EPISODE · Feb 1, 2024 · 35 MIN
Reports from the COP28 frontline
from FEASTA and EHFF · host FEASTA and EHFF
Caroline Whyte interviews four of Feasta's delegates to the COP28 climate summit which took place in Dubai, in November 2023: Hania Imran (Pakistan), Angel Smith (USA), Theresa O'Donohoe (Ireland) and Barbara McCarthy (Ireland). Topics discussed include: - the influence of civil society on COP negotiations - the potential for ‘side-treaties’ that develop alongside the UNFCCC process - the shadow cast at the COP28 by war and militarisation - the under-representation of delegates from war zones and Small Island States - the dangerous power of corporate lobbyists - the Loss and Damage Fund: pluses and minuses - the manipulation of the negotiation process by some to suppress certain voices - the complexity of organising protests during COPs - the important work being done by Climate Action Network International - and whether it’s better to attend or to boycott COPs
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Caroline Whyte interviews four of Feasta's delegates to the COP28 climate summit which took place in Dubai, in November 2023: Hania Imran (Pakistan), Angel Smith (USA), Theresa O'Donohoe (Ireland) and Barbara McCarthy (Ireland). Topics discussed include: - the influence of civil society on COP negotiations - the potential for ‘side-treaties’ that develop alongside the UNFCCC process - the shadow cast at the COP28 by war and militarisation - the under-representation of delegates from war zones and Small Island States - the dangerous power of corporate lobbyists - the Loss and Damage Fund: pluses and minuses - the manipulation of the negotiation process by some to suppress certain voices - the complexity of organising protests during COPs - the important work being done by Climate Action Network International - and whether it’s better to attend or to boycott COPs
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