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COP28: Another cop or another cop-out? The Morning Brief
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The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) kicks off in Dubai, marked by rising temperatures, a global energy crisis and conflicting climate goals due to changing priorities. The planet briefly breached the 2-degree Celsius warming threshold just ahead of the summit. Meanwhile, several nations have slowed down on their climate commitments, while India has proposed to increase coal production to meet rising demand. And, this could also very be the COP of irony, as The UAE, the host of COP28, reportedly plans to discuss fossil fuel deals alongside climate talks. Will COP28 be a turning point for climate action or another cop-out? Host Mugdha Variyar talks to
Urmi Goswami, ET’s resident climate and environment expert
Dhanpal Jhaveri, Vice Chairman & CEO, Everstone Group and EverSource Capital
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If you like this episode, dive into additional episodes from The Morning Brief, delving into the same compelling topic: Is Climate Change Making You ill?, El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble, Investing in Earth - Earth Day Special, Are we also living in a Joshimath?, Ban vs Pause: The Plastic Dilemma, India plays bad cop to the developed world at COP27, and more!
You can follow Mugdha Variyar on her social media: Twitter and Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.
Credits: ARTE.tv Documentary, CNN-News18, CBC News: The National, WION 1, WION 2, ABPLIVE, COP28 UAE
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The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) kicks off in Dubai, marked by rising temperatures, a global energy crisis and conflicting climate goals due to changing priorities. The planet briefly breached the 2-degree Celsius warming threshold just ahead of the summit. Meanwhile, several nations have slowed down on their climate commitments, while India has proposed to increase coal production to meet rising demand. And, this could also very be the COP of irony, as The UAE, the host of COP28, reportedly plans to discuss fossil fuel deals alongside climate talks. Will COP28 be a turning point for climate action or another cop-out? Host Mugdha Variyar talks to
Urmi Goswami, ET’s resident climate and environment expert
Dhanpal Jhaveri, Vice Chairman & CEO, Everstone Group and EverSource Capital
Tune in!
If you like this episode, dive into additional episodes from The Morning Brief, delving into the same compelling topic: Is Climate Change Making You ill?, El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble, Investing in Earth - Earth Day Special, Are we also living in a Joshimath?, Ban vs Pause: The Plastic Dilemma, India plays bad cop to the developed world at COP27, and more!
You can follow Mugdha Variyar on her social media: Twitter and Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.
Credits: ARTE.tv Documentary, CNN-News18, CBC News: The National, WION 1, WION 2, ABPLIVE, COP28 UAE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 min