What does the world need from COP30? Can we expect any meaningful change?

2024 was the first year on record in which global temperatures were 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The goal of limiting global temperatures to that level was set in 2015 at COP 21 in Paris, in 2015. We’ve now smashed past it.  So what is the world really getting out of the annual UN Conference of the Parties? Every year pledges are made and commitments agreed, but little seems to happen to move the needle on addressing climate change. What do we need to see from COP 30 in Belem in a couple of months time? To discuss it, host Ed Crooks is joined by climate and energy journalist Simon Evans, PhD in biochemistry at the University of Bristol and deputy editor at the climate science publication Carbon Brief. Simon and Ed were on the ground in Azerbaijan last year at COP29, and they reflect on the progress made in the months since then. Regular Amy Myers-Jaffe – Director of NYU’s Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab – is also back on the show, asking the question of whether China and the EU have stuck to their commitments under that historic Paris Agreement.  So what can we expect from COP30? And is it perhaps time for an overhaul of the way we approach global cooperation on climate?  Ed, Simon and Amy discuss the effectiveness of COPs, the role of carbon pricing, and what needs to change to enhance multilateral climate efforts.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.