This week, we’re reporting from Dubai, where the 28th UN climate change conference (COP28) is now underway. Ever since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, the central issue has remained the same: How do the nations of the world keep global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels? 

This year marks the first “global stocktake,” where the data on how well we’re collectively doing on meeting the Paris targets are front and center. Across the board, countries are failing. How much will this harsh dose of reality affect the negotiations? Perhaps more importantly, how does what happens at these international summits affect the people most at risk for flooding and extreme heat?

Guests:

Claire Stockwell, Senior Climate Policy Analyst, Climate Analytics

Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese Climate Activist; Former Chair, UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group

Abigael Kima, Host and Producer, Hali Hewa Podcast

Chautuileo Tranamil, Co-Founder, Indigenous Liberation and Aralez

Myrna Cunningham, Chair, Guiding Committee, Pawanka Fund

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