After our Nature's Negotiators miniseries, where we learned all about the complexities, challenges and importance of United Nations climate and biodiversity meetings, we wanted to give the gift of a bonus episode to round things off! We catch up with Bethan to hear how things went after she attended COP29, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Azerbaijan.
Overview
00:11 Harriet McAra, Host of Wild Science, Episode introduction
00:54 Bethan Laughlin, ZSL's Senior Policy Specialist, on how the finance negotiations at COP29 played out
06:37 Bethan on the strength of language used in texts agreed at COP29, and how that came to be
10:38 Bethan on the accuracy of the portrayal of COP29 in the media
12:38 The other themes discussed at COP29
14:04 What can be expected at the next climate COP in Belem, Brazil
16:17 Outro
Resources
- If there's a topic you'd like to hear on a future podcast, or if you'd like to share your thoughts, email the ZSL Wild Science Podcast at: wild.science@zsl.org
- Check out our science and conservation work at: www.zsl.org/Science or www.zsl.org/conservation
- Bethan Laughlin: https://www.zsl.org/about-zsl/our-people/bethan-laughlin
- ZSL's United Nations and Intergovernmental Policy Engagement: https://www.zsl.org/what-we-do/conservation/creating-change/informing-policy/united-nations-and-intergovernmental-engagement
- ZSL's COP16 position statement: https://cms.zsl.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/CBD%20COP16%20Key%20Asks%20-%20October%202024.pdf
- "Negotiations ran out of time, but action on biodiversity loss cannot be postponed…" Blog written by Georgina Chandler: https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/feature/cbd-cop16-negotiations-ran-out-time-action-biodiversity-loss-cannot-be
Get in touch
- Email wild.science@zsl.org with your questions, comments, and thoughts for future episodes!
- Tweet us @ZSLScience with the hashtag #ZSLWildScience
- Follow us on Facebook @ZSLScienceAndConservation
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