Planet A - Talks on Climate Change

Laurence Tubiana and Tomas Anker Christensen – Deciphering COP26

Dec 3, 2021

01:05:50

In the 4th episode of Planet A’s third season, Dan Jørgensen talks with Laurence Tubiana and Tomas Anker Christensen about the complexity of negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow, the significance of the outcome and the nature of the COP proces.

Laurence Tubiana is CEO of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the former French Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21. In this capacity, she became the key architect of the Paris Agreement.

Tomas Anker Christensen is the current Danish Climate Ambassador and has extensive experience with climate diplomacy. As Senior Adviser for the UN Secretary General, he played a key role in planning, organising and executing the Climate Summit in 2014.

Mr. Anker Christensen opens the episode by providing a comprehensive primer on the most important issues that were discussed at COP26. He explains the importance of “keeping 1.5 alive” and talks about the general negotiation dynamics, carbon markets, climate finance and the reason why it is necessary that the global ambition is ramped up next year.

Building on her expertise as the main architect of the Paris Agreement, Ms. Tubiana shares her views on the outcome of COP26. Although she's been sceptical about the outcome she calls COP26 a “much needed moment” and looks ahead to COP27, which will be held in Egypt next year.