This chapter discusses the challenges and momentum surrounding the transition to renewable energy, including economic obstacles, political implications, and the role of companies in driving change. Despite these challenges, there is a sense of hopefulness and momentum building towards finding solutions for climate change.
Semafor’s Tim McDonnell says what made COP28 successful was the same thing that made climate activists skeptical about the conference: its host was an oil executive.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Isabel Angell, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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