In November, global climate negotiators will gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the latest round of the UN climate talks at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31). This episode explores how, amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis, global conflicts or emerging El Niño conditions, the negotiations may shape progress on implementation. We unpack the key issues to look out for at this conference: the role of Turkey and Australia’s shared leadership, growing adaptation and finance needs, and the leadership vacuum in climate diplomacy.
To discuss this, Bhargabi is joined by Pelin Zorlu, senior research fellow and lead on climate and energy at Chatham House, to speak with Jennifer L. Morgan, former state secretary and special envoy for international climate action at the German Federal Foreign Office, and Ümit Şahin, head of the Climate Change Program at the Istanbul Policy Centre.
For more on these issues, watch the recording of Making the case for COP in a fractured geopolitical environment, with the COP30 and COP31 presidents, alongside the COP32 president-designate. The discussion explored the continuing value of multilateral climate diplomacy amid geopolitical tensions.
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The Climate Briefing explores key themes in the UN climate negotiations and international climate politics. The podcast is hosted by Bhargabi Bharadwaj from Chatham House and features interviewees from governments, international organizations, academia and civil society organizations from across the world.
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