COP30: Green Power with Carola Mejía

COP30’s biggest fault lines, explained. In this final installment of our COP30 arc, we zoom out from Belém to map the conference’s defining tensions: ambitious speeches versus stalled outcomes, science-led urgency versus market-led “solutions,” and the growing leadership of the Global South. We unpack why carbon markets remain so contested, what “net zero” really allows, and how China’s energy transition is reshaping the politics of global climate action. Then we go deep on the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)—a headline proposal to pay nations to keep forests standing—through a clear-eyed climate justice critique from Carola Mejía of LATINDADD. We close with what COP30 did (and didn’t) deliver—and what to watch next.Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPal10 New Insights in Climate ScienceNation articleNo mention of fossil fuels1600 + fossil fuel lobbyists at COP 30Indigenous FlotillaClimate Home News Indigenous access to COP30Climate Tracker ReportEpisode Guest: Carola MejíaLatindaddTFFF: A False SolutionAsamblea Against the TFFFDevex: TFFF Origin Story Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art by Jomiro EmingTheme music by Nela RuizFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmedia and find more resources on our websiteFind some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below:Listen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.