Podcast appearances and mentions of paris climate talks

A former Climate Change Minister says it would be a mistake to withdraw from a global climate deal. ACT Leader David Seymour's floated the idea of New Zealand leaving the agreement, saying it's perhaps a discussion for a future election. Labour's calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to recommit to the deal. Nick Smith told Mike Hosking it would be great if we could hold a consistent stance on this. He says the problem with an issue like climate change is if Government policy is flip-flopping all the time, you're not going to make any progress. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to episode 21 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest Christiana Figueres – one of the architects of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, student of Thich Nhat Hanh, and valued member of the Plum Village Sangha. Ms. Figueres is an internationally recognized leader on global climate change. She was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. Today she is the co-founder of Global Optimism, co-host of the podcast Outrage & Optimism and co-author of the The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis book. She is a member of the B Team, non executive Board member of Acciona, and non executive Board member of Impossible Foods. Read more about her many achievements here. In light of Thich Nhat Hanh's passing earlier this year, the discussion includes collective leadership; guidance; spiritual awakening and nourishing our spiritual dimension; dependent co-arising; saving lives through teachings; and being a community without Thay, and what it means to continue and represent his legacy.The participants also reflect on the impact on their lives of Thay's passing, and ways to continue their teacher in a world that is in crisis and in great need for a spiritual dimension. And what next for the Sangha? Christiana Figueres shares deeply about what brought her to Plum Village, both now and years ago, during her first encounter with Applied Buddhism; her journey to spiritual practice, to overcome a personal crisis; the historical context of making contact with Thich Nhat Hanh; and the transformative power of Buddhist teachings – such as the art of deep listening – on the negotiation process during the Paris Climate Change Conference. Additionally, she addresses the Global North-South divide; victimhood; and strengthening the arc between the inner and outer worlds. Jo shares what it means to be a “serious” practitioner; being spacious; “coming home”; and befriending our past. Brother Phap Huu talks about Christiana's importance to the Plum Village community, and the significance of her presence during the week of ceremonies after Thay's passing; the four-fold sangha; channelling Thay as a collective community; interbeing in action; practising the art of community; and transmission. The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu to bring us back to the present moment. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources ‘Christiana Figueres Cites Thich Nhat Hanh's Influence in Paris Climate Talks'https://www.lionsroar.com/christiana-figueres-cites-thich-nhat-hanhs-influence-in-paris-climate-talks/ Waldbrölhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldbr%C3%B6l The Paris Agreementhttps://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement Global North and Global Southhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South Dharma Talks: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path'https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-noble-eightfold-path/ Christian Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB)https://www.eiab.eu/index.php?index=90 The Way Out Is In: ‘The Three Doors of Liberation'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-three-doors-of-liberation-episode-18/ Quotes“The community is Thay's masterpiece.” “Thay is always teaching us and giving us this opportunity to still come together and see the beauty of connection.” “We tend to think that, if we are on a path of spiritual development, it only has to do with me, but doesn’t have anything to do with the outside world. And it does. They are completely interwoven with each other.” “With our thoughts, we create the world.” “I would never want to send my children to a place where there is no suffering, because, in that place, my children will never be able to grow.” “You know what? The sangha is not perfect, and there is beauty to it because we can continue to learn from each other, we can grow with each other. We have suffering. We have difficulties. We look at it. We learn from it. We evolve from it.” “We carry our wounds with us. They are part of who we are. They are what make us a whole person.” “When I feel at home, when I feel my own presence, when I’m aware of my own wounds, then I can have a very beautiful relationship with other people.” “I can be friends with my past. I can be friends with my suffering. I can make peace with it. I can honor it. I can see the sacredness in everything.” “If we want to see history, just look at Thay. He didn’t allow himself to be exiled to drown in despair and suffering; he was patient. He embraced. He cultivated. He contemplated. And he grew into that. So, in a way, this step-up moment is really channeling the insight that Thay has offered us and making it a part of our journey.” “We don’t need to put Thay on a pedestal. Of course, we love and we respect Thay and we honor him, but what he would want from us is his insight to continue in us. And I think that’s really important.” “Transformation starts with the being and then the doing comes later, not the other way around.” “The spiritual dimension is that bridge where we can connect to seeing us as Mother Earth, seeing us as the suffering, seeing us as the person cutting the trees, seeing us as the oil being spilled into the ocean. We are the fish that is suffering. We are the birds that are drowning in these oils. We are the animals that are being burnt and have no home.” “We're really there; you look at someone, you listen to them, and you’re giving them your trust, you’re giving them your presence, you’re giving them your energy, and that’s very recharging.”

