Your Shortcut to... COP29 and combatting climate change

There’s a big UN conference happening this week to discuss climate change - it’s called COP29 and it’s where some important global decisions will be made, but there aren’t many world leaders going… Climate experts say it’s a critical time for the planet, so in this quick Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across COP29, what’s happening with the world’s climate (and ours), and what effect Donald Trump’s reelection could have on efforts to reduce global emissions…  Squiz Recommends Scanning: the CSIRO and the BoM’s State of the Climate Report which they produce every 2 years… they’ve just put this one out a couple of weeks ago, and it gives a good insight into Australia’s climate challenges. Reading: This article in The Conversation explaining why it’d be a huge deal for Australia and the Pacific region to host the COP in 2026… Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories…