Voice of climate-by Naseem Sheikh

  Welcome to day ten  of our daily broadcasts from the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and from our hubs in Nairobi, Stockholm and Washington DC.    T oday's theme,  Pioneering Fossil Free Solutions  is part of  Sweden International Business Day . Meet the players who are moving ahead of their competition through bold climate action.   With   top speakers like  Martin Lundstedt , President and CEO of Volvo Group;  Viktoria Karsberg , Head of Corporate identity and group Communications at SSAB;  Christian Levin , CEO of Scania;  Tom Steyer , Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions;  Per Bolund , Swedish Minister for Environment and Climate; and many more. News summary — COP26, Day 10   Some very interesting news   started to spread today, with the release of  drafts  of the main political documents to be signed by governments at COP26. In the  CMA draft , which relates d...

  The program, November 8    Watch all broadcasts live   or on-demand  on  wedonthavetime.org/cop26 , by clicking on the program items of your choice.  All broadcast times set in GMT.  Find your local time zone.     08:15-09:00 — Nordic Sustainable Aviation – skymiles ahead? The Nordic countries have ambitious plans to reduce the carbon footprint of flying. All Nordic countries are about to get blend-in requirements for sustainable aviation fuels. In addition, use of electric aircrafts - either batteries or hydrogen/fuel cells - are considered by several countries and airline companies. Blending fuels – e-fuels and electrons. Reducing emissions from aviation is crucial and challenging!   Speakers: Niels Buus Kristensen , Chief Research Economist, Institute of Transport Economics Maria Fiskerud , Project Manager – Nordic Network for Electric Aviation (NEA) Arvid Løke n, Senior Adviser, Avinor Tore Skoglund , Project Manager – Nordic ...

  The UNDP and We Don’t Have Time campaigns  on the urgent need to  end fossil fuel subsidies  are getting traction. The topic was discussed at the UN COP26 official meeting, and t he phrase ”We Don’t Have Time” and the need for ”exponential climate action” was mentioned several times, by high-level climate champion Nigel Topping and others.   Other highlights of the day: 23 countries  made national climate education pledges including net-zero schools and putting climate at the heart of national curriculums.   The first big youth demonstration  since the start of COP26 took place today, gathering 40 000 people on the streets in Glasgow. Greta Thunberg called COP26 "the most exclusionary COP ever".   Meanwhile in the COP26 plenary   –  where all big decisions are made – the youth were absent. During an afternoon session, a single young woman, Clover Hogan, was present, questioning was she was the only young person in the room. S...

Welcome to fifth daily broadcast from the floor of the negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference. Today’s theme, Innovation & Digitalization is part of the Exponential Climate Action Summit IV – brought to you live from Glasgow and our hubs in Nairobi, Washington DC, and Stockholm. In today’s show you’ll meet Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Hanna Grahn, Sustainability Lead, Spotify; Börje Ekholm, CEO, Ericsson; Gabrielle Giner, Head of Environmental Sustainability, BT; and many others. 08:15-09:45 — Solutions to tackle Climate Change in Agriculture and Food Sector This workshop presents the ongoing trends in the agriculture and food sectors, after which a panel discussion will be held, in which future challenges, research needs, and solutions are discussed. Moderator: Antti Asikainen, Natural Resources Institute Finland Speakers: Mila Sell, Natural Resources Institute Finland Eliisa Malin, Baltic Sea Action Group Panel Saara Kankaan...