climate change should be, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COP28 kicks off in Dubai today (30 Nov 2023).  This year, it will be the first time that humanity formally assesses its progress under the 2015 Paris climate agreement of keeping global warming below 1.5˚C. But have you wondered what goes behind the closed doors of climate negotiations and what churns in the minds of leading negotiators? In this episode of Climate Connections, we feature: Andrew Mercer, Deputy Minister for Energy, Republic of Ghana H.E. Mattias Frumerie, Chief Climate Negotiator, Kingdom of Sweden Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Emaad Akhtar Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second half of the Global Stocktake panel chaired by David Sandalow is here. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, Patrick Chandler, and David Simpson join to discuss the biggest successes and failures since the Paris Climate agreement, what the priorities for combatting climate change should be, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

The latest panel from the Road to COP 28 is here, featuring an incredible panel of guests chaired by David Sandalow. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, and more join for a discussion on the global stocktake and its implications. Additionally, Allison Agsten sits down with the UAE Chief Climate Negotiator for COP27 and COP28, Hana AlHashimi, to get her perspective on the upcoming summit. With COP 28 beginning this week, tune in for this critical and timely episode. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest panel from the Road to COP 28 is here, featuring an incredible panel of guests chaired by David Sandalow. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, and more join for a discussion on the global stocktake and its implications. Additionally, Allison Agsten sits down with the UAE Chief Climate Negotiator for COP27 and COP28, Hana AlHashimi, to get her perspective on the upcoming summit. With COP 28 beginning this week, tune in for this critical and timely episode. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mal angenommen wir saugen das CO2 einfach wieder aus der Luft. Retten wir mit CCS -Technik das Klima? Und wohin mit dem ganzen CO2? Ein Gedankenexperiment. Wir möchten Mal angenommen noch besser machen und brauchen dafür deine Hilfe. Wenn du dir 5-8 Minuten Zeit nimmst für diese Umfrage, freuen wir uns sehr! https://survey.lamapoll.de/mal-angenommen-23 Diese und weitere Folgen findet ihr überall, wo es Podcasts gibt - auch hier in der ARD Audiothek: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/der-tagesschau-zukunfts-podcast-malangenommen/71374876 Ihr könnt diesen Podcast auch über euren Sprachassistenten hören. Sprachbefehl: "Spiele mal angenommen von der ARD Audiothek" Unsere Quellen und weiterführenden Fakten zu dieser Folge: Weltklimarat: Zusammenfassung Sythesebericht 2023 (englisch) https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik: Der IPCC-Synthesebericht wird die COP28 und den Global Stocktake prägen https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/aktuell/2023A28_IPCC_Synthesebericht.pdf Umweltbundesamt: Carbon Capture and Storage https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wasser/gewaesser/grundwasser/nutzung-belastungen/carbon-capture-storage#grundlegende-informationen Umweltbundesamt: Positionspapier Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - Diskussionsbeitrag zur Integration in die nationalen Klimaschutzstrategien https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/carbon-capture-storage-diskussionsbeitrag Impulspapier des Lenkungskreises der Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz: Negative Emissionen und CCS für die Klimaneutralität https://www.wissenschaftsplattform-klimaschutz.de/files/Nov22-WPKS-Impulspapier-Negativemissionen%20und%20CCS.pdf Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München – Department für Geographie: Personenprofil Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz https://www.geographie.uni-muenchen.de/department/fiona/personen/index.php?personen_details=1&user_id=307 Climeworks: Direct air capture - our technology to capture CO2 https://climeworks.com/direct-air-capture Greenpeace: Scheinlösung CCS – CO2-Verpressung kann CO2-Reduktion nicht ersetzen https://www.greenpeace.de/klimaschutz/energiewende/kohleausstieg/ccs?BannerID=0322000015001483&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz4r40L2CggMVJA8GAB0ApQXWEAAYASAAEgIEr_D_BwE

The latest panel from the Road to COP 28 is here, featuring an incredible panel of guests chaired by David Sandalow. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, and more join for a discussion on the global stocktake and its implications. Additionally, Allison Agsten sits down with the UAE Chief Climate Negotiator for COP27 and COP28, Hana AlHashimi, to get her perspective on the upcoming summit. With COP 28 beginning this week, tune in for this critical and timely episode. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

COP 28 is a significant milestone. Not only will the conference hear the findings of the first-ever Global Stocktake, which reviews progress against the goals of the Paris Agreement, but extensive discussions are expected around the future of fossil fuels and the significant scale-up of renewables. Financing will remain a central theme, notably the loss and damage fund and new carbon trading mechanisms.  To set the scene, a panel of experts from across the Allen & Overy network share their insights on the key issues to watch at COP 28. This podcast was recorded on 27 November 2023. 

