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Join hosts Professor Jackie Peel, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD Candidate Bek Markey-Towler as they bring you the information you need to know in the lead up to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences – or COPs. In previous seasons we have followed the journey to COP26, COP27, COP28, COP29, and now in season 5 we are gearing up for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. In each episode, Jackie, Cathy and Bek present the latest COP news and interview experts to discuss different topics related to the annual global climate talks.

  1. 16/12/2025

    What happened at COP30 and what comes next

    Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Discipline of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Roanna McClelland, Research Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability and Jane Lomax-Smith, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the final episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about what happened at COP30 and what comes next.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP President Ambassador Corrêa do Lago speaking at the closing ceremony for COP30.  You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Poxx7VsEtqA&t=12220s  Jackie’s LinkedIn posts and Conversation article are available here: https://au.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-peel-69bb1944 and https://theconversation.com/this-years-climate-talks-saw-real-progress-just-not-on-fossil-fuels-269903   Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

    32 min

  2. 12/11/2025

    What to expect from COP30

    Marcele Oliveira, the Youth Climate Champion for COP30, Megan Bowman, Director of Centre for Climate Law & Governance and Professor of Climate Law, King’s College London and Arianna Griffa, Senior Policy Manager – Global, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the ninth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about what to expect from COP30.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at Climate Week in New York.  You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRqeo-xW48  A new article from Megan Bowman is available here: M Bowman and T Tayler (2026) ‘Law and the International Financial Architecture: Pathways and Pivot points for achieving Paris objectives’ in A Research Agenda for Law, Finance and the Environment (M Bowman and L Mai (eds.), Edward Elgar, forthcoming): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5632470  Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

    29 min

  3. 12/10/2025

    Hot topics impacting the COPs: AI, an Advisory Opinion and Misinformation

    Stephen Minas, Professor of Law, Peking University and Chair of the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network Advisory Board, Rohan Nanthakumar, international law consulting counsel at Blue Ocean Law and Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Melbourne Law School and Alfie Chadwick, PhD student at the Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University, join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke, in the eighth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about ‘hot topics’ impacting the COPs, specifically focusing on the impacts of AI, the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion and climate misinformation.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from a webinar introducing the COP30 Climate Action Agenda, hosted by the COP30 Incoming Presidency, the Climate High-Level Champions, and UNFCCC. You can hear the clip in full here⁠.   You can also hear a longer panel discussion from the Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) at the Melbourne Law School on the ICJ Advisory Opinion here: https://on.soundcloud.com/GBnRFuhyR00kGzbopi  Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/climate-talks/

    37 min

  4. 17/09/2025

    Youth and the COPs

    Lilieta Soakai, Witness Stand Project Officer withPacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, Imogen Kane, a youth engagement specialist at UNICEF Australia and Amelia Pearson, a climate communicator based at the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, joinhosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the seventh episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about youth and the COPs. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from youth climate activist Selena Marwaha. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futuresand Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

    29 min

  5. 10/08/2025

    Connecting climate science to the COPs

    Jim Skea, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Winston Chow, Co-Chair, Working Group II at the IPCC and Professor of Urban Climate and a Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow at Singapore Management University’s College of Integrative Studies and Virginia Marshall, Research Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance with the Australian National University and Member at the Climate Change Authority, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the sixth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of climate science in the COPs.   You can read the COP30 Presidency’s fourth letter here: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Fourth_CPD_Letter.pdf  The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the final day of the UN June Climate Meetings in June in Bonn.  You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtGqsg4-VM4  Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

    28 min

  6. 08/07/2025

    From Land to Sea: Forests, oceans and biodiversity at the COPs

    Dirk Nemitz, Team Lead Agriculture, Forestry and Land-Use at the UNFCCC, Margaret Young, Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor at the Melbourne Law School and Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Ecology and Director, Melbourne Biodiversity Institute at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fifth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of forests, oceans and biodiversity in the COPs.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell at the 62nd session of the IPCC speaking about the need to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees.   You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

    32 min

  7. 03/06/2025

    Connecting COPs to communities

    Graeme Reed, Post-Doctoral Associate at the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages at York University, Alexei Trundle, Associate Director (International) at the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne and Belle Workman, Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fourth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the connecting COPs to communities.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP30 President, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago speaking at the Instituto Rio Branco in Brasilia earlier this year talking about the importance of other actors, including communities, for climate action.  You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXgokQTjQA  Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes.

    30 min

  8. 30/04/2025

    The politics of climate (in)action

    Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Founder and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, and Neil Carter, Professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York join hosts Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the third episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about politics and climate action.   The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Johan Rockström speaking for a TED talk, highlighting that many citizens want climate action. But, as what we are talking about in this episode, shows that sometimes politics gets in the way.   You can hear the clip in full here:   Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.  Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

    34 min
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Join hosts Professor Jackie Peel, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD Candidate Bek Markey-Towler as they bring you the information you need to know in the lead up to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences – or COPs. In previous seasons we have followed the journey to COP26, COP27, COP28, COP29, and now in season 5 we are gearing up for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. In each episode, Jackie, Cathy and Bek present the latest COP news and interview experts to discuss different topics related to the annual global climate talks.

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  • Creator
    Melbourne Climate Futures
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Melbourne Climate Futures
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    Climate Talks