Melbourne Climate Futures

Climate Talks

About the show

Join hosts Professor Jackie Peel, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD Candidate Bek Markey-Towler as they bring you the information you need to know in the lead up to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences – or COPs. In previous seasons we have followed the journey to COP26, COP27, COP28, COP29, COP30, and now in season 6 we are gearing up for COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. In each episode, Jackie, Cathy and Bek present the latest COP news and interview experts to discuss different topics related to the annual global climate talks.

Newest episodes

What to expect from COP31

Nov 8, 2026 33 min

Stephen Minas, Senior Research Fellow, Transnational Law Institute, King's College London, Vili Iese, Academic Lead for the Drought and Innovation Hub and a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Melbourne and Pooja Dave, Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Network International join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the eighth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about what to expect from COP31. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from David Adeang, President of Nauru, speaking at the Pacific pre-COP about the priorities for COP31. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh1V3Dh0mbI Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

The Pacific and Climate Change

Oct 11, 2026 33 min

Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Tina Stege, Marshall Islands Climate Envoy and the Regional Envoy for Oceania for COP31 and Wes Morgan, research associate with the Institute for Climate Risk & Response at the University of New South Wales join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the seventh episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about the Pacific and climate change. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Pasifika TV speaking about the pre-COP in Fiji. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaA0Zknomuk Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts

Youth, Biodiversity and Circular Economy

Sep 22, 2026 31 min

Sally Higgins, Youth Climate Champion for COP31, Brendan Wintle, Professor and Director of the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute at the University of Melbourne and Damien Giurco, Professor and Chair of Circular Economy at the University of Melbourne join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the sixth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about the intersections between climate and young people, biodiversity and the circular economy. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Kiyoto Tsuji, State Minister of the Environment Japan speaking at a side event at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. You can hear the clip in full here: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iugqfplp Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or visit our website for more information: Climate Talks

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What to expect from COP31

Nov 8, 2026 33 min

The Pacific and Climate Change

Oct 11, 2026 33 min

Youth, Biodiversity and Circular Economy

Sep 22, 2026 31 min

Finance and Just Transition

Aug 11, 2026 31 min

Arj Dibley, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore and Amanda Cahill, founder of the Next Economy join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fifth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about finance and just transition. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Bronwen Tucker, Public Finance Lead, Oil Change International speaking on a panel at the Santa Marta conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTT3FTcFY8 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

1.5°C Overshoot

Jul 16, 2026 32 min

Andy Reisinger, independent consultant and Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Debra Roberts, a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Cities and Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Oxford join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fourth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about 1.5°C overshoot. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator Anne Rasmussen raising concerns about attempts to de-link the recent Bonn Climate negotiations from the best available science and weaken the 1.5°C limit. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

Fossil Fuel Phase Out

Jun 8, 2026 30 min

Rebecca Byrnes, Legal Strategy Director, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, Christoph Nedopil Wang, Professor at the University of Queensland Business School and Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the third episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about fossil fuel phase out. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth in the Netherlands, speaking at the 1st Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta Colombia in April this year. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

Loss and Damage

May 24, 2026 35 min

Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science and Deputy Head of the Department of Political Science, University College London, Hyacinthe Niyitegeka, Engagement Lead and Heidi White, Technical Expert at the Loss and Damage Collaboration, and Dr Roda Verheyen, partner in the law firm Rechtsanwälte Günther Partnerschaft, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the second episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about loss and damage. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from a panel event on the landmark case on climate change loss and damage, Lliuya v RWE. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD7-GW3Kfu8 Lisa’s book is called ‘Governing the End: The Making of Climate Change Loss and Damage’. The article Lisa mentioned is called ‘One thousand ways to experience loss: A systematic analysis of climate-related intangible harm from around the world’. Further information from the Loss and Damage Collaboration can be found here: https://www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/loss-and-damage-response-toolkit https://www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/the-obligations-of-states-in-respect-of-climate-change Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever else you're listening from.

