Feb 01 2024 35 mins 1
Caroline Whyte interviews four of Feasta's delegates to the COP28 climate summit which took place in Dubai, in November 2023: Hania Imran (Pakistan), Angel Smith (USA), Theresa O'Donohoe (Ireland) and Barbara McCarthy (Ireland). Topics discussed include:
- the influence of civil society on COP negotiations
- the potential for ‘side-treaties’ that develop alongside the UNFCCC process
- the shadow cast at the COP28 by war and militarisation
- the under-representation of delegates from war zones and Small Island States
- the dangerous power of corporate lobbyists
- the Loss and Damage Fund: pluses and minuses
- the manipulation of the negotiation process by some to suppress certain voices
- the complexity of organising protests during COPs
- the important work being done by Climate Action Network International
- and whether it’s better to attend or to boycott COPs
- the influence of civil society on COP negotiations
- the potential for ‘side-treaties’ that develop alongside the UNFCCC process
- the shadow cast at the COP28 by war and militarisation
- the under-representation of delegates from war zones and Small Island States
- the dangerous power of corporate lobbyists
- the Loss and Damage Fund: pluses and minuses
- the manipulation of the negotiation process by some to suppress certain voices
- the complexity of organising protests during COPs
- the important work being done by Climate Action Network International
- and whether it’s better to attend or to boycott COPs
