On this episode of The Grapevine, as the COP26 climate summit wraps up, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with Walkley Award winning journalist, author and regular voice on The Grapevine, Jeff Sparrow, to break down the influence of corporations at the negotiations, along with accusations of greenwashing. Sparrow has a new book out; Crimes Against Nature: Capitalism and Global Heating, exploring the private sector’s role in driving climate change. Then, expert in gender-based violence, Professor Angela Tafe from La Trobe Uni calls in to discuss women’s safety on public transport. A major collaborative project between La Trobe, Monash & RMIT called Tram Lab, has been undertaken to develop new “toolkits” to help improve women’s safety on public transport. And as COVID disaster payments are set to end next week, CEO of the Victorian Council of Social Services, Emma King, phones in to talk about the challenges facing people who’ve lost work and will have to pursue Job Seeker as underemployment and unemployment rates continue to increase.