Arranca esta quinta-feira no Dubai, Emirados Árabes Unidos, a Conferência das Partes sobre o Clima, COP 28. Uma edição que conta com a participação de cerca de 70.000 pessoas provenientes de todo o mundo. O economista guineense Carlos Lopes defende a consolidação do financiamento climático que deve depender de “fontes previsíveis e reguladas" . Na agenda da COP 28 estarão temas como o financiamento dos diferentes fundos de ajuda, a redução gradual da dependência das energias fósseis e a transição energética.Outro ponto importante será a avaliação global dos progressos realizados no âmbito do Acordo de Paris, desde a sua entrada em vigor em 2015.África contribui com menos de 3% das emissões globais de gases de efeito estufa, de acordo com os dados do Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento, mas o continente é fortemente afectado pelos seus efeitos devastadores das alterações climáticas. Nove dos dez países mais vulneráveis às alterações climáticas são africanos.O economista guineense Carlos Lopes integra o comité consultivo da COP 28, de orientação e aconselhamento à presidência do evento. Em entrevista à RFI, defendeu a consolidação do financiamento climático que deve depender de “fontes previsíveis e reguladas" .O docente na Universidade do Cabo, África do Sul, sublinhou ainda a preparação e organização do continente africano para a Cimeira do Clima, onde se apresenta “com uma pauta muito mais clara, que tem até propostas a nível global, como por exemplo, a introdução de taxas e uma nova fiscalidade que penalize as emissões da indústria marítima, da indústria da aviação e também das transacções financeiras internacionais”.O que é que o continente africano pode esperar desta COP 28?O continente africano, pela primeira vez, fez uma cimeira do clima antes da COP.Normalmente tem reuniões de consulta, mas desta vez foi um pouco além e tentou organizar-se com uma pauta muito mais clara, que tem até propostas a nível global, como por exemplo, a introdução de taxas e uma nova fiscalidade que penalize as emissões da indústria marítima, da indústria da aviação e também das transacções financeiras internacionais.Não são ideias completamente novas, mas é a primeira vez que um grupo de países tenta, de forma organizada, fazer a relação dessas questões com o clima.Acho, também, que estamos com uma grande expectativa de poder aumentar o financiamento para as energias renováveis e transição energética.Mas os países africanos também estão muito interessados em manter a distância sobre aquilo que devem ser as responsabilidades do norte e as responsabilidades dos países que não tiveram culpa pela situação actual do clima, por exemplo, através da utilização das novas explorações de gás e outras energias fósseis que os africanos estão com a intenção de poder explorar durante um tempo de transição.Esse peso de África se apresentar nesta COP 28 unida, a uma só voz, acaba por fazer com que África seja um interveniente diferente no Dubai?Considero que a África tem demonstrado, apesar dos seus problemas internos, a nível de cada país, uma certa capacidade de entrar nos debates globais de uma forma bastante contundente.Vimos isso nas negociações sobre a Agenda 2030, onde a África foi o primeiro continente e região a propor aquilo que deveria ser a agenda das Nações Unidas pós-2015 e acabou por ter a vantagem de ser o primeiro e, portanto, todas as suas propostas foram aceites na agenda final, porque África já tinha a sua agenda 2033 e estava a tentar empurrar os mesmos princípios a nível global.Depois, vimos na pandemia que a África se uniu, fez compras agrupadas de medicamentos, fez todo um forcing [esforço] para que se introduzisse a ideia de fabricação de vacinas no continente e, também, negociou a nível do FMI, uma dotação especial para a questão da dívida.A seguir vimos outra vez durante o período em que os produtos alimentares, sobretudo o trigo, começaram a subir por causa do conflito na Ucrânia, que a África também fez as suas démarches [procedimentos] a nível organizado.Da semana passada, temos um exemplo extraordinário que foi a aceitação por parte das Nações Unidas, da Assembleia Geral, de uma proposta africana para que o debate sobre taxas e fiscalidade internacional seja centrado na ONU. Até aqui, era um privilégio da organização OCDE, que é o clube dos países ricos.Já para não mencionar o facto de que a África acaba de ser admitida no G20. Portanto, tudo isto são manifestações de uma certa capacidade de se apresentar de forma organizada nas grandes agendas globais.Faz parte do Comité consultivo da COP 28, um grupo de orientação e aconselhamento à presidência do evento. No que toca ao continente africano, que tónica colocou em cima da mesa?Sobretudo a questão de que precisamos de entender que se estamos a falar de financiamento climático, não podemos resolver com atitudes voluntárias e, sobretudo, com promessas de que se vai conseguir mais dinheiro para a transição climática, através, por exemplo, dos mercados de carbono. A minha grande luta é mostrar que se nós estamos a fazer isso e estamos a exigir condições especiais, é porque aquilo que é a atitude normal, o ‘business as usual' na linguagem dos negociadores, é, de facto, continuar com os combustíveis fósseis.E a África não pode ser aquela que faz primeiro, visto que está em atraso em relação às várias propostas de transformação económica. Portanto, a mitigação é responsabilidade dos outros. A nossa responsabilidade é de adaptação e de sermos compensados pelas perdas e danos que é justamente o fundo que foi lançado na COP de África [COP 27] de Sharm-el-Sheik [Egipto] e que agora precisa de ser consolidado em termos de financiamento concreto.O financiamento é vital, é considerado por muitos até moral e eticamente necessário. Mas este financiamento vem sempre a conta-gotas. Falamos do financiamento para o Fundo Verde para o Clima, financiamento para o Fundo de Adaptação, o Fundo de perdas e danos… mas de ano para ano, os passos dados são sempre muito pequeninos.Precisamente por isso é que precisamos dessa taxação que foi proposta na Cimeira Africana do Clima. Nós temos que ter fontes de financiamento previsíveis e reguladas. Que não seja apenas a vontade dos países em ajudar, porque já vimos que isso não leva a nada. Temos um acumular de quase um trilião de dólares de promessas não cumpridas nos últimos 14 anos em matéria de clima e, portanto, já ninguém acredita nas promessas. É preciso que as fontes de financiamento sejam previsíveis. O que está a acontecer, cada vez mais, é que a ajuda ao desenvolvimento está a ser organizada e vendida como luta contra o clima. Portanto, é apenas uma questão de etiqueta e não uma questão de dinheiro adicional. Isso vê-se através das estatísticas sobre as tendências da ajuda internacional.Portanto, África, como é o conjunto de países que deve receber mais dessas compensações, de não ter contribuído para o problema climático, acaba por ser aquele que sofre desta situação que é baseada no voluntarismo. O voluntarismo não nos leva a nada, porque já vimos que em 14 anos não saímos da estaca zero.Neste momento crucial a COP 28 não vai contar com a presença nem do presidente norte-americano [Joe Biden] nem do presidente chinês [Xi Jinping], que são também duas peças importantes nessa engrenagem. Estas ausências não acabam por deitar por terra, algumas esperanças que poderiam existir?É claro que os países que têm a maior responsabilidade de emissão [de gases com efeito de estufa] não estarem presentes ao mais alto nível, é sempre uma indicação de que não há vontade política suficiente para entrarmos já na transição urgente que é necessária. Temos que ter em conta que estamos a viver um momento geopolítico muito particular, onde as grandes potências estão sempre a olhar-se ao espelho e, ao mesmo tempo, a olhar também quem está do outro lado. Têm que responder a muitas pressões internas e têm também que responder aquilo que os seus compositores fazem.Podemos falar mesmo de opositores, porque a linguagem é muito tensa e estamos a viver no multilateralismo uma retrocedência de muitas das actividades, ideias, conceitos, programas, objectivos que tinham sido aprovados e que agora começam a ser postos em causa.O facto da COP 28 se realizar no Dubai e ter como presidente o líder da gigante petrolífera estatal dos Emirados Árabes Unidos [Ahmed al-Jaber], não pode significar que o peso do petróleo vai sentir-se nas negociações?Seguramente que os activistas do meio-ambiente vão dizer isso, mas também é preciso ver o outro lado da moeda : não podemos fazer esta transição sem que as grandes companhias petrolíferas e os grandes países produtores de petróleo entrem nesta discussão. Eles não podem ser marginalizados completamente, porque sem mobilizar a sua vontade própria, vai ser muito mais difícil. O que os Emirados Árabes Unidos nos prometem – mas tem que ser verificado - é de que vão ser os maiores investidores em matéria de energias renováveis. Segundo um artigo do Financial Times fala-se mesmo que podem vir a contribuir com 200 bilhões de dólares, muito para além de tudo o que os países ricos fizeram até agora. Os últimos relatórios sobre o aquecimento global do planeta dizem que o aquecimento acelerou em 2023 e que este ano poderá ser o mais quente desde que há registo. O mundo ainda vai a tempo de cumprir as metas do Acordo de Paris, metas essas que são de extrema importância para o continente africano.As metas do acordo de Paris, para além daquelas que foram acordadas a nível global - que é de reduzir as emissões para que nós possamos reduzir o aumento da temperatura - são metas nacionais e são metas voluntárias. São os países que dizem o que querem fazer.É evidente que nós vimos que entre o que eles disseram e o que estão a fazer, há uma distância colossal.Neste momento em que estamos a fazer aquilo que em inglês chamamos de Global Stocktake, o primeiro apanhado de todas as promessas e quanto o mundo progrediu em matéria de combate às mudanças climáticas, chega-se facilmente à conclusão de que há um problema de confiança que se instalou, porque de facto, as promessas agora servem apenas para camuflar uma continuidade de determinadas tendências. Isto não quer dizer que não tenha havido nenhum progresso. Há alguns progressos porque no princípio desta caminhada, há cerca de 15 anos, estávamos a contar com um aumento das temperaturas até 3°C e agora, segundo os estudos científicos, fala-se de 2,4° a 2,9°.Mas temos que admitir que entre 2,4° e 2,9°C e 1,5°, que é o objectivo, ainda há uma distância muito grande e, portanto, não há, ainda, parece, entre os principais actores, o sentido de urgência, que a situação exige.Entrevista realizada a 28 de Novembro de 2023.

