ClimateCast with Tom Heap

COP28: Breakthrough at Dubai climate conference

Dec 2, 2023

World leaders at the COP28 climate summit urged to make it a turning point. Wealthy nations contribute $300m to 'loss and damage' fund. Controversy surrounding the role of fossil fuels in the transition to green energy. Slow progress in addressing emissions. Diverse attendees discuss importance of the ocean in climate talks. Emissions expected to peak soon.

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Establishment of a 'loss and damage' fund to compensate poor countries for climate harms caused by rich nations

Discussion on the challenges and potential options for transitioning away from fossil fuels

Importance of COP conferences in facilitating change and driving innovation in addressing climate change.

Deep dives

The Importance of COP28

COP28, held in Dubai under UN governance, brings together 100,000 people to address the urgent need to tackle climate change.

Introduction

3min

Impressions of the Dubai Climate Conference

7min

Contrasting Perspectives on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

2min

Diverse Attendees and the Loss and Damage Fund at COP28 Climate Conference

6min

Approaching a Turning Point in Global Emissions

2min

The King has urged world leaders assembled in Dubai to make the COP28 climate summit a "critical turning point" in the fight to tackle global warming. And there has already been a breakthrough with wealthy nations contributing nearly $300m to a 'loss and damage' fund compensating poorer countries for the effects of climate change.

It has taken 32 years to agree so while it is an achievement, the real issue remains cutting fossil fuels. In oil-rich Dubai that is a thorny issue. It and other petrostates are still arguing that the world needs fossil fuels while it transitions to greener energy sources.

Climatecast host Tom Heap is in Dubai finding out what COP28 might achieve.

Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse & Luke Denne
Editor: Wendy Parker

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ClimateCast with Tom Heap

COP28: Breakthrough at Dubai climate conference

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of COP28

Loss and Damage Fund

The Challenge of Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

The Role of Petro-States in Climate Change

Progress Amidst Slow Pace

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts