The Bahamas' Prime Minister Philip Davis wants money to protect his oceans

Zero: The Climate Race

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🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After a frenetic two days of discussions at COP27, with hundreds of leaders arriving in Egypt, the demands of vulnerable countries are clear: show us the money. On Zero’s second episode from Sharm el-Sheikh, we’re joined by Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Bahamas, to hear about the impacts of climate change on the low-lying archipelago nation, why he wants developed countries to pay for the protection of Bahamian oceans, and Caribbean nations’ demands for a levy on oil exports. We’re also joined by Bloomberg Green executive editor Aaron Rutkoff, who updates us with the latest from COP27.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zero. I'm Akshadrati in Sharmal Sheikh Egypt.
0:06.4	Over the past couple of days, here at COP 27, we heard from dozens of world leaders,
0:11.2	from big polluting nations to sinking island states.
0:16.4	We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.
0:22.6	I don't need to repeat that this is the cop that needs action.
0:28.6	I suspect that more than 40% of our debt is directly linked to the impacts of climate change.
0:35.6	Loss and damage can no longer be swept under the rug.
0:44.3	Show Me the Money might seem like a crass way of summarizing the main topic of discussion here,
0:49.4	but it gets to the heart of what the world must do to tackle climate change.
0:54.1	Later in the show, we'll hear from one of those world leaders, the Prime Minister what the world must do to tackle climate change.
0:56.5	Later in the show, we'll hear from one of those world leaders,
0:59.2	the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis.
1:03.5	But first, I'm talking to Bloomberg Green's executive editor, Aaron Rutkoff.
1:05.7	Aaron, welcome to the show.
1:07.2	Thanks, Akshaw for having me.
1:09.7	Now, have you subscribed to Zira on Apple Podcasts yet?
1:14.6	I subscribe on Overcast, but I also just put it on all the other podcast apps to help your rating.
1:15.6	Perfect.
1:16.6	That's exactly what a good boss should do, huh?
1:17.6	Yeah, that's right.
1:18.6	Now, getting serious here, what have you made of the speeches so far?
1:23.6	Well, you know, cop speeches are kind of a genre onto themselves. The sort of slogan for this one
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