COP30 Covered - The Daily Podcast from edie

Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil. This third episode, released Monday 10th November 2025, is all about climate adaptation. We bring you the day's biggest headlines and the takeaways from the UN's Adaptation Gap Report, which revealed a decrease in global funding between 2022 and 2023 - even as the costs of extreme weather events soared. Our Dr Ajam Gambhir, director of systemic risk assessment at ASRA. ASRA was founded with a mission to help policymakers, business leaders and others to embed climate risk considerations into their decision-making processes. Such considerations should cover systemic and cascading risks. Dr Ghambir answers questions including: - Is it too late to be funding emissions cuts - should we focus on adaptation instead? - How can we scale up adaptation funding? - How can businesses improve their climate resilience planning? Your hosts are: - edie content editor Sarah George - edie editor Matt Mace - edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal - Springwise commissioning editor Matthew Hempstead Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com

Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil. For this second episode, released Friday November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November). Your special guest expert for this episode is Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute. He shares the Institute's learnings on the biggest gaps in existing national climate plans, and shares his big hopes for the summit in terms of nature and enabling a just transition. Your hosts are: - edie content editor Sarah George - edie editor Matt Mace - edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com

Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil. For this first episode, released Thursday 6 November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November). Your special guest expert for this episode is Cathy Yitong Li, global climate & energy policy lead at BirdLife International. Cathy is also an advisor to the UN on environmental and climate justice. Your hosts are: - edie content editor Sarah George - edie editor Matt Mace - edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal - Springwise content editor Matilda Cox Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com

Nearly 200 countries agree to transition away from fossil fuels in the final COP28 agreement. The hosts discuss outcomes, business developments, and announce the listener quiz winner. Reflections on Dubai and memorable interviews. Key points and debates on transitioning away from fossil fuels. Exploring systems change and interconnectedness of energy, food, and health systems. Implementing net zero strategies and the role of governments. Announcement of quiz winner and reflections on COP28.

The podcast discusses major announcements at COP28 related to food and agriculture, featuring interviews with industry leaders from PepsiCo, ProVeg International, and the Sustainable Markets Initiative. The importance of regenerative agriculture, the need for food system change, and the impact of a plant-based diet on reducing emissions are highlighted.

Special guests from Business for Nature and the FAIRR Initiative discuss the alignment of climate and biodiversity agendas. The podcast covers significant announcements, mobilizing action around nature-based solutions, and the financial risks faced by the meat and dairy sector. It also highlights the importance of policy implementation and upcoming events at COP28.

The COP28 podcast covers youth empowerment, with interviews from Race to Zero and Loss and Damage Youth Coalition. Climate scientist Johan Rockström discusses fossil fuel phase-out. Updates from COP28 include net zero complexities and youth engagement. There is a focus on including youth from affected communities and upskilling them in climate action.

Sarah explores Einride's electric trucks and Formula E's electric racecars, while Matt reflects on his first week at the summit. Hot topics at COP28 are discussed, including the breakthrough agenda for buildings and the presence of oil and gas companies. Julia from Formula E talks about sport and sustainability, showcasing electric vehicles. The importance of understanding the interconnectedness between sustainability and the net zero agenda is emphasized.

An expert from the World Benchmarking Alliance, an advocate from Sustainable Energy Access Forum Kenya, and a pioneer from Reactive Technologies join this episode. They discuss the global 'phase-out' of fossil fuels, energy accountability, just transition, challenges in transitioning the grid, and the lack of preparation for renewables and electric vehicles at COP28.

Luke and Sarah reflect on COP28 'Finance Day' at the climate summit. They discuss limited food options at the park, their experience at the conference, and the role of finance in climate action. They also delve into interviews with Lloyd's Bank, Bankers for Net Zero, and institutional investors on climate change and finance commitments.