Welcome to episode 21 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest Christiana Figueres – one of the architects of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, student of Thich Nhat Hanh, and valued member of the Plum Village Sangha. Ms. Figueres is an internationally recognized leader on global climate change. She was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. Today she is the co-founder of Global Optimism, co-host of the podcast Outrage & Optimism and co-author of the The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis book. She is a member of the B Team, non executive Board member of Acciona, and non executive Board member of Impossible Foods. Read more about her many achievements here. In light of Thich Nhat Hanh's passing earlier this year, the discussion includes collective leadership; guidance; spiritual awakening and nourishing our spiritual dimension; dependent co-arising; saving lives through teachings; and being a community without Thay, and what it means to continue and represent his legacy.The participants also reflect on the impact on their lives of Thay's passing, and ways to continue their teacher in a world that is in crisis and in great need for a spiritual dimension. And what next for the Sangha? Christiana Figueres shares deeply about what brought her to Plum Village, both now and years ago, during her first encounter with Applied Buddhism; her journey to spiritual practice, to overcome a personal crisis; the historical context of making contact with Thich Nhat Hanh; and the transformative power of Buddhist teachings – such as the art of deep listening – on the negotiation process during the Paris Climate Change Conference. Additionally, she addresses the Global North-South divide; victimhood; and strengthening the arc between the inner and outer worlds. Jo shares what it means to be a “serious” practitioner; being spacious; “coming home”; and befriending our past. Brother Phap Huu talks about Christiana's importance to the Plum Village community, and the significance of her presence during the week of ceremonies after Thay's passing; the four-fold sangha; channelling Thay as a collective community; interbeing in action; practising the art of community; and transmission. The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu to bring us back to the present moment. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources ‘Christiana Figueres Cites Thich Nhat Hanh's Influence in Paris Climate Talks'https://www.lionsroar.com/christiana-figueres-cites-thich-nhat-hanhs-influence-in-paris-climate-talks/ Waldbrölhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldbr%C3%B6l The Paris Agreementhttps://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement Global North and Global Southhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South Dharma Talks: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path'https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-noble-eightfold-path/ Christian Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB)https://www.eiab.eu/index.php?index=90 The Way Out Is In: ‘The Three Doors of Liberation'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-three-doors-of-liberation-episode-18/ Quotes“The community is Thay's masterpiece.” “Thay is always teaching us and giving us this opportunity to still come together and see the beauty of connection.” “We tend to think that, if we are on a path of spiritual development, it only has to do with me, but doesn’t have anything to do with the outside world. And it does. They are completely interwoven with each other.” “With our thoughts, we create the world.” “I would never want to send my children to a place where there is no suffering, because, in that place, my children will never be able to grow.” “You know what? The sangha is not perfect, and there is beauty to it because we can continue to learn from each other, we can grow with each other. We have suffering. We have difficulties. We look at it. We learn from it. We evolve from it.” “We carry our wounds with us. They are part of who we are. They are what make us a whole person.” “When I feel at home, when I feel my own presence, when I’m aware of my own wounds, then I can have a very beautiful relationship with other people.” “I can be friends with my past. I can be friends with my suffering. I can make peace with it. I can honor it. I can see the sacredness in everything.” “If we want to see history, just look at Thay. He didn’t allow himself to be exiled to drown in despair and suffering; he was patient. He embraced. He cultivated. He contemplated. And he grew into that. So, in a way, this step-up moment is really channeling the insight that Thay has offered us and making it a part of our journey.” “We don’t need to put Thay on a pedestal. Of course, we love and we respect Thay and we honor him, but what he would want from us is his insight to continue in us. And I think that’s really important.” “Transformation starts with the being and then the doing comes later, not the other way around.” “The spiritual dimension is that bridge where we can connect to seeing us as Mother Earth, seeing us as the suffering, seeing us as the person cutting the trees, seeing us as the oil being spilled into the ocean. We are the fish that is suffering. We are the birds that are drowning in these oils. We are the animals that are being burnt and have no home.” “We're really there; you look at someone, you listen to them, and you’re giving them your trust, you’re giving them your presence, you’re giving them your energy, and that’s very recharging.”