Looking ahead to COP31

Mar 31, 2026 27 min

Christian Downie, Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at the Australian National University and Steve Davison, Executive Director, Cambridge Zero at the University of Cambridge, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the first episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about the outcomes from COP30 last year and to look forward to COP31 this year. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP31 President, Murat Kurum. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/59WARa5kKz8 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

What happened at COP30 and what comes next

Dec 16, 2025 32 min

Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Discipline of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Roanna McClelland, Research Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability and Jane Lomax-Smith, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the final episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about what happened at COP30 and what comes next. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP President Ambassador Corrêa do Lago speaking at the closing ceremony for COP30. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Poxx7VsEtqA&t=12220s Jackie’s LinkedIn posts and Conversation article are available here: https://au.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-peel-69bb1944 and https://theconversation.com/this-years-climate-talks-saw-real-progress-just-not-on-fossil-fuels-269903 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

What to expect from COP30

Nov 12, 2025 29 min

Marcele Oliveira, the Youth Climate Champion for COP30, Megan Bowman, Director of Centre for Climate Law & Governance and Professor of Climate Law, King’s College London and Arianna Griffa, Senior Policy Manager – Global, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the ninth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about what to expect from COP30. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at Climate Week in New York. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRqeo-xW48 A new article from Megan Bowman is available here: M Bowman and T Tayler (2026) ‘Law and the International Financial Architecture: Pathways and Pivot points for achieving Paris objectives’ in A Research Agenda for Law, Finance and the Environment (M Bowman and L Mai (eds.), Edward Elgar, forthcoming): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5632470 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Hot topics impacting the COPs: AI, an Advisory Opinion and Misinformation

Oct 12, 2025 37 min

Stephen Minas, Professor of Law, Peking University and Chair of the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network Advisory Board, Rohan Nanthakumar, international law consulting counsel at Blue Ocean Law and Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Melbourne Law School and Alfie Chadwick, PhD student at the Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University, join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke, in the eighth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about ‘hot topics’ impacting the COPs, specifically focusing on the impacts of AI, the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion and climate misinformation. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from a webinar introducing the COP30 Climate Action Agenda, hosted by the COP30 Incoming Presidency, the Climate High-Level Champions, and UNFCCC. You can hear the clip in full here⁠. You can also hear a longer panel discussion from the Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) at the Melbourne Law School on the ICJ Advisory Opinion here: https://on.soundcloud.com/GBnRFuhyR00kGzbopi Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/climate-talks/

Youth and the COPs

Sep 17, 2025 29 min

Lilieta Soakai, Witness Stand Project Officer withPacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, Imogen Kane, a youth engagement specialist at UNICEF Australia and Amelia Pearson, a climate communicator based at the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, joinhosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the seventh episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about youth and the COPs. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from youth climate activist Selena Marwaha. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futuresand Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.

Connecting climate science to the COPs

Aug 10, 2025 28 min

Jim Skea, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Winston Chow, Co-Chair, Working Group II at the IPCC and Professor of Urban Climate and a Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow at Singapore Management University’s College of Integrative Studies and Virginia Marshall, Research Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance with the Australian National University and Member at the Climate Change Authority, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the sixth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of climate science in the COPs. You can read the COP30 Presidency’s fourth letter here: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Fourth_CPD_Letter.pdf The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the final day of the UN June Climate Meetings in June in Bonn. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtGqsg4-VM4 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

From Land to Sea: Forests, oceans and biodiversity at the COPs

Jul 8, 2025 32 min

Dirk Nemitz, Team Lead Agriculture, Forestry and Land-Use at the UNFCCC, Margaret Young, Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor at the Melbourne Law School and Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Ecology and Director, Melbourne Biodiversity Institute at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fifth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of forests, oceans and biodiversity in the COPs. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell at the 62nd session of the IPCC speaking about the need to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Connecting COPs to communities

Jun 3, 2025 29 min

Graeme Reed, Post-Doctoral Associate at the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages at York University, Alexei Trundle, Associate Director (International) at the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne and Belle Workman, Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fourth episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the connecting COPs to communities. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP30 President, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago speaking at the Instituto Rio Branco in Brasilia earlier this year talking about the importance of other actors, including communities, for climate action. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXgokQTjQA Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes.

