Podcast
InsightsReasons to be cheerful following COP28
In our latest sustainability podcast Eva Cairns and Faith Ward discuss the successes, challenges and imperatives of COP28.
Authors
Eva Cairns
Head of Sustainability Insights & Climate Strategy
Faith Ward
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Brunel Pension Partnership & Chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Duration: 42 mins
Date: 16 Jan 2024
There were positive outcomes from COP28. It emphasised the importance of a 1.5 degrees limit on global warming and included the phase-out of fossil fuels in the final wording for the first time. Faith Ward explains to Eva Cairns why she came away from COP28 encouraged that - despite all the challenges - the main participants are still committed to tackling climate change.
There were inevitably some disappointments. But, overall, Faith believes the conference was a success - the call to transition away from fossil fuels this decade means that immediate action to reduce carbon emissions must be taken. Moreover, Faith believes that, as a result of COP28, there is a consensus among all interested parties on what must be done next to tackle climate change.
Listen to Eva and Faith discuss these points in more depth on our latest sustainability podcast below.
