COP26: What You Need to Know

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🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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As COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, what do you need to know about a summit that’s being described as the “last chance” for global action on climate change? New Scientist chief reporter Adam Vaughan joins Andrew Harrison to talk all about Britain’s biggest event since the Olympics, from the key players and attendees, to the thorny issues and major sticking points. “COP is very different from other diplomatic meetings like the G7, they are quite chaotic affairs” “We’re currently have pledges just under 3 degrees which is disastrous, we need around 1.5 degrees” “This is the biggest event the UK has hosted since the Olympics” “It would be good if Xi showed up, but the Chinese delegation will be huge, they’re taking it seriously” “Australia has become a huge outlier on climate change because it relies so heavily on fossil fuels” Produced and Presented by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.0	Cop 26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference
1:15.0	begins today in Glasgow
1:18.0	and it has been described as the most consequential summit ever
1:21.0	the last best chance to address runaway climate change.
1:23.7	Some 20,000 heads of state, diplomats and activists will start to meeting Glasgow today
1:27.8	for the conference of the parties to set new targets for cutting emissions from fossil fuels and to look at how we're doing on past targets.
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