The politics of climate (in)action

Apr 30, 2025 34 min

Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Founder and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, and Neil Carter, Professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York join hosts Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the third episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about politics and climate action. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Johan Rockström speaking for a TED talk, highlighting that many citizens want climate action. But, as what we are talking about in this episode, shows that sometimes politics gets in the way. You can hear the clip in full here: Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

How to ‘break up’ with coal: Renewables, nuclear and beyond

Apr 9, 2025 32 min

Andrea Vecchi, Research Fellow in Clean Energy at the University of Melbourne, John Wiseman, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures and Adjunct Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, and Fergus Green, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy, University College London join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the second episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about the just transition away from fossil fuels and what the energy mix might look like in the future. All Net Zero Australia results and reports are publicly available: https://www.netzeroaustralia.net.au The book referenced is ‘Regional Energy Transitions in Australia: From Impossible to Possible’ edited by Gareth A. S. Edwards, John Wiseman, and Amanda Cahill. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from a debate between Chris Bowen, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy and Ted O’Brien, the Shadow Minister, on renewables versus nuclear speaking on the ABC’s 7.30 program. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e4TVLvJ5n4 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

COP turns 30: Expectations for climate negotiations in 2025

Mar 13, 2025 38 min

Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Janine Felson, Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, Arthur Wyns, Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne and Asif Saleh, Executive Director of BRAC in Bangladesh join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the first episode of Season 5 of Climate Talks to talk about expectations for COP30. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, incoming COP30 president, speaking about the upcoming climate conference. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

What did we achieve (and not achieve) at COP29?

Dec 19, 2024 30 min

Kate Coleman, Associate Professor in Visual Arts and Design Education at the Faculty of Education, and Arthur Wyns, Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the final episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about the outcomes from COP29. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev and Chandni Raina, Indian delegation representative speaking at the end of COP29. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

Hopes and fears ahead of COP29

Nov 12, 2024 34 min

Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Janine Felson, Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, Don Henry, Professor, University of Melbourne and at the Climate Reality Project, and Kris Ebi, Professor in the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the eight episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about expectations for COP29. This episode was recorded prior to the results of the US election being announced. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development Programme Virtual Event. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

Climate City Innovation Special: Innovate4Cities Outcomes Report

Nov 5, 2024 33 min

In this final episode of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM, Melbourne Centre for Cities and Melbourne Climate Futures, we bring a “fire side chat” with the co-chairs of the Innovate4Cities 2024 Conference - Ben Jance, Head of Research and Innovation at GCoM; and Lea Ranalder Associate Programme Management Officer at UN Habitat; and two other key members of the event organising team and lead authors of the Outcomes Report. We have the mastermind of the new city building form of the updated Global Research and Action Agenda for Cities and Climate Change Science (or GRAA) - Andrew Irvin; and curator of the Plenary Sessions, Hackathon and Climate Innovation Readiness Navigator Samia Khan. These guests join host Cathy Oke, Associate Professor Cathy Oke Senior Advisor to the Innovate4Cities Initiative and Director of Melbourne Centre for Cities. In this final episode of this third series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast series produced in partnership with GCoM, we conclude the discussions on themes of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference with key outcomes from this event, including the third iteration of the GRAA. The clip at the beginning of the episode is Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, former Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke opening the Innovate4Cities 2024 You can hear the clip in full here. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

Who else will go to COP29?

Oct 10, 2024 29 min

Linh Do, lead of the Wattle Fellowship, University of Melbourne and chair of Climate Action Network Australia, Gregor Robertson Special Envoy for Cities in CHAMP and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Global Ambassador, Longest Serving Mayor of Vancouver, and Steve Davison, Deputy Director, Cambridge Zero at the University of Cambridge and international lead, UK Universities Climate Network, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the seventh episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about who else, besides governments, will go to COP29. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Eduardo Maher, First Nations climate activist, speaking with ABC Radio National. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/climate-activists/104326986 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

City Climate Innovation Special: Finance

Sep 11, 2024 31 min

In this fourth episode we kick things off with the Executive Director of the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure, Ms. Savina Carluccio and Ms. Joanna Masic, Lead Urban Specialist and Global Lead, Urban, Disaster Risk Management and Land Global Practice at the World Bank. We also have Mr. Georges Youssef, Mayor of Menjez, Lebanon discussing the finance of urban sustainability at the local government level. These guests join hosts Ben Jance, and Cathy Oke in the latest episode of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM. This marks the third series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast series produced in partnership with GCoM, now focused on the key themes of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference. Today, we will explore the enduring need for finance to catalyze climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban environments. The clip at the beginning of the episode is Ms. Savina Carluccio speaking at the IABSE Manchester 2024 keynote address. You can hear the clip in full here. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