"There's nothing like watching the home that you live in being demolished by bulldozers to make you politically conscious."Growing up in Cape Town's District 6 in the 1970s, Tasneem experienced racial segregation, forced eviction and discrimination first hand. Her anti-apartheid activism eventually took her into politics, serving as a provincial environment minister in South Africa's post-apartheid ANC government. As a radical minister within a conservative bureaucracy, Tasneem fought to connect environmental issues to poverty and development.Since then, Tasneem has served as WWF's head of global climate policy, going behind the scenes as head of delegation at the Paris Climate Talks, and now leads the Climate Action Network – the planet's largest coalition for climate justice.----------------------Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world's largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.orgClimate Action Network website: https://climatenetwork.orgSocial media: @TasneemEssop, @CANIntl-----------------------Learn more about the Power, People & Planet podcast, subscribe and find more episodes:https://powerpeopleplanet.org

We Can Do This is a podcast that connects people looking to create meaningful change with the tools, skills, and community they need to stay the course and make an impact.  It's hosted by founder Sean Pritzkau, and brings together social entrepreneurs and experts on topics such as marketing, branding, no-code, and more.GUEST BIO:Matt is an award-winning campaign strategist and digital product manager using technology and storytelling to support people-powered movements. His recent work has ranged from crowdfunding $22M through the largest YouTube creator collaboration ever, to passing historic anti-gerrymandering and ethics laws, to earning global media coverage by projecting a visualization of 100% renewable energy onto the Eiffel Tower during the Paris Climate Talks. In 2009, he led grassroots communications for 350.org as they coordinated 5,300 climate rallies in 181 countries — what CNN called, "the most widespread day of political action in the planet's history." He is an Americorps Public Allies alumnus, a Startingbloc Social Innovation Fellow, and a trail-builder and crew leader with Volunteers for Outdoor California. The Guardian once called him ‘wickedly funny and evidence-based” but they didn't know it was him.Matt on Twitter → https://twitter.com/fitz35020 Million Trees on How to Save a Planet → https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/rnh235kBeast Philanthropy → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6ABooks ReferencedSteal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon → https://austinkleon.com/steal/Range by David Epstein → https://davidepstein.com/the-range/Read a full transcript and more at https://wecandothis.co/episodes/007Instagram → https://instagram.com/wecandothiscoTwitter → https://twitter.com/wecandothisco–––Follow Sean at the links below:Instagram → https://instagram.com/seanpritzkauTwitter → https://twitter.com/seanpritzkau–––EPISODE CREDITS:Music by Darren King on Soundstripe

Can the world achieve zero emissions by 2050? We need to put our foot on the accelerator if we’re to meet our Paris target. That’s the view of a former UN climate negotiator who was a key figure in the 2015 Paris Climate Talks. She warns that the time for action is now. And can citizens assemblies produce action on climate change?

Can the world achieve zero emissions by 2050? We need to put our foot on the accelerator if we’re to meet our Paris target. That’s the view of a former UN climate negotiator who was a key figure in the 2015 Paris Climate Talks. She warns that the time for action is now. And can citizens assemblies produce action on climate change?

Mayors of large and small towns along the Mississippi's 2500 flowing miles are championing this region's economic, security and ecological interests on the world stage. Mayor members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative presented this month at the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit. They participated in the COP-21 Paris Climate Talks last December, advocating for ecologically sound river basin management. MRCTI Mayors have been instrumental in hammering out and recruiting signatories to an "International River Basin Agreement to Mitigate Climate Risk by Achieving Food and Water Security." These are Mayors of towns like St. Paul, Minnesota, Dubuque, Iowa, Gretna, Louisiana. An MRCTI founder is St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. Many of these individuals have "regular jobs" in addition to serving as Mayors. They are working together - and with leaders from towns and nations around the world - to safeguard water quality, advocate for sustainable development, and promote river economy in concert with environmental protection. Quite the gig! Colin Wellenkamp, MRCTI Executive Director, reports to Earthworms about this extraordinary, influential work: how it's evolving, and a bit about what it's like for individuals who have "run for Mayor" and are working, influentially, in a global way.  Music: Balkan Twirl - performed live at KDHX by Sandy Weltman and the Carolbeth Trio, June 2009 Related Earthworms Conversations: Mighty Mississippi Gets a Report Card - October 2015

Climate change policy expert David Victor, a professor of International Relations at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy and two of his graduate students provide insights into the process and the outcome of the 2015 COP 21 climate talks in Paris. Victor has been a participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) proceedings since the IPCC’s inception Victor is presented here by the UC San Diego Library Channel. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30487]

Climate change policy expert David Victor, a professor of International Relations at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy and two of his graduate students provide insights into the process and the outcome of the 2015 COP 21 climate talks in Paris. Victor has been a participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) proceedings since the IPCC’s inception Victor is presented here by the UC San Diego Library Channel. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30487]

Climate change policy expert David Victor, a professor of International Relations at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy and two of his graduate students provide insights into the process and the outcome of the 2015 COP 21 climate talks in Paris. Victor has been a participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) proceedings since the IPCC’s inception Victor is presented here by the UC San Diego Library Channel. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30487]

