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COP30: What Happened, and What Can We Expect From COP31?
It’s that time of year again, and no, I don’t mean Christmas. Just a few weeks ago, 194 world nations and 56,000 people gathered in Belém, Brazil for the 30th annual United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30). Despite not attending, I still found myself reading every update I could find on…
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Despite Trump Leaving The Paris Agreement, The US Climate Alliance Will Keep On Fighting
There are many words I could use to describe my reaction to President Donald Trump’s immediate withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement (again). I think the one that comes to mind strongest is devastated – and annoyed. Very annoyed. But despite his best efforts to destroy all climate action in the United States, and overturn…
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2024 in review: reflections on lessons, opportunities and experiences
2024 has been a rollercoaster of a year, for various reasons. But as we draw the curtain on the year, and look towards 2025, I’ve been reflecting on some of my biggest achievements and milestones of the year – from kickstarting my radio and podcasting obsession and completing my Masters to spending time at BBC…
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COP29: A Waste of Time?
For the last few weeks, I’ve found myself sifting through the deluge of COP29-related news as I covered the climate talks on Environmental Optimism. While I was doing so, it did come to mind whether COPs truly serve a purpose in today’s world… COP29, or in full, the 29th Annual United Nations Conference of the…
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George Edwards MSc 