City Climate Innovation Special: Biodiversity & Climate Resilient Development

Sep 10, 2024 35 min

In this third episode we’d like to turn our focus to the role of nature in building resilient cities in consideration of the nature in which they are embedded. We welcome today Engineer Rigoberto Guerrero of the Municipality of Cuenca, Ecuador, alongside expert perspectives from Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai of the Australian National University Fenner School of Environment and Society and Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili of UN-Habitat. They’ll join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in our third installment of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM. Continuing the third series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast in partnership with GCoM, these dialogues are focused on the key themes of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference. Today, we will explore the potential for biodiversity & resilience-focused research & innovation to inform cities around the necessary safeguards to mitigate climate change and adapt effectively to its impacts. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Eleni Myrivili delivering a TED Talk on A 3-Part Plan to Take On Extreme Heat Waves. You can hear the clip in full here. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

City Climate Innovation Special: Digitalisation

Sep 10, 2024 30 min

We return in our second episode with an examination of a research & innovation trend touching not only local level governance but all aspects of how we process information and make decisions; digitalisation. We are pleased to announce we’re joined by Martin Wainstein, Executive Director of the Open Earth Foundation, and Pooja Mahapatra, Global Lead of the Climate & Nature program at Fugro. Today’s guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in episode two of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM. This installment continues the third series of special episodes of the University of Melbourne ClimateTalks Podcast series in partnership with GCoM. Turning to the key themes of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference, we’ll dive into the rapidly deepening world of digitalisation efforts to address city-level research & innovation demands in the face of climate change, because we can’t manage what we can’t measure. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

City Climate Innovation Special: Multi-level Partnerships & Governance

Sep 10, 2024 26 min

In this first episode we kick things off with the Special Envoy for Cities in CHAMP (the Coalition For High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships), Global Ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and former three-term mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Gregor Robertson. We also have Professor Nicola Tollin, Chairholder and Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark - perhaps more recently known for spearheading the research on the urban content of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in the first episode of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM. This marks the third series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast series produced in partnership with GCoM, now focused on the key themes of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference. Today, we will explore the potential for multi-level partnerships and governance efforts to address city-level research & innovation demands in the face of climate change. The clip at the beginning of the episode is Gregor Robertson speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. You can hear the clip in full here: link to be included (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C714lIcsKxB/) The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

Votes for climate change? Elections and COP29

Sep 4, 2024 27 min

Wes Morgan, Research Associate at UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, Fellow at the Climate Council, and Research Fellow Griffith Asia Institute, Professor Tom Daly, Director, Democratic Decay and Renewal at the University of Melbourne and Erwin Jackson, Managing Director, Policy, at the Investor Group on Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the sixth episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about the impact of politics and elections on COP29. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at an event at Chatham House. You can hear the clip in full here. In June 2024, Demoptimism (democracy + optimism) was launched as the new phase of the Democratic Decay & Renewal (DEM-DEC) online research hub established in 2018: this reimagined research hub seeks to foster evidence-based hope by not only identifying the many challenges facing democracy worldwide, but also showcasing the expanding work globally to resist threats and to repair, renew, and strengthen democracies: demoptimism.org Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: Climate Talks

Transparency and accountability at the COPs

Aug 8, 2024 31 min

Max Van Deursen, PhD researcher international climate policy, Wageningen University & Research, Emilie Beauchamp, Lead, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Adaptation to Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development and Joana Setzer, Associate Professor, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fifth episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about transparency and accountability at COP29. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Yalchin Rafiyev, Lead Negotiator of the COP29 Presidency and Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asO1EEysa9g Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

The Trillion Dollar Question: Climate Finance at COP29

Jul 10, 2024 27 min

Janine Coye-Felson, senior level diplomat of the Government of Belize and Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, Dr Arj Dibley, Head of the Sustainable Finance Hub, Melbourne Climate Futures and Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, and Dr Pia Treichel, senior researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler, in the fourth episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about climate finance. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the closing of the June climate meetings in Bonn. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-kP2oYOs03A Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