- Den store spenningen på årets klimatoppmøte er om landene klarer å innrømme at vi ligger dårlig an. Og hva de gjør med det, sier forskningsleder ved CICERO Senter for klimaforskning, Steffen Kallbekken.     70 000 mennesker er ventet til klimatoppmøtet COP28 i Dubai som starter 30. november. I år er første året for Den globale gjennomgangen, eller Global Stocktake, der det gjøres en grundig gjennomgang av hvordan verden ligger an på vei mot målene og forpliktelsene under Parisavtalen. - Dette er en innebygd mekanisme i Parisavtalen. Hvert femte år skal alle land melde inn et nytt nasjonalt bidrag, og hvert femte år skal det også gjøres en global gjennomgang av hvordan verden ligger an. Denne globale gjennomgangen skal presenteres to år før landene skal melde inn et nytt forsterket nasjonalt bidrag, sier Kallbekken. Det er ikke overraskende at den første globale gjennomgangen viser at verden ikke er i rute til å nå målene i Parisavtalen. Spenningen er knyttet til hvordan Den globale gjennomgangen følges opp. - Det jeg er spent på er om klimatoppmøtet våger å sende landene en hjemmelekse og tydelige signaler om behovet for mer ambisiøse utslippskutt og større fart i omstillingen, sier Kallbekken.

A live webcast will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing about the first global stocktake of efforts to address climate change. This stocktaking process, established by the Paris Agreement, aims to assess the world's collective progress towards the goal of keeping global average temperature rise well below 2°C (3.6°F). For more than a year, government representatives and non-governmental stakeholders from around the world have contributed to this process, which will inform a report that will be released ahead of the international climate negotiations in Dubai (COP28). Panelists will discuss the implications of the global stocktake for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and climate adaptation in the United States and abroad and consider how it will inform discussions at COP28.

A live webcast will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing about the first global stocktake of efforts to address climate change. This stocktaking process, established by the Paris Agreement, aims to assess the world’s collective progress towards the goal of keeping global average temperature rise well below 2°C (3.6°F). For more than a year, government representatives and non-governmental stakeholders from around the world have contributed to this process, which will inform a report that will be released ahead of the international climate negotiations in Dubai (COP28). Panelists will discuss the implications of the global stocktake for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and climate adaptation in the United States and abroad and consider how it will inform discussions at COP28.

