Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil.
For this second episode, released Friday November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November).
Your special guest expert for this episode is Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute. He shares the Institute's learnings on the biggest gaps in existing national climate plans, and shares his big hopes for the summit in terms of nature and enabling a just transition.
Your hosts are:
- edie content editor Sarah George
- edie editor Matt Mace
- edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal
Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com
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Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil.
For this second episode, released Friday November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November).
Your special guest expert for this episode is Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute. He shares the Institute's learnings on the biggest gaps in existing national climate plans, and shares his big hopes for the summit in terms of nature and enabling a just transition.
Your hosts are:
- edie content editor Sarah George
- edie editor Matt Mace
- edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal
Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com
Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil.
For this second episode, released Friday November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November).
Your special guest expert for this episode is Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute. He shares the Institute's learnings on the biggest gaps in existing national climate plans, and shares his big hopes for the summit in terms of nature and enabling a just transition.
Your hosts are:
- edie content editor Sarah George
- edie editor Matt Mace
- edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal
Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com
Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil.
For this first episode, released Thursday 6 November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November).
Your special guest expert for this episode is Cathy Yitong Li, global climate & energy policy lead at BirdLife International. Cathy is also an advisor to the UN on environmental and climate justice.
Your hosts are:
- edie content editor Sarah George
- edie editor Matt Mace
- edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal
- Springwise content editor Matilda Cox
Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com
We have a deal! After nearly 200 countries agree to "transition away from fossil fuels", Luke, Matt and Sarah re-unite in the UK to unpack the final agreement and reflect on the highs, lows and in-betweens of COP28, including a live special guest to close out the series.
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The final themed day of the climate summit sees Luke, Matt and Sarah unpack a flurry of global food and agriculture announcements before delivering up a trio of exclusive interviews with PepsiCo, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, and ProVeg International.
A pivotal Nature Day at the climate summit sees Luke and Sarah analyse a flurry of big announcements regarding an alignment of the climate and biodiversity agendas, featuring special guests from Business for Nature and the FAIRR Initiative for investors.
We’re back on the ground in Dubai as the COP28 spotlight turns to youth empowerment, featuring inspirational special guests from the Race to Zero campaign and the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition. Plus, renowned climate scientist Johan Rockström gives us his take on a potential fossil fuel phase-out agreement.
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A fast and furious Transport Day sees Sarah explore two game-changing examples of zero-emission mobility – Einride's electric trucks and Formula E's electric racecars. Plus, Matt returns to reflect on a whirlwind first week at the summit.
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A crucial Energy Day at the climate summit sees Luke and Sarah analyse the latest developments regarding a global 'phase-out' of fossil fuels, featuring special guests from the World Benchmarking Alliance, Sustainable Energy Access Forum Kenya, and Reactive Technologies.
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Luke and Sarah sit down for a meat-free meal at the climate summit to reflect on COP28 'Finance Day', before delivering up a trio of interviews with Lloyds Bank, Bankers for Net-Zero, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.
Luke and Sarah deliver up a ‘Health Day’ special against an ironically smog-filled Dubai skyline, featuring interviews with healthcare provider Bupa and philanthropic organisation Foundation S. Plus, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman doesn't hold any punches with his take on the escalating fossil fuel fiasco.
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Luke and Sarah round up a ‘super Saturday’ of big energy announcements along with some of the quirkier aspects of the COP28 experience – from stray cats to little green trains – plus, special guest interviews with the UK Corporate Leaders Group and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Three becomes two on the edie team as Luke and Sarah reflect on ‘frantic Friday’ at the climate summit, featuring a round up of the global commitments from World leaders along with special guest interviews with Google and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Partnership.
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Luke, Matt and Sarah bear the heat of a two-hour COP28 registration queue before making it into the climate summit for special guest interviews with the We Mean Business Coalition and Diageo – plus the usual Action Tracker round-up and listener quiz.
In the first episode of edie's brand-new COP28 Covered podcast series, the team convenes to discuss the potential successes (and failures) of the upcoming climate summit – including our very own COP28 Action Tracker, a game of “good COP/bad COP”, and a listener quiz.
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A reflective final episode sees Luke, Matt and Sarah re-unite to discuss the impacts that COP26 could have on people, industry and the planet – featuring interviews with a young documentary filmmaker, a Glaswegian climate leader and the sustainability director at Formula E.
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With the final day of COP being Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day, Luke discusses all the key climate announcements and net-zero developments across the sector with industry body the UK Green Building Council, building materials company Holcim, and professional services firm Jacobs.
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A fast and furious Transport Day sees Luke venture across Glasgow to explore three game-changing examples of zero-emission mobility – including the UK's first hydrogen-powered train, Rolls-Royce's new all-electric aircraft, and a connected and autonomous vehicle experience.
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To mark Innovation Day, Luke rides across Glasgow on a rickshaw to speak with three leaders across the climate innovation value chain, including corporate accelerator Project X Global, electric performance carmaker Polestar, and a net-positive submarine concept, Oceanways.
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On the day which saw world leaders take on 'Adaptation, Loss and Damage', COP26 Covered shone a spotlight on some of the practical solutions needed to accelerate climate action– featuring leader interviews with the Rainforest Alliance, WRAP, and Solitaire Townsend at Futerra.
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In this short-but-sweet episode, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman prepares us for the second week of COP26 with a rallying cry for governments and businesses to move from 'blah, blah, blah' to 'action, action, action' on net-zero.
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Welcome to COP30 Covered - the daily podcast show from the award-winning edie team which will be keeping you informed and inspired during the 2025 UN climate summit in Brazil.
For this second episode, released Friday November 2025, we walk you through the timelines and key themes for this COP - from forests to finance. We also give you a who's who for this year's World Leaders Summit (6-7 November).
Your special guest expert for this episode is Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute. He shares the Institute's learnings on the biggest gaps in existing national climate plans, and shares his big hopes for the summit in terms of nature and enabling a just transition.
Your hosts are:
- edie content editor Sarah George
- edie editor Matt Mace
- edie senior reporter Sidhi Mittal
Say hello: newsdesk@fav-house.com
