COP26: What You Need to Know

As COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, what do you need to know about a summit that’s being described as the “last chance” for global action on climate change? New Scientist chief reporter Adam Vaughan joins Andrew Harrison to talk all about Britain’s biggest event since the Olympics, from the key players and attendees, to the thorny issues and major sticking points.

• “COP is very different from other diplomatic meetings like the G7, they are quite chaotic affairs” 
• “We’re currently have pledges just under 3 degrees which is disastrous, we need around 1.5 degrees”
• “This is the biggest event the UK has hosted since the Olympics”
• “It would be good if Xi showed up, but the Chinese delegation will be huge, they’re taking it seriously”
• “Australia has become a huge outlier on climate change because it relies so heavily on fossil fuels”

Produced and Presented by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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