Frankie is back from pod mat leave and Tennant is spruiking recipes from Dungeons & Dragons Heroes' Feast Cookbooks! (Vol 1 and Vol 2). Pleasantries aside we dive in with our own stocktake of the first Global Stocktake on progress of the Paris Agreement towards achieving its purpose and long-term goals. Due to be discussed in Dubai at COP28 shortly, it's an important if unsurprising summary of where we're at: Paris has driven a lot of activity but we are not on track for 1.5C.And stay tuned for more COP news Sumerupperers as your intrepid hosts are departing for Dubai and will be dissecting all the deliberations for your delight!Our main paperNuclear energy and its potential role in Australia's future energy mix may be the hottest debate around. Enter, the Blueprint Institute, with their report, ‘The lowest cost net-zero grid: a critical analysis of nuclear energy in Australia.' Authors Cross, D., Ouliaris, M., Williams, L., Poulton, C., and Lubberink, J contend there may be a small but significant role for small modular reactors (SMRs) to provide clean firming in a close-to-100% renewables grid. Your intrepid hosts unpack the ultra centrist but not super critical findings which suggest some low-to-no regrets measures we can take now in case the appallingly high costs come down post 2040.  One more thingsTennant's One More Thing is (if you can believe it) CBAM news! The issues paper for the Government's Carbon Leakage Review is out and Reed wants you to read it! His sneaky twofer is the recent Australia-Tuvalu climate & security treaty.Frankie's One More Thing is another shout out for the Careers for Net Zero campaign. With two million workers needed for Australia's transition there's no time to waste if you're net zero career curious - check it out!Luke's One More Thing is visiting eminence Josephine Maguire from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland speaking on the SwitchedOn podcast about the mammoth job of running a one-stop-shop for home energy upgrades.And Frankie's one more one more thing is a huge shout out to the marvellous Alison Reeve for her stellar run on LMSU the past couple of months! We are looking forward to Alison joining us for our Holiday Movie Special…… which we're fission for ideas on! Send your hot tips on climate themed movies to mailbag@letmesumup.net, xeet ‘em at @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed, @alison_reeve and @FrankieMuskovic, or blu ‘em at @lukemenzel.bsky.social @tennantreed.bsky.social, @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social and @reevealison.bsky.social.

Thought leaders, global decision-makers and policymakers will be convening in Dubai in late-November for the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP28, to assess and address the state of global affairs on the climate agenda. In this episode of the EY Sustainability Matters podcast, host Bruno Sarda is joined in person by Amy Brachio, EY Global Vice Chair for Sustainability, and Matt Bell, EY Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader. They explore COP28 and the importance of the first-ever Global Stocktake - a checkpoint discussion on the progress made since the Paris Agreement adoption in 2015. With just seven years left to cut emissions by half and limit global warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world has reached a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change. Amy and Matt share their views on the possible learnings from the Global Stocktake, as well as on the business and government perspective of COP28, and why it is so vital for those stakeholders to be represented there. With a record number of people - 90,000 - set to attend the summit, the podcast looks at the progress since last year's COP. It also explains why, in these tumultuous times with one global crisis following another, more voices outside of governments must be part of the dialogue on climate change. The guests end on a hopeful note agreeing that the upcoming COP28 is likely to bring more positive outcomes and cross-sector collaborations. Key takeaways include: COP28 includes the first Global Stocktake to assess progress to address and adapt to climate change on a country-by-country level. The dialogue and collaboration between government and business across sectors are vital for meaningful progress. Recent extremes in climate have created more urgency for the transition to a low-carbon economy. New reporting standards are driving greater transparency and accountability. Global tensions, economic uncertainty and political landscapes impact progress, but businesses are still driving climate action through net-zero commitments. EY and other businesses attending COP28 are looking to have an authentic impact and play a role in driving meaningful action. © 2023 Ernst & Young LLP