Deforestation, food security and health at the COPs

Jun 9, 2024 30 min

Produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities Show notes for Ep 3: Professor Kathryn Bowen, Deputy Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor Environment, Climate and Global Health in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Dr Vili Lese, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director, Drought, Resilience and Climate in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and Janet Hallows, Director, Climate Programs and Nature-based Solutions at the Carbon Market Institute join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the third episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about how deforestation, food security and health will be represented at COP29. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations speaking at the opening of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltaKWEn3EIE Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Stop the broken record: Bringing climate science to the COPs

May 13, 2024 23 min

Professor Mark Howden, Director of the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions and Vice Chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Dr Linden Ashcroft, lecturer, climate scientist and science communicator in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the second episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about bringing climate science back to the annual climate conferences. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from IPCC Chair Jim Skea at the opening of the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial in March 2024. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7eDJ_0CpZU Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talkshttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

The Road Ahead: ‘29 going on ‘30

Apr 12, 2024 27 min

Stephen Minas, Professor at the School of Transnational Law, Peking University, and Senior Research Fellow at the Transnational Law Institute, King’s College London and Janine Felson, Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the first episode of Season 4 of Climate Talks to talk about bridging the gap between COP28 and the road ahead to COP29 and COP30. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber speaking at an International Energy Agency event in February. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Br5yq2seY Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

Climate City Innovation Special: Investing in a climate-resilient Makati

Mar 13, 2024 31 min

In this episode we speak with Abigail Binay, Mayor of Makati, Philippines. Since 1975, the City of Makati has been part of the National Capital Region comprising the greater Manila area, incorporated as the seventh city in Metro Manila in 1995. With a population of over 629,000 within an area of 21.57 square kilometres, Makati is one of the most densely inhabited urban environments on the planet, which gives rise to a range of governance considerations. Seeing an average temperature during summer months reaching 34 degrees Celsius with consistently high humidity, inhabitability is an imminent threat with wet bulb temperatures of 35 degrees becoming increasingly common. Additionally, subjected to the threat of the world’s most severe typhoons, the exposure to climate hazards is particularly pronounced for Makati. To address climate threats and improve resilience for the residents of Makati, Mayor Binay’s office has initiated a range of interventions, including the declaration of a climate emergency, and the establishment of their CafeTalks climate outreach series. With an Investment and Incentive Code put in place to reorient private sector action, mobilized capital, primarily through public-private partnerships, has helped to bridge adaptation financing gaps for major projects, with adaptation finance incorporated into core administrative policies. We also have joining us today some crucial team members from the City of Makati, Merlina Panganiban - Head of the Makati City Urban Development Department, Xenon Walde - Environmental Planner and Manager, Department of Environmental Services, and Liza Velle Ramos - Research & Planning Division Head, Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Office. Providing a broader perspective on the value of municipal action, we’re joined by Dr. Bernadia Tjandradewi, Secretary-General, UCLG-ASPAC. These guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke, in the third episode of City Leaders, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Pod...

Climate City Innovation Special: Street smarts in Hobart

Feb 8, 2024 30 min

Australia's second-oldest capital is jumping into the future climate-first with its new Climate Futures Strategy, which involves modelling potential climate impacts across Tasmania with the support of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre. Fostering the development of Local Government Area Climate Profiles, a range of climate variables were factored into the decision-making process to examine potential challenges Hobart and the rest of Tasmania may face in the decades leading up to 2100. Working with the community to build a Climate Strategy, the broader Hobart community across all sectors was brought into the consultation process from October through December 2023. The Strategy will outline the actions Hobart knows it must take as a Council and a community to reach the intended goal of a Climate Ready Hobart. In this episode we hear from Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds, talking about research and innovation in the City of Hobart, and how it will shape the new City climate-ready. Jess Robbins, Climate Futures Lead, City of Hobart talks aout the participatory process underway to develop the new strategy, - and speak with ICLEI World Secretariat's Pourya Salehi to understand just how important digital transformations are for city climate action. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne, and is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Climate City Innovation Special: Kloto I (French language)