Climate change policy expert David Victor, a professor of International Relations at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy and two of his graduate students provide insights into the process and the outcome of the 2015 COP 21 climate talks in Paris. Victor has been a participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) proceedings since the IPCC’s inception Victor is presented here by the UC San Diego Library Channel. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30487]

Today we're joined by Osprey Orielle Lake, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), who held events and conducted advocacy work in Paris during COP21. She will share her perspective on the climate agreement, and describe the events surrounding this historic event. You can learn more about WECAN at: http://wecaninternational.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @WECAN_INTL

Elizabeth Economy has for decades studied something that used to be considered somewhat obscure, but today is very much in vogue: the relationship between Chinese politics and economy to climate change and the natural world. She is now a Senior Fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and she's written a number of books and influential papers examining China and climate change.    She's had a fascinating career. She started out specializing in Soviet studies and took a turn working as an analyst in the CIA before getting her PhD and launching her career studying china and the environment.    We kick off this conversation discussing  China's decision to join the consensus at the Paris Climate Talks, and we have an extended conversation about some pressing, yet under the radar ecological and environmental challenges that China is struggling to deal with.

News, analysis and discussion from this weeks Greenleft Weekly, interviews and announcements.Interviews:John Englart, Citizen reporter and activist with “Climate Action Moreland” on the Paris Climate Talks.Dima, on the “These Cuts Are Killing Us Campaign”. From Greenleft Weekly; News, analysis and discussion.Comment and Analysis:Celebrating genocide and conquestCultural Dissent:Ruminants and methane: Not the fault of the animals.Australian News:Crew forced off Alcoa ship MV PortlandInternational News:Chinese crash raises prospects of fresh global slumpVenezuela facing double confrontation after right's victoryMalaysia: Socialists subjected to sedition charges, arbitrary arrests

Whether you are starting out on a farm, new to permaculture, or experienced in the field, you will want to hear this podcast. Mark Shepard talks to us fresh from the Paris Climate Talks where he spoke on a panel with unlikely allies in the fight for ecological farming. The demand is there - people want ecologically sound foods from ecologically sound farms. Learn more & listen in. Mark's Website: https://www.facebook.com/restorationagriculture/

Guest Rachel Voss joins us to talk about women in Senegal, and host Elaine Giessel talks about climate and the Paris talks. The post Women in Senegal and the Paris Climate Talks appeared first on KKFI.

Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, shares his thoughts on the outcomes of the Paris Climate Talks. “We for the first time introduce a 1.5 degree maximum increase of temperature as an aspirational environmental objective” “Once the emitters are into the agreement, which was not the case with Kyoto, they may find it easier to proceed in a way cooperatively, because leakage or competitiveness issues are minimalized” “More question marks arise from the issue of funding the huge investment flows necessary for the structural tenors that we need in order to have this decarbonisation” “Hopefully we will see many pricing devices in both the developed and developing world in the next few years” “We have a first step, a positive first step, but still much is needed, much more is needed, so we should not be too happy yet”

Join Jordan, Matthias, and Zach as we talk about climate change, Christmas and Fargo in this extremely unstructured episode of the Paradox Project PodcastTerrible Opinions 00:00 - 19:00 Jordan - Trump is awful. I would vote for Hillary over Trump. Zach - You should tell your children that Santa is dead. (In which Santa is the original Saint Nicholas) Matthias - I don't really like the actress in Jessica Jones. No, wait, that's a stupid opinion. I think that the right needs to stop attacking climate change from a position of complete denial (like saying CO2 isn't increasing in the atmosphere).   Paris Climate Talks 19:00 - 32:00 Matthias is frustrated with the media reaction to the Paris climate talks because he feels the talks did little more than express a desire to reduce the worldwide carbon footprint without a major binding concession from anyone. He thinks the media excitement signals little more than their feeling that they won a battle in the culture war rather than that anything tangible was accomplished to address climate change.   Christmas Time! 32:00 - 46:00 Jordan expresses her displeasure with aggressive atheist organizations who go around looking for nativity scenes they can shut down. We talk about the nature of cultural religion in smaller, tightly knit communities. Then we take a bit of a break and talk about our childhood Christmas traditions.   Fargo and Feminism 46:00 - 54:00 We discuss Zach's piece on Fargo and feminism and generally about how amazing Fargo is.   Predictions 54:00 - 1:03:00 Matthias - I will finish and publish my LEGO instructions application this week Zach - Colleges will move toward lottery system admissions Jordan - In the GOP debate, Cruz will attack Rubio, but Rubio will come out looking better.