Brazilian economist and IPCC lead author Roberto Schaeffer examines what constitutes a “fair share” of emissions reductions under the Paris climate process, and how fairness is defined. -- This December, at COP 28 in Dubai, countries will consider the results of the first “global stocktake,” which is a global report card that compares real climate commitments and actions with the level that's in fact needed to achieve global net zero and avoid the worst of climate outcomes. Following COP, countries will be expected to intensify their efforts to reduce their climate impacts and keep the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement in sight.  As they consider their future commitments, countries will grapple with their capacity to reduce emissions, whether that level is in fact “fair” in a global sense, and what the climate implications of their efforts may be. Roberto Schaeffer, a professor of energy economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, explores paths to deliver the dual imperatives of fairness, and maximum carbon reductions, in the global climate context. Schaeffer is a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Reports, and a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize. His work focuses on frameworks to maximize individual country contributions to the global climate effort. Roberto Schaeffer is a professor of energy economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Related Content The Net Zero Governance Conveyor Belt https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/the-net-zero-governance-conveyor-belt/ East Meets West: Linking the China and EU ETS's https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/east-meets-west-linking-the-china-and-eu-etss/ Accelerating Climate Action https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/podcast/accelerating-climate-action/   Energy Policy Now is produced by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. For all things energy policy, visit kleinmanenergy.upenn.eduSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dentro de um mês, os olhos do mundo estarão voltados para a 28ª Conferência das Nações Unidas para as Mudanças do Clima (COP28), em Dubai. Apesar de acontecer em um dos países mais dependentes de petróleo do mundo, o evento será o mais importantes desde 2015.  A conferência deve entregar o primeiro balanço global de ações feitas pelos países até agora para combater o aquecimento do planeta, e trilhar os caminhos para que o Acordo de Paris sobre o Clima seja cumprido.Este documento, mais conhecido pela sigla em inglês GST, do inglês Global Stocktake, vai apresentar o quanto o mundo está de fato agindo para limitar o aumento da temperatura a no máximo 1,5°C – ou o quanto está distante da principal meta do tratado, assinado há oito anos, na capital francesa.Em um evento organizado pelo Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Visão Brasileira para a COP28, o diplomata Túlio Andrade, chefe da Divisão de Negociação Climática, salientou que este balanço deve orientar a entrega das novas Contribuições Nacionalmente Determinadas (NDCs) pelos 196 país que assinaram e ratificaram o tratado. Os novos compromissos deverão ser formalizados em 2025 na COP30, em Belém, no Brasil."O GST vai orientar tanto os países, na apresentação das suas próximas NDCs, como também o fortalecimento da cooperação internacional. O GST vai ser importante e determinante tanto nos esforços dessa década crítica, de 2020 até 2029 ou 2030, como a partir daí”, disse.Transição justa não está garantidaOs participantes reunidos em Dubai deverão decidir se mantêm vivo o objetivo de perseguir o limite de no máximo 1,5°C de aquecimento global até o fim deste século. Mas, para isso, será necessária uma mobilização de recursos e esforços sem precedentes dos países nos próximos cinco anos, conforme alertam os cientistas do IPCC (Painel Intergovernamental de Mudanças Climáticas, ligado à ONU). E é aí que as negociações apertam.Entre elas, estão a de um novo grupo de trabalho sobre a transição justa para uma economia de baixo carbono, cuja criação foi decidida na última COP, no Egito. "As grandes economias conseguiram, ao longo da história, acumular muito mais capital humano, muito mais conhecimento e tecnologia, e conseguiram fazer a transição – várias delas já estão avançadas na transição para uma economia de conhecimento e que, para gerar PIB, depende de menos emissões. Ao fazerem isso, parte da produção mais intensiva em energia migrou para os grandes países em desenvolvimento”, afirmou Daniel Machado da Fonseca, à frente da delegação brasileira neste assunto."Essa desigualdade estrutural que existe no mundo precisa ser atacada se a gente quiser que a transição seja justa”, destacou. Futuro do petróleo A presidência da COP, ocupada este ano pelos Emirados Árabes Unidos, sétimos maiores produtor de petróleo do mundo, tem se esforçado para demonstrar que entendeu que a transição energética é um caminho sem volta – mas alega que a eliminação das energias fósseis será progressiva.André Corrêa do Lago, secretário de Clima, Energia e Meio Ambiente do Itamaraty e negociador-chefe do Brasil na COP28, avalia que as conversas sobre a transição rumo ao fim do petróleo podem ser o tema mais importante do evento. O Brasil chegará na conferência com bons resultados a apresentar na queda do desmatamento, o principal para a agenda climática brasileira. Entretanto, se encaminha para explorar novas reservas de petróleo, na margem equatorial do país.“Provavelmente isso vai retornar depois da COP para dar uma maior dinâmica no debate no Brasil sobre esse tema. O Brasil não é um ator central na questão de petróleo, mas vamos, sim, ver qual é o nível mais avançado do debate sobre isso para assegurar que nós, no Brasil, tenhamos esse debate da maneira mais avançada possível para a COP29 e, naturalmente, a COP30”, comentou.O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vai à COP28 logo na abertura, na Cúpula dos Líderes, em 1° e 2 de dezembro. Depois, serão mais 10 dias de negociações de diversos temas espinhosos, comandadas por ministros e diplomatas, e com a participação da sociedade civil.“A conferência de Dubai não será uma conferência fácil porque é um momento difícil, em nível global, com a guerra entre a Rússia e a Ucrânia, agora a crise de Israel do lado, em um momento em que o multilateralismo está em crise. Essas crises levam inclusive a questionamentos em relação a combustíveis fósseis, então não vai ser uma COP de fácil acordo”, aposta Maria Netto, diretora-executiva do Instituto Clima e Sociedade."Os países sempre chegam com uma visão sempre muito antagônica, e talvez a necessidade seja buscar mais onde a gente pode construir as pontes e ver os traços positivos, mostrar exemplos do impacto positivo econômico da transição, e isso levar a um movimento para a frente. Eu vejo que o Brasil tem uma vantagem comparativa de ser um país considerado relativamente neutro, e com muitos exemplos positivos. E isso é importante no mundo atual”, ressalta Netto, que tem mais de de 30 anos de experiência nas questões climáticas e já trabalhou junto ao Secretariado da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre a Mudança do Clima (UNFCCC) e o Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID).Financiamento e fundo para perdas e danosO financiamento para o enfrentamento e a adaptação para as mudanças climáticas permanece um dos dos tópicos que concentram as divergências. A estimativa é de que os países em desenvolvimento precisem de quase US$ 6 trilhões até 2030 para conseguirem cumprir os seus compromissos. A nova meta global de financiamento, a partir de 2025, deverá ser definida na COP29, em 2024 – mas é esperado que a conferência deste ano encaminhe o processo de decisão."Não seria bom para o Brasil ter uma COP que acabe com um problema muito sério que vai se acumulando até chegar em 2025”, frisa Maria Netto.Outra questão delicada é a a criação de um fundo de perdas e danos para os países em desenvolvimento enfrentarem os impactos das alterações do clima. O mecanismo, histórico, também foi decidido na última conferência e agora restam a definir aspectos como a governança, as modalidades, os recursos e quem serão os beneficiados.Quatro reuniões preparatórias, realizadas ao longo do ano, não resultaram em avanços, afirma Liliam Chagas, diretora do Departamento de Clima do Itamaraty. Ela indica que a tendência é que seja feita uma diferenciação entre os países mais vulneráveis, como as pequenas ilhas, e aquelas que já possuem estruturas de desastres e defesa civil, a exemplo do Brasil."Esta é uma possibilidade: na impossibilidade de se criar um grande fundo, com recursos que não existem e que ninguém quer colocar, se criar um fundo limitado, acessível por aqueles que realmente não teriam condições de enfrentar um evento climático de forma urgente e abrupta”, apontou.O evento em Dubai começa em 30 de novembro e se estende até 12 de dezembro.

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the upcoming European Climate Stocktake on EU and global progress on meeting the Paris Agreement, in the leadup to the Global Stocktake. They discuss the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators' 14th meeting, held in Denmark, which will include discussions around SDG reports, data partnership and capacity development for the SDGs.   Plus, Innovation Forum's Hanna Halmari shares agenda updates and what to expect at the sustainable commodities and landscapes forum next week. Registrations are still open to join us.