Jan 24, 2024 30 min

In this episode, we speak with the mayor of the municipality of Kloto I in Togo, Monsieur Winny Yawo Dogbatsè. Mayor Dogbatse also serves as GCoM Board Member and the Chair of the Regional Mayors Forum of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA). He is joined by Monsieur Koffi Alowonou, Director of Community Technical Services for Kloto I. They have taken time to outline some of the details involved in rolling out the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) across the unique, multifaceted jurisdictions of Kloto from their current positions in Kloto I. “The cities of Kloto are located in a geographical area with particularly favourable climatic conditions, which give their territory major assets, especially flourishing agriculture and important forestry resources. These assets favour the economic development of the region, while ensuring food security and carbon sequestration in the country. The Minister of the Environment and Forest Resources, Foli-Bazi Katari, described the Grand Kloto and Plateaux regions as "the lungs of Togo".” The city of Kloto I , is the seat of Kloto Prefecture, home to approximately half the population of the area, and the challenge Mayor Dogbatse has recognized is one of the, “question of creating urban forests within the populations to mitigate the heat, to sow plants that can resist global warming and to bring sustainable added value to the coffee and cocoa sector,” providing appropriately considered livelihood opportunities for one of the more populous regions of Togo. Mayor Dogbatse also recognized the leadership displayed by Kloto I sets precedent not only for National Committee for Sustainable Development (CNDD), but as a representative of Sub-Saharan Africa in the Global Covenant of Mayors, and Climate Talks is grateful to have these perspectives to share in this latest episode of the City Leaders series.

Two steps forward, one step back? Reflections on COP28

Dec 22, 2023 26 min

Join hosts Jackie Peel, Cathy Oke and Bek Markey-Towler in the tenth and final episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to discuss their reflections on COP28. We will back for another series in 2024 to follow the journey to COP29. You can hear the clip of UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell from the start of the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?lv=366vDJk14_s Other recordings played include Antonio Gueterras UN Secretary General and Vanessa Nakate Ugandan climate justice activist. You can listen to the clips in full here https://www.youtube.com/live/QqReqrHwfHY?si=62DUWmwpD5gecCh8 and here https://twitter.com/vanessa_vash/status/1734646886118707304/video/1 The CHAMP pledge full details and list of endorses can be found here: https://www.cop28.com/en/cop28-uae-coalition-for-high-ambition-multilevel-partnerships-for-climate-action The $7 billion for the cost of the COP comes from here, which was the cost of building the venue: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/five-major-outcomes-from-the-latest-un-climate-summit/k8uaak3hn Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

Climate City Innovation Special: Despenaderos (Spanish language)

Dec 4, 2023 57 min

In this special episode we speak with Carolina Basualdo, Mayor of Despeñaderos, Argentina. We also have Jorge Rodríguez, Coordinator, Permanent Technical Secretariat, Mercociudades, and Valentina De Marco, Coordinadora, Alianzas y Proyectos Internacionales, RAMCC. These guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in the fifth episode of City Climate Innovation, special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast produced by GCoM, a series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast series, to discuss Innovate4Cities and consider the potential for multilevel support for climate action. Fifty kilometres south of the state capital of Córdoba, Despeñaderos stands out for the progressive action Mayor Basualdo has taken towards gender equality and community engagement of all citizens, young and old, in climate change action to safeguard the future of their city. When Despeñaderos joined GCoM in March of 2022, they were in the midst of launching the innovative “Resilient Women” program, aiming to achieve climate change mitigation goals while providing opportunities for women who have experienced gender-based violence to engage in entrepreneurship in circular economy initiatives. Recognized by the Ibero-American Union of Municipalities and the government of Córdoba, Despeñaderos is leading the way in the fight against gender-based violence and promoting gender equality in the region. The clip at the beginning of the episode is Mayor Basualdo speaking at #Innovactoras2022 on the topic of including youth in the urban planning process. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9JWTuQp-ag The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne, and is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation pod...

Our best predictions for COP28

Nov 19, 2023 26 min

Dr Janine Felson, senior level diplomat of the Government of Belize and Enterprise Fellow of Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science at the University of Melbourne and Professor Kathryn Bowen Deputy Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the ninth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about their best predictions for COP28. The clip at the beginning of the episode features Greta Thunberg condemning the London oil conference at a rally in October You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEWpn_M-R7I Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.

