176. COP27: Loss and Damage in the Spotlight
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Persephonica
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism, where we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue on building a sustainable future.
First up we have some exclusive news... *drumroll*... We are excited to announce that Outrage + Optimism is now part of the TED Audio Collective! This news represents an exciting continuation of the collaboration between our organizations, which began with our strategic partnership with TED Countdown.
The TED Audio Collective is a curated collection of podcasts sharing ideas on a range of subjects, including psychology, business, and design. Be sure to check out some of the other podcasts in the collective!
Back to this special COP 27 episode... co-hosts Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson talk long-distance with co-host Tom Rivett-Carnac, who’s on the ground at the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Also, Christiana interviews Simon Stiell, the latest Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the podcast announces a new partnership with TED Audio Collective.
First, Tom calls in from COP27, where the top item on the agenda is “Loss and Damage,” which refers to the historical responsibility of industrialized nations for the climate crisis and the moral case for compensating poorer and developing countries suffering the brunt of its many devastating effects. What is fair, really?
Next, Christiana discusses getting things done, accountability, and the power of meditation with UNFCCC Secretary Simon Stiell. They expand on COP27 and the role of oil and gas companies in the conference. You won’t want to miss this engaging conversation.
The team closes with their reflections on the midterm elections in the United States (votes are still being counted) and what a divided Congress means for President Biden’s climate agenda. And finally, producer Clay brings us the goods on O+O’s new partnership with the TED Audio Collective and today’s tune from British guitar-goddess and artist, Anna Calvi: “Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy.”
Enjoy the show!
NOTES AND RESOURCES
To learn more about our planet’s climate emergency and how you can transform outrage into optimistic action subscribe to the podcast here.
Want to participate in the COP27 Civic Imagination Lab? REGISTER HERE
Also, explore more about COP27
It’s official, we’re a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof!
Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective
Want to join our Book Club? Read Jon Alexander’s ‘CITIZENS’ and email your question from the book to contact@globaloptimism.com to be invited to an invite-only session with Jon and us!
Go listen to Abigael Kima’s coverage of COP27 on the Hali Hewa Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, listen, this is a completely new experience for me. |
| 0:03.0 | I'm not really sitting in front of my computer, talking with a few notes, not as many as Paul. |
| 0:07.6 | Today I'm wandering around a busy conference center speaking into my phone, because I'm |
| 0:11.7 | a Kot 27 in Charmel second. |
| 0:13.1 | We're going to get into all of that in a minute. |
| 0:15.1 | But first of all, we at Outrage Optimism have a very exciting announcement for you. |
| 0:19.9 | A few years ago, we launched this podcast really with no idea what we were doing. |
| 0:24.3 | We got brilliant people like Clare and Sarah, who I'm aligned here. |
| 0:30.1 | To help us, but we were sort of making it up as we go along. |
| 0:32.7 | But now we have formed the partnership with Ted. |
| 0:35.4 | So from now on, we've joined the Ted Audio Collective, this podcast will be part of that |
| 0:39.8 | collective that has huge implications for the future of the podcast. |
| 0:43.0 | Very exciting, big day to celebrate, but for now on with the show. |
| 0:47.5 | Oh, boy, do you mean so have we grown up? |
| 0:50.3 | Is that what you're trying to say? |
| 0:51.9 | Never. |
| 0:53.1 | I would never accuse you of growing up, Cristiana, but we have a new and exciting phase of our |
| 0:58.9 | childhood and adolescent. |
| 1:00.2 | Thank heavens. |
| 1:01.2 | I would be very concerned. |
| 1:02.7 | Don't, don't, don't grow up. |
| 1:03.8 | Don't grow up as a trick. |
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