Hear from Nigel Topping, Former UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, as we set the scene for COP28 in Dubai. The COP, or Conference of Parties, is the annual convention of the signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is where all the high-level decision-making around the global transition to net-zero occurs – as such, it's an incredibly important event for stakeholders all around the world. With the next one just around the corner, this episode will set the scene for COP28 in Dubai, explaining the inner workings of the COP and identifying the key issues up for discussion. We'll explore: The successes and shortcomings of the COP mechanism, and how it squares up to the challenge of multilateral negotiations; The complex ecosystem of government, business, civil society and lobbying that has coalesced around the formal proceedings, and the challenges and opportunities that it brings; And the headline issues that will be faced (and hopefully resolved) over the course of COP28. To find out more about the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) Certificate, follow this link: https://www.garp.org/scr For more information on climate risk, visit GARP's Global Sustainability and Climate Risk Resource Center: https://www.garp.org/sustainability-climate If you have any questions, thoughts, or feedback regarding this podcast series, we would love to hear from you at: climateriskpodcast@garp.com Links from today's discussion: UNFCCC High-Level Champions - https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/global-ambassadors/ Our Episode with Sir Dieter Helm - https://www.garp.org/podcast/not-net-zero-cr-210708 UNFCCC, Global Stocktake - https://unfccc.int/topics/global-stocktake The Inevitable Policy Response - https://www.unpri.org/sustainability-issues/climate-change/inevitable-policy-response Institute and Faculty of Actuaries/University of Exeter, The Emperor's New Climate Scenarios - https://actuaries.org.uk/emperors-new-climate-scenarios Rocky Mountain Institute, X-Change: Electricity - https://rmi.org/insight/x-change-electricity/ Speaker's Bio Nigel Topping, Global Ambassador with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions As one of the 14 Global Ambassadors, Nigel was selected by the UN to help accelerate the implementation of net-zero targets and climate adaptation. Until November 2022, Nigel was the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion from COP26 in Glasgow, having been appointed by the UK Prime Minister in January 2020. Working alongside Egypt's High-Level Champion for COP27, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Nigel helped strengthen collaboration and drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change, and coordinate this work with governments and Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Previously, Nigel was CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. Before that, he was Executive Director of the CDP, following an 18-year career in the private sector, having worked across the world in emerging markets and manufacturing. Nigel is also a non-executive director of the UK Infrastructure Bank, and is a member of the UK's Climate Change Committee.

Professor Kathryn Bowen, Deputy Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor, Climate, Environment and Global Health at the University of Melbourne and Professor Don Henry, Director, Climate Reality Project, Asia-Pacific Branch, join hosts Bek Markey-Towler, Associate Professor Cathy Oke, Deputy Director of Melbourne Centre for Cities, and Professor Jackie Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor, Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne in the seven episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the global stocktake.     The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Simon Stiell speaking at the launch of the technical paper for the Global Stocktake.  You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Il bilancio delle alluvioni in Libia si fa sempre più fosco: una città, Derna, è stata parzialmente spazzata via e si temono 20mila morti. Anche in Marocco il bilancio delle vittime del terremoto continua a salire, così come sale il mistero per l‘eclissi del Re Mohammed VI. Parliamo anche di diverse manifestazioni per l'ambiente, in Italia e non solo, del primo Global Stocktake che ci dice che non siamo per niente allineati con gli obiettivi dell'accordo di Parigi, e di un comune tedesco che ha deciso di tassare tutto il monouso,vincendo anche una causa contro McDonalds.INDICE:00:51 - Il bilancio delle alluvioni in Libia è sempre peggiore, si temono 20mila morti09:01 - La situazione in Marocco dopo il terremoto e il mistero del Re scomparso11:18 - Manifestazioni per l'ambiente in Italia e nel mondo16:00 - Il primo Global stocktake dopo l'accordo di Parigi ci dice che siamo fuori strada per rispettarlo 18:35 - Il caso di Tubingail comune tedesco che ha tassato l'usa e getta e vinto una causa con Mc Donalds22:41 - Altre notizie sparseIscriviti alla NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/43SCSr8

During the 28th United Nations climate summit, hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December 2023, the first global stocktake, which is intended to map out the path to achieving the Paris Agreement's main objectives, will conclude. The global stocktake, which is anticipated to occur every five years, will assess the world's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing resilience to climate impacts, and securing financing and support to combat the climate crisis.Botswana's David Lesolle, a seasoned African negotiator on climate change, reiterates that it is extremely difficult to measure progress where goals are unspecific. He warns that it is difficult to measure progress because the majority of African national climate commitments (NDCs) do not specify projects that will be implemented to address climate-related measures in critical sectors. As Africa convenes in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Weeks, what must the continent contemplate prior to the global stocktaking? Given that Africa is the continent most impacted by climate change, why should it prioritise building trust between its governments and its most vulnerable citizens?

Trotz des Pariser Klimaabkommens steigen die globalen Treibhausgasemissionen weiter an. Kann der Global Stocktake bei der COP28 in Dubai die Wende bringen? Wie funktioniert diese klimapolitische Bestandsaufnahme und welche Chancen bietet sie? Darüber spricht Gerrit Hansen mit Dominik Schottner.

