ACT2025 Podcast

Part of WRI’s Big Ideas Into Action Podcast series, ACT2025 members discuss topics set to dominate agendas at key international climate summits, including COP26, COP27, COP28 and COP29.

Climate-vulnerable Countries’ COP29 Expectations with ACT2025

In this episode, ACT2025 members discuss the hot topics lined up for COP29, including  the new climate finance goal (NCQG), gaps in adaptation finance, and progress since COP28 on addressing loss and damage.

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ACT2025, Climate-vulnerable Countries and COP28

In this episode, ACT2025 partners discuss the unique opportunity of the first Global Stocktake to increase ambition at COP28, and ramp up international climate action as a whole.

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Climate-vulnerable Countries and COP27

In this episode, we hear about the urgent need for action and financial support ahead of COP27 for climate-vulnerable countries, especially in addressing loss and damage and adaptation.

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ACT2025 COP26 Podcast Miniseries

In this podcast mini-series, ACT2025 partners were joined by a set of experts from the around to world to discuss what it would take to secure an ambitious and just outcome at COP26 in Glasgow and beyond. Listen to the full series below.

The ACT2025 Podcast: Boosting Climate Ambition to Make 1.5-degree World Possible

In this first episode, we hear about the need for greater ambition — particularly from major emitters — to keep global temperature increase to no more than 1.5 degrees C in order to stave off the most dangerous climate impacts.

The ACT2025 Podcast: Finalizing the Rules of the Paris Agreement

In this second episode, we hear about why finalizing the “rules” within the Paris Agreement is so important — not only to boost climate action, but also to protect climate-vulnerable communities.

The ACT2025 Podcast: Helping Climate-vulnerable Countries Adapt

In this third episode, we hear about the dire need for more support to help climate-vulnerable countries adapt to the effects of climate change that are already underway.

The ACT2025 Podcast: Delivering Essential Climate Finance

In this fourth episode, we hear about the issue that underlies most other areas of climate action: how to pay for the changes needed, especially in the most vulnerable countries, and how climate finance is critical to rebuild trust between countries.

The ACT2025 Podcast: Addressing Loss and Damage from Most Extreme Climate Impacts

In this fifth episode, we hear about loss and damage — the effects of climate change that are too severe to adapt to — and how the international community can and must support affected communities and countries.

The ACT2025 Podcast: What Did COP26 Deliver for Climate-vulnerable Countries?

In the final episode we hear about the highs and lows of the COP26 climate summit, and what needs to happen next to meet the needs of climate-vulnerable countries