The Global Stocktake

Oct 18, 2023 26 min

Professor Kathryn Bowen, Deputy Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor, Climate, Environment and Global Health at the University of Melbourne and Professor Don Henry, Director, Climate Reality Project, Asia-Pacific Branch, join hosts Bek Markey-Towler, Associate Professor Cathy Oke, Deputy Director of Melbourne Centre for Cities, and Professor Jackie Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor, Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne in the seven episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the global stocktake. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Simon Stiell speaking at the launch of the technical paper for the Global Stocktake. You can hear the clip in full here. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

City Climate Innovation Special: Guelph circles the square

Oct 8, 2023 34 min

In this episode we speak with Cam Guthrie, Mayor of Guelph, Canada. We also have David Messer, Executive Director Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph and Carole Saab, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Canadian Municipalities. These guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in the first episode of the second season of the City Climate Innovation special series. Situated in Southern Ontario between Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario, Guelph contains over half the population of Wellington County, with over 143,000 residents as of the 2021 census. The city is home to the University of Guelph, an institution of over 30,000 students which leads the nation in Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine. However, the City of Guelph hasn’t stopped there, having also provided the Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad as a mechanism for maximising coordination between its robust private sector, food producers, and research & innovation resources. The clip at the beginning of the episode is Mayor Guthrie discussing circular economy around the launch of the COIL Lab. You can hear the clip in full here. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne, and is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or where you listen to your podcasts.

Talking Climate Finance

Sep 13, 2023 26 min

Dr Arj Dibley, Head of the Sustainable Finance Hub, Melbourne Climate Futures and Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, Purdie Bowden, Program Lead – Policy and Sustainable Finance Solutions at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, and Erwin Jackson, Director, Policy at the Investor Group on Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the fifth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of finance in climate action. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at press conference on climate. You can hear the clip in full here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1139162 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

Oceans and climate governance

Aug 13, 2023 20 min

Elly Harrould-Kolieb and Yvette Kerslake, join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the fifth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about oceans and climate governance. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue held during the Bonn Climate Conference in June 2023. You can hear the clip in full here: https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB58_91950/agenda Read an article by Elly Harrould-Kolieb on oceans and climate law here: https://theconversation.com/could-the-law-of-the-sea-be-used-to-protect-small-island-states-from-climate-change-208842 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://anchor.fm/climate-talks

Equity and Just Transitions

Jul 12, 2023 25 min

Anthony Stark, Manager at Melbourne Climate Futures, Daniel Sherrell, Senior Advisor on Climate and Energy at the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Daniel Miller, CEO of the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler in the fourth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the need for equity and a just transition in the face of a changing climate. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from youth activists at the Climate Strike in Bonn. You can hear the clip in full here: https://twitter.com/CANIntl/status/1667234831619465222/video/2 Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://anchor.fm/climate-talks

We’re All in This Together - COP Diplomacy, and Navigating National and Global Priorities

Jun 11, 2023 30 min

Guests Dr Kate Dooley Research Fellow School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Faculty of Science University of Melbourne, Professor Jackie Peel Director Melbourne Climate Futures , Dan Pejic Research Fellow Melbourne Centre for Cities and Theo Mendez(PhD Candidate in international relations and climate, University of Melbourne) join hosts Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD candidate Bek Markey Towler in the third episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They discuss how National priorities, perspectives and partnerships come into play at the global climate talks. The clip at the beginning of the episode is US special presidential envoy on climate JohnKerry speaking on a US state department / National Museum of American Diplomacy video on climate diplomacy You can hear the clip in full here: https://diplomacy.state.gov/teacher-resources/what-is-climate-diplomacy-video/ Show guests: Kate Dooley, Jackie Peel, Dan Pejic and Theo Mendez Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

Greenwashing, climate change and the climate talks

May 14, 2023 31 min

Guests Dr Andrew King Lecturer In Climate Science, at University of Melbourne’s Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ; Lisa Cliff Program Director Better Futures Australia Climate Action Network Australia and Dr John Cook Senior Research Fellow Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences join hosts Cathy Oke and Bek Markey Towler in the second episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They discuss how greenwashing and jargon of climate change and the climatetalks affects their progress, and the impact of companies and governments actions. The clip at the beginning of the episode is from the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Nature and Climate blog that also features a video of an expert panel talking about greenwashing. You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/greenwashing-stop-report-un-experts/ Show guests: John Cook - https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1028119-john-cook article mentioned: John Cook, Cook et al (2022) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2022.2085671 Andrew King - https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/690702-andrew-king Lisa Cliff – Better Futures Australia The clip at the beginning of the episode is xx Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