Os 196 países participantes da conferência climática em Bonn, na Alemanha, encaminham o fim dos 10 dias de reuniões marcadas por fortes oposições entre os países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento. Decisões cruciais para o sucesso do encontro, preparatório para a Conferência do Clima da ONU em dezembro em Dubai, nos Emirados Árabes Unidos, ficaram para o último dia do evento. O secretariado da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre a Mudança do Clima (UNFCCC) na Alemanha tradicionalmente organiza esta série de reuniões técnicas meses antes das COPs, para os países definirem a pauta da Conferência do Clima e apararem as principais arestas antes do encontro decisivo de ministros e chefes de Estado. Mas até esta terça, não havia sequer acordo para a agenda oficial do evento em Bonn. Temas como financiamento climático, transição ecológica “justa” e redução das emissões de gases de efeito estufa estão no foco da conferência. “A agenda está sendo colocada como refém, porque se você não aprova a agenda, tudo que está discutido em paralelo perde validade jurídica. Existe o risco de a gente sair e tudo que foi discutido, rigorosamente tudo, não ter validade nenhuma, e chegarmos na COP de mãos abanando”, aponta o doutor em Relações Internacionais Bruno Toledo, especialista em negociações climáticas, que acompanha o evento em Bonn pelo portal ClimaInfo.Toledo percebe um objetivo estratégico dos países em desenvolvimento de tentar repetir neste ano o que fizeram no ano passado. “Eles não fecharam a agenda nos primeiros dias para forçar incluir a demanda de perdas e danos na negociação da COP do Egito, que era um item que não existia na pauta. Agora, existe uma tentativa de repetir esse procedimento com o tema do financiamento. A gente está discutindo novas metas de financiamento, mas também temos que definir como vamos viabilizar esses recursos – esse foi o grande problema da meta de US$ 100 bilhões, determinada em 2009 e até hoje não cumprida.” Os países europeus pressionam os grandes emergentes, a começar pela China, a aumentarem a sua contribuição para a humanidade conseguir limitar o aquecimento do planeta. Já os países em desenvolvimento alegam que não darão mais nem um passo enquanto não receberem os recursos prometidos pelos ricos para enfrentarem as mudanças do clima.“Na minha opinião, esse dilema será rapidamente equacionado e nós vamos chegar na COP de Dubai preparados para tomar decisões que os países estão precisando”, pondera a diplomata Liliam Chagas, que chefia a delegação oficial brasileira em Bonn. “O fundo de perdas e danos foi criado na última COP, e agora os trabalhos são para operacionalizá-lo: dar o sentido de como ele vai funcionar, como os países poderão aceder a este fundo.”Neste contexto, o uso das energias fósseis tende a ser minimizado pela presidência emiradense da Conferência do Clima de Dubai, com início em 30 de novembro. O país do Golfo, um dos maiores produtores de petróleo do mundo, têm insistido para os países não visarem o fim gradual do uso do óleo, mas sim concentrarem os esforços em reduzir ao máximo as emissões do setor. O petróleo é responsável por cerca de um terço das emissões mundiais de CO2 e outros gases nocivos. “O tema da energia está na pauta. Ele está sendo discutido e vai ser discutido, no âmbito da transição energética. Se os países vão entrar em acordo sobre metas específicas para o setor energético e de petróleo, é uma das decisões que os países terão de tomar”, afirma Chagas. “O phase down da produção de petróleo é um dos possíveis resultados que se tenha no final do ano”, salienta.A principal promessa da COP28 será entregar um primeiro balanço mundial do quanto o Acordo de Paris sobre o Clima, assinado há oito anos, está sendo cumprido. O tratado prevê que essa análise seja feita a cada cinco anos e sirva de guia para os países eventualmente ajustarem as suas ações para responderem ao desafio de conter o aquecimento do planeta.“Mas por mais que o Global Stocktake tente oferecer insumos para orientar os países na revisão das suas metas, no final das contas é uma decisão dos governos. Você até pode ter alguns governos que vão incorporar um pouco mais essas orientações, e outros que vão ignorar”, lamenta Toledo. “A gente não tem muitos instrumentos aqui, no nível multilateral, para forçar os governos a tomar uma decisão de considerar ou não o relatório do Global Stocktake.”

In this 3rd episode of the 6th season of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to the Danish Climate Ambassador, Tomas Anker Christensen, about the road to COP28 and pushing for higher ambitions through global climate diplomacy.What is the current status of the four critical UN work streams – mitigation, adaptation, finance as well as loss and damage – and how can we expect to see them addressed at COP28?With the latest IPCC report in mind, they share their concerns as well as expectations and hopes for the COP-process, the Global Stocktake and the Loss and Damage Fund.What are the key issues to address on a global diplomatic level at this point, and why is the COP28 in The United Arab Emirates presumably going to be the most important COP since Paris?Tomas Anker Christensen has served for more than 30 years as a Danish diplomat. He has held leading positions within global climate governance and the UN. Among other high-level positions, he has worked as Denmark's Under-Secretary for Global Challenges, Senior Advisor for Partnerships to the UN Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet to the Presidents of the 70th and 71st Sessions of the UN General Assembly. He has also served as Chief Adviser to the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoys for Climate Action and the Ocean, and as the Danish Ambassador to Egypt and Iran.

In this 2nd episode of the 6th season of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, better known as UNFCCC, Simon Stiell.They discuss the unique role of the UNFCCC in the global fight against climate change. The challenges ahead on the critical work streams – mitigation, adaptation, finance as well as loss and damage - and why Simon Stiell likes to describe his own position as “Accountability Chief”.They also talk about the importance of the Global Stocktake coming up at this year's COP28, which enables countries and other stakeholders to see where they're collectively making progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.UNFCCC is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change and most known for organizing the yearly global climate conference, the COP. But the secretariat with a staff of roughly 450 located in Bonn works tirelessly all year to support governments and institutions building resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change and helps scale up climate action at all levels and in all sectors of society, including cities, regions, businesses and investors.

Her Excellency Teresa Ribera, Spain's Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, explains how Spain is working to meet its 2050 objective of national climate neutrality, in conversation with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany. Ahead of COP28 in the UAE, the two diplomats discuss why the global community must collaborate to help mobilise collective action and deliver a solutions-oriented UN climate conference, against the backdrop of the first Global Stocktake since Paris 2015.

CPR is delighted to launch a new series titled, Road to COP27 as part of India Speak: The CPR Podcast. Hosted by Navroz Dubash (Professor, Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment, CPR), this series will bring leading experts in the lead up to Conference of the Parties (COP) 27, taking place from 6-18 November 2022 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. In the first epsiode of the series, Dubash speaks to Harald Winkler (Professor in PRISM, School of Economics at the University of Cape Town) on global stocktake of the Paris Agreement (GST) and its importance for climate mitigation and adaptation. They reflect on the conversations at the recently concluded Technical Dialogue, a core activity of the GST process that facilitates meaningful conversations between experts and country representatives, and how gaps in implementation of the Paris Agreement can be bridged. The episode also explores the key focus areas of this year's COP including the debate on loss and damage. About the speakers: Harald Winkler is a Professor in PRISM, School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). His research interests are at the intersection of sustainable development and climate change mitigation. His academic publications can be accessed on Scopus. Specific focus areas for future research include equity and inequality between and within countries; just transitions; the global stock-take; and low emission development strategies. Harald is joint Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Climate Policy, a member of the South African and African Academies of Science, a coordinating lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a member of the SA delegation to the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and one of two co-facilitators of the technical dialogue of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Navroz K Dubash is a Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, a New Delhi based think-tank and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. He has been actively engaged in debates on climate change, air quality, energy and water as a researcher, policy advisor and activist for over 25 years. Navroz has been a Coordinating Lead Author for the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and has advised Indian government policy-making on climate change, energy, and air and water policy over the last decade. In the early 1990s, he helped establish the global Climate Action Network as its first international coordinator.

