ADAPT NOW! COP26Glasgow
Hello, my name is Nick Breeze, I am a climate journalist/interviewer and have been covering the COPs since Paris. I post all my interviews on my own site GENN.cc as well as other places. It… Read More »ADAPT NOW! COP26Glasgow
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Hope, Anger & Finding A Better Future | Prof. Jason Box talks to Prof. Rupert Read
This COP26 in Glasgow is the story of split perspectives, a greenwashing COP hell-bent on establishing a narrative of just-in-time, saviour pledges that we all sit back and hope come to pass, and another one… Read More »Hope, Anger & Finding A Better Future | Prof. Jason Box talks to Prof. Rupert Read
Inside COP26Glasgow; is this the ambition needed to avert disaster?
In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am inside the COP attending talks and speaking mainly to scientists but also half-listening to the pledges and commitments being made. What is striking is the sense… Read More »Inside COP26Glasgow; is this the ambition needed to avert disaster?
The Ripple Factor: Economic losses from weather extremes can amplify each other across the world
Weather extremes can cause economic ripples along our supply chains. If they occur at roughly the same time the ripples start interacting and can amplify even if they occur at completely different places around the… Read More »The Ripple Factor: Economic losses from weather extremes can amplify each other across the world
Alice Hill | Adaptation Critical To Our Global Climate Preparedness Strategy
In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with Alice Hill who was Special Assistant to President Obama at the White House and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at the National Security Council,… Read More »Alice Hill | Adaptation Critical To Our Global Climate Preparedness Strategy
We need a UN Security Council on Climate Change
Reducing emissions seems like the most obvious policy and yet it has met so much resistance, even as far back as the Rio Earth Summit nearly 30 years ago. This unwillingness to act has been… Read More »We need a UN Security Council on Climate Change
How Climate Change Intersects With Global Security | Dr Chad Briggs
In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking to Global Security expert, Dr Chad Briggs at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Chad advises many global organisations on the intersection between climate change and… Read More »How Climate Change Intersects With Global Security | Dr Chad Briggs
Sir David King Interview | Arctic Briefing | Climate Crisis Advisory Group
In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with former UK Government Chief Science Advisor, Sir David King. Sir David has recently set up the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG) to respond with… Read More »Sir David King Interview | Arctic Briefing | Climate Crisis Advisory Group
Are accelerating impacts at risk of outpacing action?
With feedbacks from thawing permafrost and other sources on the rise, Sir David King discusses how close are we to the point where these sources of greenhouse gases outpace our own efforts to reduce atmospheric… Read More »Are accelerating impacts at risk of outpacing action?
[Preventing Human Chaos] General Ghazi | Climate As A Driver Of Conflict
This episode features an interview with former Pakistani Defence Minister General Ghazi. I recorded this at COP25 in Madrid and am replaying here because General Ghazi identifies with great clarity, a stage process that can… Read More »[Preventing Human Chaos] General Ghazi | Climate As A Driver Of Conflict
Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1.5°C
Of the over 400 climate scenarios assessed in the 1.5°C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only around 50 scenarios avoid significantly overshooting 1.5°C. Of those only around 20 make realistic assumptions… Read More »Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1.5°C
UN Secretary-General | ‘We Stand On The Edge Of The Abyss’
UN Secretary General states the dire climate situation we face sounding more like climate activist than politician.
WRI US Director Dan Lashof | Will Biden’s climate policy work?
WRI Director Dan Lashof discusses President Biden’s climate change policy agenda.
Extinction Rebellion Cofounder Gail Bradbrook
Dr Gail Bradbrook discusses the need for activism in a time of climate emergency
Professor Kevin Anderson | Climate Action Failure
Professor Kevin Anderson discusses the failure of climate policy.
The Journey To COP26 – Glasgow – Starts Now
The UK is readying itself for the presidency of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), to be held in Glasgow in November 2020. In the wake of the failure of COP25, a British presidency… Read More »The Journey To COP26 – Glasgow – Starts Now
COP25 UN climate talks: ‘in moral terms… it’s evil!’
The negotiators at this year’s COP25 in Madrid achieved nothing, despite warnings from many voices about the acceleration of the climate crisis. The UN climate negotiations in Madrid, COP25, have amounted to precious little. The extended talks… Read More »COP25 UN climate talks: ‘in moral terms… it’s evil!’
Is the COP process working? World Resources Institute decarbonisation specialist, Kelly Levin
Nick Breeze: There has been a drop in the rate of the rise of emissions. Should we interpret this as good news? Kelly Levin: The bottom line is that this is bad news because we… Read More »Is the COP process working? World Resources Institute decarbonisation specialist, Kelly Levin