Climate Watch

Dec 05 2024 76 ep. 15 mins 7

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Climate Watch delves into the pressing climate tipping points that loom large on the horizon. We deliver the latest updates on the climate change landscape and shed light on the urgent need for collective efforts in tackling climate change. By talking to locals, experts, and activists from across the world, we aim to inspire and empower listeners to be part of the solution. Join our weekly journey into the heart of climate change for a sustainable future for generations to come.

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Hope vs. Fear: do we need new climate storytelling?

Dec 05 2024 32 mins

Another international meeting aimed at addressing plastic pollution has ended without an agreement. INC-5, held in South Korea, was expected to make significant progress toward a global plastics treaty. Instead, we heard familiar calls for urgency and action—echoes of the recent COP29 climate summit. But are these urgent messages losing their impact? In this episod, we explore wh

More on COP29: why so hard to seal the deal?

Nov 27 2024 33 mins

COP29 has wrapped up in Baku, and while a deal was reached, many left wondering if it’s enough. Wealthy nations pledged US$300 billion annually to support developing countries—but is it really sufficient to address the climate crisis? In this episode, we explore the complexities behind climate finance with Liu Shuang, China Finance Director at the World Resources Institute. We

Transitioning to greener industry: Navigating carbon challenges

Nov 21 2024 14 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. Carbon intensive industrial plants in Northeast China are committed to a green production path amid the country’s target to reach carbon net zero by 2060. However, issues like funds, technology and talent exodus are slowing down their steps. We explore what challenges the industrial giants in the region encou

Transitioning to greener industry: Tackling carbon in action

Nov 20 2024 15 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. A 2022 report from the International Energy Agency revealed that the industrial sector contributes over a quarter of global CO2 emissions. In China’s pursuit of carbon neutrality, heavy industrial bases in the northeastern region play a key role with their transformation to green production. We uncover what m

Transitioning to greener industry: The awakening of Northeast China

Nov 19 2024 15 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. As China has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, Northeast China, the birthplace of the country’s industrial development, has been stepping up its efforts to promote low-carbon transformation to optimize its industrial sectors. We delve into the evolving mindset driving this transformation

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: rise to the challenges

Nov 17 2024 15 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. Despite its remarkably rich diversity of life, Yunnan faces a series of challenges in biodiversity conservation.

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: action matters

Nov 15 2024 11 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. We venture onto Gaoligong Mountain in southwest China to explore how this ark of wildlife has transformed through decades of conservation.

COP29: who should pay for the planet’s future?

Nov 14 2024 40 mins

As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, the world is watching to see what these negotiations will mean for the planet and our future. New agreements on carbon markets and tough discussions on climate financing bring both hopes for progress and tension over what lies ahead. In this episode, we sit down with Professor Teng Fei to unpack the complex issues of climate finance and carbon

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: a change of mind

Nov 14 2024 15 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. As China is striving to bolster biodiversity and achieve its “dual carbon goals,” we head to Yunnan, a natural haven in the southwest, to find out how people there have been adapting their mindset to the new reality.

Ecological restoration: Top challenges

Nov 13 2024 14 mins

Welcome to our COP29 special series, Greener China: A journey to 2060. Despite China's efforts to raise awareness and increase efforts to protect the environment and lower carbon emissions, tough challenges lie ahead.