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Ruth Townend
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Politically feasable pathways to 'adequate' public climate action with @cast-centre.bsky.social. Formerly @chathamhouse.org host of The Climate Briefing podcast. Research nerd, climate geek, parent to two glorious little women. All views my own.
While the government is responding to current, real security threats, such threats will only increase in tandem with climate impacts. 🌪️🔥🌊Cutting aid to fuel defence is like swapping a smaller, slightly leaky defence bucket for a larger one with a bigger hole. 🕳️(2/2)
February 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not far enough! Keep going, Australia’s wrens, with your brilliant feathers and even more brilliant names. ‘Splendid fairywren’. ‘Superb fairywren.’ Yes you are, lads, carry on!
December 1, 2024 at 3:29 PM
We discuss the issues and what’s at stake on this week’s
@chathamhouse.bsky.social Independent Thinking podcast with Bronwen Maddox, former BBC journalist Roger Harrabin and Maria Netto, executive director of the Institute for Climate and Society in Brazil.

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Has COP29 made a difference on climate change?
Podcast Episode · Independent Thinking · 22/11/2024 · 36m
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November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Listen to the excellent Professor Patrick Bolton, E-axes report co-author, talk to me and climate and nature finance inspiration Dr Nicola Ranger on the Climate Briefing podcast 🎙️ here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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Episode 45: Climate finance 2 - Private finance, polycrisis and positive shocks
Podcast Episode · The Climate Briefing · 07/08/2024 · 40m
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November 21, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Climate finance is not charity and the 'donor' base is a misnomer. By supporting countries which lack the means for ambitious mitigation and adaptation action, developing countries are investing in their own economies, their own resilience, the stability of the climate in which they operate.

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November 21, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Agreement between parties on how to realize the benefits & limit the potential damage from the system of rotating COP presidencies could help shore up future global climate cooperation.

With analysis from @arzugeybulla.bsky.social
@laurencebroers.bsky.social

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November 15, 2024 at 11:18 AM
In it, we recommend that Parties to the UNFCCC UN should mandate the secretariat to develop best practice and guardrails for the COP presidency. Faith and trust in the UNFCCC, the Paris Agreement and the COP process are the bedrock of multilateral climate ambition.

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November 15, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Thanks Martin, glad it's useful to you.
November 13, 2024 at 9:53 AM