Cop26: What to expect from the high-stakes climate conference

Addressing the opening session of Cop26, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “one minute to midnight” on the climate doomsday clock. But sharp rhetoric is not the business of the day in Glasgow: 196 nations are convening in a test of commitment to avert a climate disaster. The National's London bureau chief Damien McElroy joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to talk about what to expect from the high-stakes conference and the big decisions to be made over the 12 days.   Hosted by Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner Produced by Ayesha Khan and Arthur Eddyson In this episode: Damien McElroy sets the scene from Cop26 (1m 33s) How developed and developing nations should move forward (4m 56s) Scaling up and the finance conversation (8m 21s) The energy crisis elephant in the room (9m 55s)   Read more on our website: Cop26 leaders set challenge to fund disaster prevention in poor countries Cop26 private cash warning: net zero ‘not possible’ without green finance Net zero: These technologies need tenfold increase in investment to hit target Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean