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Cop27: Who are the real climate leaders?

Science Weekly

The Guardian

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4.21K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

As world leaders began to gather at Cop27 yesterday, speeches began on the main stage in Sharm el-Sheik. Presidents and prime ministers spoke of the need to rapidly reduce carbon emissions and the horrendous impacts of climate breakdown. But, if previous years are anything to go by – these words may not turn into concrete actions. Instead, indigenous and community groups are leading the charge on saving the planet. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Nina Lakhani about the need for climate justice, and hears from activist Nonhle Mbuthuma about her fight to protect South Africa’s Wild Coast. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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0:58.0

Mull a light, get the good going. Cop 27 has got off to quite a start.

1:10.0

Global temperatures keep rising.

1:15.0

We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.

1:22.0

Yesterday world leaders, including late Comer Rishi Sunak, began making big speeches on big stages.

1:31.0

We can bequeath our children, a greener planet and a more prosperous future.

1:37.0

That's a legacy we could be proud of.

1:41.0

But off stage, there are plenty of leaders on the ground who are truly

1:48.6

desperately trying to bring about change. People fighting for climate justice, putting their own lives

1:56.1

on the line to save their communities, their lands and the environment.

2:01.3

I don't believe it is justice to the young generation

2:06.0

when our rivers and lakes are polluted.

2:09.0

Is it justice for the world leaders to choose profits over lives.

2:14.0

So today we're going to be turning our attention away from the main stage

2:21.0

and onto the real climate leaders.

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