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Dec 2023
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225. COP28: The Snapshot vs The Movie

Persephonica and Global Optimism
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With much of the world’s media focusing on the language of the final text at COP 28 to determine the success or failure of the COP and Dr Sultan’s presidency, Tom, with the help of friend of the show and High Level Climate Champion for COP 26, Nigel Topping; and H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP 28, take a different lens on what has been unfolding at COP 28 aside from the phase out/down controversy.

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H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion from the COP28 Presidency

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Nigel Topping, Member of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) / Non-executive director of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB)

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