Between the Headlines

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Edel Hackett, a member of the Irish delegation.

With COP30 less than a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Samira Ben Ali, representing World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WY4CJ). 

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Louis Ilik Papis Chemnitz, a delegate from Greenland’s branch of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC).

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Human Rights Activist & Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change at COP 21.

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Tiein Taebo, Rising Nations Initiative (RNI) Delegate and UNICEF Youth & Adolescent Engagement officer for Kiribati

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Dr. Sivan Kartha, Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute.

With COP30 just a month away, we’re taking a look at last year’s meeting of the parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, where organizations, governments, and activists gathered to debate, negotiate, and hammer out a collective global vision for climate action. Our Faces of COP series took the pulse — and, at times, captured the scathing criticism — of all the many different stakeholders at this meeting. In this clip, we hear from Theresa Oellinger, one of Austria’s official Youth Delegates to the conference.

In this episode, Manju and Mario talk with Meredith Bunn, founder of Skills for Humanity, about the current humanitarian situation in Myanmar. As the popular armed resistance to the military junta in Myanmar has gained significant territory since the 2021 military coup, this conversation is a timely one. With a background as a combat medic, Meredith has spent nearly a decade providing vital humanitarian and emergency support in Myanmar. In this episode, she shared with us her experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar to provide emergency services, medical aid, evacuations, landmine clearance, community training, and education for displaced children. Meredith takes us through her personal experiences of working on the ground in Myanmar, the many challenges the people and the country are facing, and shares her insights into what is next for the country.

In this episode, Anya and Mario talk with the the official spokesperson for the National Unity Government, or NUG, of Myanmar. The NUG is the clandestine resistance government that was created after the military junta took control in February 2021. After a horrific war characterized by brutal civilian massacres and other atrocities, this year has marked a real shift in the Myanmar conflict—in recent months, the resistance has been beating back the junta forces, which have never been weaker than they are now. There’s hope that the end is in sight; all the more reason to keep talking about the uprising and to keep putting a spotlight on the injustices committed by the military leaders. 

In this collaborative episode with the ReefRoundUp podcast team, Manju and Tamara sit down with Farah Obaidullah, long time ocean advocate and founder of The Ocean and Us, to learn about deep sea mining, international seabed regulation, and the global ecological implications of opening an industry in this ancient and untouched ecosystem. Farah Obaidullah is the founder of The Ocean and Us, the editor of the new book The Ocean and Us. She holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Imperial College in London. With over 20 years professional experience, Farah has travelled the world, observing the beauty of the ocean and witnessing some of the most egregious practices happening at sea. Among her achievements, Farah has executed campaigns to end destructive fishing, worked with affected communities, lobbied for ocean protection and been deeply involved in exposing fish crimes, including slavery and labour abuse at sea. Farah is currently campaigning for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, a reckless emerging industry that will cause irreversible harm to deep-sea ecosystems, and for which the consequences in terms of disturbing locked-away carbon are unknown. Support Farah's audacious new project: The Ocean Hope Tour, connecting people to the ocean and stopping the next climate disaster from starting! Follow her work here: https://www.theoceanandus.org/