Over the next few weeks at COP28, we've teamed up with Bellona Europa to bring you all the news, action and talking points from Dubai.

But to get you started, a short history of COP: What is it, how long has it been going for and why do we need it? Joining us for a brief history lesson, Bellona's Olav Øye.

With COP28 upon us, we've teamed up with Bellona Europa to bring you a series of news, updates and talking points from Dubai! Our opening episode from the COP Cafe features Futerra's Solitaire Townsend, telling us the story of COP...

The energy transition underpins the entire global transition to net zero. We need a clean and sustainable energy supply in order to power the green economy. This week, we look at how the sustainable finance markets can support a rapid and credible transition to a green energy sector. From smart grids to solar farms to municipal utilities, opportunities abound for investment in the green energy future. 

The world can’t build a green economy without a foundation of green cement. It’s the second most used substance on Earth, only after water, and if global cement manufacturing were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter on the planet. That’s why decarbonising the cement industry is one of the highest priorities in the fight against catastrophic climate change. This week, we talk to Transition Programme Policy Analyst Fabio Passaro about how sustainable finance markets and global policymakers can facilitate the cement industry’s transition to a net zero future.

The fight against climate change is an uphill battle, and we need all the help we can get. This week on Ready, Set, Transition, we look at how policymakers can tilt the playing field in the planet’s favor to facilitate a rapid, credible transition to net zero. Listen as Bridget Boulle and Maiko Morishito discuss how Japan, the EU, and countries around the world are using ambitious policy changes to speed, steer, and simplify the global transition. 

Today we’re talking Taxonomy with Climate Bonds' Matteo Bigoni. As the green bond market is growing in prominence, work was needed to level the playing field. Enter the Taxonomy team, working to assist nations to develop their own frameworks whilst combatting greenwashing.

The question is no longer why or whether the global economy needs to swiftly move towards a low carbon, climate adapted, sustainable model, but rather how to urgently finance and operationalise the required transition. 

In this session we discuss a range of tools for driving a successful transition to a low-carbon economy, including: