We take a peek behind the scenes at COP26 at the battle over eliminating fossil fuel subsidies with Eddy Peréz of the Climate Action Network from Canada. He’s following the COP26 machinations closely and he says 1.5 degrees is only possible with the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies. Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix talks to Eddy Peréz from COP26.
The federal government has big climate plans and cities and municipalities are where the climate action is – you’d think they would work pretty closely together. But “It’s fairly limited,” Allison Ashcroft says. “Procedurally, there’s little to no direct engagement between ministers and elected officials,” nor between policy staff at key federal governments and practitioners in local government.
#COP26TinyExplainer – Faith groups want accelerated action on climate change, but they also want a just transition. Mitchell Beer talks to Karri Munn-Venn of Citizens for Public Justice from Canada at COP26. They discuss the gap between ambition and action and social justice and the role of faith groups in fighting for climate action at COP26.
#COP26TinyExplainers – Sophia Mathur is one of the millions of youth around the world who have been inspired to fight for climate action by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. We talk to Sophia Mathur of Sudbury, Ontario from COP26 in Glasgow. She was the first Canadian youth to participate in a climate strike, was a winner of the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award in 2019 along with Greta Thunberg and she’s at COP26 pushing for action.
#COP26TinyExplainer – Coal is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. Binnu Jeyakamur says Canada is leading in the phase-out of coal but the question that remains is will it be replaced with clean energy? Mitchell Beer talks to Jeyakumar of the Pembina Institute about coal phase-out, replacing it with clean energy, Canada’s actions on coal and COP26.
#COP26TinyExplainer – NetZero targets are all the rage for government and industry these days. Join us as we attempt to sort spin from substance. Mitchell Beer talks to Catherine Abreu of Destination Zero to sort the many zeros of net-zero.
#COP26TinyExplainer – Climate Finance and the $100 Billion Question. We talk to Anya Knechtel of Oxfam Canada about the $100 billion pledged to nations of the global south to combat climate change. What’s the money for? Nations of the south face daunting challenges from COVID-19, and economic, environmental, and social chaos caused by climate change. Anya helps us understand the $100 billion question hanging over COP26. This #COP26TinyExplainers series is a co-production of The Energy Mix and Green Energy Futures.