CPR is delighted to launch a new series titled, Road to COP27 as part of India Speak: The CPR Podcast. Hosted by Navroz Dubash (Professor, Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment, CPR), this series will bring leading experts in the lead up to Conference of the Parties (COP) 27, taking place from 6-18 November 2022 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. In the first episode of the series, Dubash speaks to Harald Winkler (Professor in PRISM, School of Economics at the University of Cape Town) on global stocktake of the Paris Agreement (GST) and its importance for climate mitigation and adaptation. They reflect on the conversations at the recently concluded Technical Dialogue, a core activity of the GST process that facilitates meaningful conversations between experts and country representatives, and how gaps in implementation of the Paris Agreement can be bridged. The episode also explores the key focus areas of this year's COP including the debate on loss and damage. About the speakers: Harald Winkler is a Professor in PRISM, School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). His research interests are at the intersection of sustainable development and climate change mitigation. His academic publications can be accessed on Scopus. Specific focus areas for future research include equity and inequality between and within countries; just transitions; the global stock-take; and low emission development strategies. Harald is joint Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Climate Policy, a member of the South African and African Academies of Science, a coordinating lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a member of the SA delegation to the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and one of two co-facilitators of the technical dialogue of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Navroz K Dubash is a Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, a New Delhi based think-tank and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. He has been actively engaged in debates on climate change, air quality, energy and water as a researcher, policy advisor and activist for over 25 years. Navroz has been a Coordinating Lead Author for the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and has advised Indian government policy-making on climate change, energy, and air and water policy over the last decade. In the early 1990s, he helped establish the global Climate Action Network as its first international coordinator.

In this episode of The Sound of Economics Live, Bruegel's own Simone Tagliapietra is joined by Li Shuo, Diederik Samsom and Laurence Tubiana to contribute to the global stocktake of the climate summit, to foster a clearer understanding of the game changers and the missed opportunities of the summit. Furthermore, they foster a fresh debate on what should be the next steps for global climate action after Glasgow.

Australian PM, Scott Morrison (pictured) Is urging us to take more of the medicine that made the world ill in the first place, "Can do capitalism", and again pointing his finger, has declared that what Australians don't need, or want more of, is people such as himself telling them what to do - he wants the government off our backs. And while the Australian Government is effectively doing nothing about trying to head off climate change, some such as PNG's Climate Change Minister, Wera Mori, is pleading for Australia to act more like a genuine global citizen and do more to lower its emissions. We are also getting the same message from Tuvalu via an address given to the Glasgow COP26 by a speaker up to his knees in the ocean, a rising ocean. More Quick Climate Links for today are: "Will Australia's intransigence on climate damage our trade relationships?"; "Tuvalu could be uninhabitable in 50 years due to climate change"; "PM trying to turn climate change into a "practical challenge" - Politics with Peter Van Onselen"; "What is the Global Stocktake?"; "Reporter's notebook: From the climate front lines to COP26, the gap is wide between talk and reality"; "Scott Morrison says ‘can-do capitalism' will solve climate change"; "Capitalism trumps policy on climate: PM"; "Scott Morrison brings ‘can-do capitalism' to Melbourne"; "Countries, cities, carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040"; "Glasgow's 2030 credibility gap: net zero's lip service to climate action"; "Three decisions governments must make to solve the nature and climate emergencies"; "Climate adaptation finance has a blind spot on conflict and fragility"; "Signify calls on leaders to accelerate the transition to smart LED lighting at Cop26"; "COP26 Draft Calls for More Action to Tighten Climate Goals"; "Green Markets Put World's Poor at Mercy of Higher Funding Costs"; "Scott Morrison could restore Australia's climate reputation as a lifter rather than a leaner with five steps"; "Electric vehicles are too big an opportunity to miss. Here's what Australia should be doing"; "Addicted to privatisation, addicted to failure"; "Using water wisely, Barnaby? Or another dicey deal in the pipeline?"; "Strong policies 'missing' on transport decarbonisation"; "Looting By Other Means"; "‘Can-do capitalism': Morrison's fresh pitch on emissions"; "Climate summit wants nations to return next year with tougher 2030 targets"; "Morrison backs climate capitalism as Albanese warns voters over ‘nonsense' on mandates"; "Travelling to Europe could ‘cost $800 more' to meet net-zero targets"; "Too hot for ceremony: climate is fast changing for First Peoples and it's not our ‘Australian way'"; "Lotus Type 132 electric SUV teased"; "Rivian going public tonight, could be valued above BMW, Hyundai, Kia, and Ferrari"; "Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it's backfiring"; "Electric vehicles can't fix the problem of cars"; "US won't sign up to British push to ban new petrol cars by 2035"; "What Happened at COP26 on Wednesday: China and U.S. Say They'll ‘Enhance' Climate Ambition"; "Nine charts that show why the US needs to tackle food emissions"; "The US-China climate pact gives Glasgow summit momentum for hope"; "Australia among nations trying to soften COP26 declaration"; "‘Existential crisis': United States and China stun COP26 with joint climate change pact"; "How ambition for a small country's survival helped reshape the COP agenda"; "Macron boosts nuclear power plans to meet France's net-zero ambitions"; "Beach Energy faces heat over shock CEO exit, fossil fuels' future"; "Net-zero vow fails to ‘shift the dial' as renewables investment stalls". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

In Episode Two of State of the Planet we talk to Doctor Henry Neufeldt Head of Section, Impact Assessment and Adaptation Analysis at the UNEP DTU partnership. We discuss what Adaptation means, the impact of COVID-19 on Adaptation, the 2020 Adaptation Gap Report, the role of planning, finance and implementation and the Global Stocktake. If you enjoyed the show please do subscribe and share your feedback. What would like to hear more about? What climate issues do you think we should address next? Who would you like us to feature?If you would like more information on the UN Environment Programme or the Adaptation Report please check out the following links:UNEP.ORG , UNEP Adaptation Report Resource and this video You can also follow the United Nations Environment Program on social media: FacebookTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.