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Brussels Playbook Podcast

COP26 and G20 preview — Glasgow gears up — Lessons for liberalism

Brussels Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.4204 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We preview two big weekend events: the G20 summit and the start of COP26 climate talks. We also discuss liberalism and its current struggles with British author and journalist Ian Dunt. POLITICO's David M. Herszenhorn joins Andrew Gray to lay out what G20 leaders in Rome hope to achieve on everything from COVID-19 to climate change. He also delves into who will and — maybe more interestingly — won't be attending. Many of those leaders will make their way to Scotland to continue their conversations on climate. POLITICO's Senior Climate Correspondent Karl Mathiesen tells us what we should and shouldn't expect at the COP26 in Glasgow. (You can keep updated with every twist and turn of the conference by subscribing to our POLITICO Energy and Climate newsletter, which is usually only for our Pro subscribers but will be available for free during the two-week conference.) Our reporter in Scotland, Andrew McDonald, gives us a taste of the troubles plaguing Glasgow — over everything from trash to trains — as it prepares to host tens of thousands of people in the coming weeks. He also explores how both the Scottish and U.K. governments plan to handle the conference — and their prickly relationship with each other. Then we turn to special guest Ian Dunt, who talks about the past, present and future of liberalism, along with other issues raised by his latest book: "How To Be A Liberal: The Story of Freedom and the Fight for its Survival." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

EU Confidential gets started right after this message.

0:04.6

Today's episode is presented by the EPP Group.

0:08.2

Will farm to fork decrease food supply and increase prices?

0:12.2

Yes, according to Professor Dr. Christian Henning, a guest on the latest EPP group podcast.

0:18.1

Tune in.

0:21.6

Well, I don't know if you've noticed, but liberalism is kind of having a difficult time

0:25.7

of it at the moment. I mean, you're pointing out, as you say, rightly, politically, you know,

0:29.3

that it's one of sort of the least fashionable things you can possibly call yourself.

0:36.6

Welcome to EU Confidential Europe's number one politics podcast. I'm Andrew Gray, Politico's

0:42.0

EU editor in Brussels. And you just heard the voice of our special guest this week, British author

0:47.8

and journalist Ian Dunt. Later in the podcast, you'll hear him talk about his new book, How to Be a Liberal.

0:55.0

That's something you may or may not want to be yourself, but either way, it's an interesting

0:59.4

conversation about liberalism, its current struggles, and where it might go from here.

1:04.9

But before that, we have a lot to talk about, including two big events this weekend,

1:09.8

a summit of EU leaders in Rome,

1:12.1

and the start of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. So let's get straight to our podcast panel.

1:19.5

David Herzenhorn, our chief Brussels correspondent, joins us from Odessa. Hi, David.

1:24.4

Hey there. And right here with me here in Brussels, but soon heading off to more glamorous locations

1:31.0

is Carl Mattson, who's our senior climate correspondent.

1:34.5

Hi, Carl.

1:35.3

Hey, Andrew.

1:36.4

So we're here to talk about two big international gatherings, which are back to back, really,

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