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The Paris climate talks resulted in an agreement by the 195 nations of the world. What was actually agreed to is still open to question. While negotiators agreed to a temperature increase limit of 2 degrees Celsius, there are no specifics on implementation or penalties for non-compliance. As we've said before: Climate change activists are tools of the technocrats who want to control our lives by setting up a one-world government. Also: Bulk cell phone purchases in Missouri, Arab coalition military takes island in the Red Sea, and Russian destroyer fires at Turkish fishing boat.

The Guardian environment editor John Vidal reports from the UN climate change conference in Paris, where gritty but positive negotiations to broker an agreement are nearing a conclusion

A two-week United Nations conference in Paris on climate change is coming to a close, and while the agreements that emerge carry moral and political weight, they won’t be legally binding. That’s just fine with Republicans in Congress, who oppose participating in international pacts to limit carbon emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From big business to small enchanted islands the progress made in the renewable sector is making it easier to see a path to a world powered by 100% renewable energy.

The 92-year-old controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS is showing his age, while the Brazilian bank's boss is in jail: Should either remain at the helm? Plus, the case for chipping away at climate change. All in this week's edition of the Viewsroom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How much progress is likely at this week's global talks on combating climate change? Gideon Rachman discusses the prospects for agreement on reducing carbon emissions with Michael Stothard and Martin Sandbu. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unlike any other global climate or environment conference I've covered over the years, civil society and the activist community this time around is genuinely enthused about the Paris Climate Talks. Cautious optimism, or at the very least, not gloom and doom, seems to be prevailing mood.    I asked the leader of one of the most important and largest global climate activist organizations, May Boeve of 350.org, why that is. And her reply is interesting and telling. May says that we are in the midst of a political tipping point in the international debate about climate change and Paris is one manifestation of this historic moment.    I caught up with May while she was in Paris during the first week of the talks, and we discusses some of the issues she was following closely as the talks enter a more technical phase. But we have a longer conversation about the role of activism in bringing delegates to this point and what the activist community has planned for after paris.    For those of you interested in the particulars on the Paris talks, you will be sure to get a lot out of this conversation. But even if you are less interested in the minutia of climate politics, this episode offers a fascinating insight into the role of civil society and activisms in shaping the outcome of a major international negotiation. The role of civil society in the Paris climate talks is sure to be the subject of PhD thesis for decades to come. This conversation shows you why. 

This Week: We discuss the Paris climate talks, is this just an excuse for politicians to have a lavish vacation? Then, Obama's history of strategically planned government announcements, you're not fooling anybody Mr. President. Plus, Is Donald Trump a Fascist?

Chris Bramwell explores the upcoming Climate Change talks in Paris and the attempt to achieve a binding and universal agreement

Caroline hosts Osprey Orielle Lake, author of  Uprising for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with the Earth on her way to Paris Talks ( 11.30.15 – New Moon on December 11th). The Venusian Trickster Redeemer is getting ready to bound onto the world stage, in all our hearts. The post The Visionary Activist Show – Scheherazade, Paris Climate Talks, Global Treaty, Guiding Unifying Story appeared first on KPFA.

The Paris Climate talks kick off in just a few short weeks. On November 30, president Obama and many other heads of state are going to start weeks of negotiations that if all goes according to plan, will usher in a new kind of international climate change regime.    These talks a huge deal for diplomacy and for the planet. On the line with me to discuss the contours of the talks, expected outcomes, diplomatic intriguies and possible speed bumps along the way is Elliot Diringer, executive vice president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions    For those of you who are less steeped in the complexities of climate diplomacy, this episode is a useful primer to the Paris talks. But as our conversation progresses we go deeper and deeper into the weeds, so there's good fodder for you climate wonks as well. 

UN-held climate talks, known as COP21, in Paris in December could lead to a global emissions reduction deal for the period after 2020. This could have a major impact on carbon markets. Lead carbon reporter Ben Lee discusses the implications of the talks with senior analyst Yann Andreassen from ICIS analytics division Tschach Solutions based in Germany.

The Paris climate summit is shaping up as one of the most important in history. With climate change quickly getting out of hand, what can we realistically expect from the Paris talks? Will governments get serious about cutting emissions before it’s too late? And what will a deal in Paris mean for Australia? Tim Stephens will break down the major international decisions being made on global warming and how these will affect Australia and its citizens.

A discussion examining the likely implications for the oil industry of the Paris Climate Talks which start next month.Panel:Tom Wallin, Editor-in-Chief and Executive Vice PresidentRonan Kavanagh, Deputy Editor of EI New EnergyPhilippe Roos, Senior Correspondent