The Climate Briefing: The 2025 international climate agenda

Former US Climate Envoy Todd Stern joins a conversation about prospects for climate action in 2025.

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Published 22 January 2025

Updated 16 April 2025 — 41 minute listen

Todd Stern

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; United States Special Envoy for Climate Change (2009–16)

Former US Climate Envoy Todd Stern and Director of Chatham House’s Environment and Society Centre Ana Yang join hosts Ruth Townend and Anna Aberg to talk about prospects for climate action in 2025. Following Donald Trump’s inauguration, what are the likely consequences for climate diplomacy, and how will Brazil balance domestic demands against international obligations as COP30 and BRICS president this year?

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