UN climate conferences don't generally start off with a bang. But COP28 in Dubai this year did just that, when on day one a Loss and Damage fund was created to support developing nations hit hardest by climate change. It's been a 30-some year fight to get here for climate activists like Harjeet Singh, but he says the new fund is not enough.
How one key clima ... Show More
Nov 2022
COP27 climate reparations and democracy activists fear Elon's Twitter
At COP27, the UN's conference on climate change this week, countries in the Global South are calling for a loss and damage compensation fund. And for the first time, it's actually on the agenda.
The central argument for the fund is that the countries most vulnerable to climate ch ... Show More
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Nov 2022
Can you spare some climate change?
In a UN-brokered agreement, more than 190 countries agreed to pay for “loss and damage” caused by climate change. But determining who owes what — and for what and to whom — will be a real challenge.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked ... Show More
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