The Climate Briefing

Extreme weather, rising sea levels and a melting Arctic - the effects of climate change are posing an increasingly large threat to national security worldwide. In this episode the team explore the implications of climate change for national security, and how the defence establishment is incorporating environmental concerns into its military planning.

Anna speaks to Neil Morisetti about the threats posed by climate change, before Ben asks Patricia Lewis how militaries and international organisations are adapting to these threats.

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Credits:

Speakers: Neil Morisetti, Patricia Lewis

Hosts: Anna Aberg, Ben Horton

Sound Editor: Jamie Reed

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The Climate Briefing is a monthly podcast from Chatham House, exploring the major issues that shape international debates around climate change.

In this first episode, the team focus on what happened – and what didn’t happen – at the last UN Climate Change Conference, the COP25 in Madrid, and what it will mean for the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow.

Anna and Johanna are joined by two guests; Archie Young, the UK’s lead climate negotiator, and Peter Betts, an Associate Fellow at Chatham House with long experience from the UN climate negotiations.

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Outcomes of the Madrid COP25 and what this means for 2020

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Speakers: Peter Betts, Archibald Young

Hosts: Anna Aberg, Johanna Tilkanen, Ben Horton

Sound Editor: Jamie Reed

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The Climate Briefing returns with two new interviews on the transition towards a renewable energy sector.

It is widely acknowledged that slowing climate change will be impossible without reducing the global reliance on fossil fuels as a source of energy. In this episode, Ben and Anna speak to Dr Daniel Quiggin from Chatham House, and Simon Sharpe from the UK Cabinet Office, to assess the recent progress of the 'energy transition' and consider whether the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate or obstruct efforts to introduce cleaner energy sources.

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Green Industries Can Accelerate a True Jobs-Focused Recovery

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Speakers: Daniel Quiggin, Simon Sharpe

Hosts: Anna Aberg, Ben Horton

Sound Editor: Jamie Reed

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The Climate Briefing returns from its summer break with a deepdive into the history of the international climate agenda.

Professor Robert Falkner of the Grantham Institute speaks to Ben about the origins of the UN-led climate negotiations, and explains why some conferences have been more successful than others.

Then Anna discusses the historic role developing countries have played in the climate agenda with Professor Kathryn Hochstetler from the London School of Economics.

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The Paris Agreement and the new logic of climate politics

Ruth Townend is joined in the studio by Gwynne Dyer, author of Climate Wars, and Chatham House’s own Dr Daniel Quiggin to talk about climate solutions from the magical to the mundane. For his forthcoming book Intervention Earth, Dyer has spoken with more than 50 thinkers, innovators and engineers about how we might cool the planet and avoid catastrophe.

Dyer, Quiggin and Townend explore the potential of unicorns, workhorses, and the odd dark horse technology, discuss the moral hazard of reliance on unproven technology, and consider the role of both technology and governance in meeting the Paris Agreement goals.

You can find out more about Gwynne Dyer’s work on his website, and read Daniel Quiggin’s work on the role of the aviation industry in reaching net zero on the Chatham House website.

Presented by Ruth Townend. Sound by Alex Moyler.

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