Looking forward to COP28

Apr 12, 2023 30 min

Dr Fergus Green Lecturer in Political Theory & Public Policy at University College London, Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne, and Janine Felson, Enterprise Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Cathy Oke and Bek Markey Towler in the first episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They look ahead to the climate agenda in 2023, summarising where we left off last year post COP27 in Egypt and the key issues already on the agenda for COP28 in Dubai; and discussed the latest IPCC synthesis report of the sixth assessment report https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/ You can see the generational warming figure Jackie discusses in the episode on page 8 of this document from the sixth assessment report: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf You can also read more about the proposed Safeguard Mechanism in Australia, which has now become law post-recording: https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER/The-safeguard-mechanism The clip at the beginning of the episode is COP28 President and CEO of Abu Dhabi Oil Company - Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, speaking at the CERAWeek 2023 S&P Energy Conference early this month You can hear the clip in full here: https://apnews.com/video/business-united-arab-emirates-videos-sultan-al-jaber-national-2c0494c18c584fa5a60b0e6d9de6f194 See here link to read Fergus Green’s publications for more information: https://fergusgreen.net/ Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cli...

Outcomes, Reflections from COP27

Dec 21, 2022 31 min

Did COP27 deliver what the world needs to limit warming to below 1.5C? What were the losses, what were the gains, and where to from here? In the final episode of Climate Talks season 2, Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Discipline of Political Science, and Janine Felson, Melbourne Climate Futures research fellow join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke to discuss the outcomes of COP27. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Find COP27 analysis and commentary on the Melbourne Climate Futures COP27 webpage. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://anchor.fm/climate-talks

City Climate Innovation Special - Episode 3: Innovative urban solutions (Live from COP 27)

Nov 30, 2022 32 min

In this episode our impressive lineup of guests join hosts Ben Jance, Marnie McGregor, and Andy Deacon directly from COP27 in the third episode of City Climate Innovation, a podcast series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast to discuss networking and innovation for cities. We hear from a range of experts that we caught up with at the COP floor that are all working toward innovative climate solutions and research from a range of perspectives. Our guests are Massamba Thioye, Project Executive of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (or UNFCCC) Global Innovation Hub; Yunus Arikan, Director of Global Advocacy at ICLEI World Secretariat; Helen Watts, Senior Director Global Partnerships, Student Energy; Sheela Patel, Founder and Director of the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC) Founder and Innovate4Cities Advisory Group Co-Chair and Anna Reynolds, Lord Mayor of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and GCoM Board Member. The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or where you listen to your podcasts.

Our best guess for the outcomes of COP27

Nov 1, 2022 26 min

Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Discipline of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, Omnia El Omrani, the COP27 President Envoy on Youth, and Kathryn Bowen the Deputy Director of Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor of Environment, Climate & Global Health join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the 9th episode of Season 2 of Climate Talks to provide some of their best guesses for the outcomes of COP27. Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: https://anchor.fm/climate-talks

City Climate Innovation Special - Episode 2: Networked and Innovative Cities

Oct 25, 2022 24 min

In the second episode of the City Climate Innovation: Special episodes of the Climate Talks Podcast ‘Networked and Innovative Cities’, special guests Maryke van Staden, Director of Business Development, the carbonn Climate Center, and Interim Head of Climate Action at ICLEI World Secretariat, Jean-Baptiste Buffet, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy at United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Rachel Huxley, Director of Knowledge and Learning at C40 Cities, join hosts Ben Jance, Cathy Oke, and Andy Deacon to discuss the importance of networking and innovation for city climate action - and key activities in the lead up to COP27 from major city networks. You can hear the clip at the beginning of the episode in full here. The theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the Climate Talks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or where you listen to your podcasts. The GCoM Global Secretariat is grateful for the support of the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities in the production of City Climate Innovation: Special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast, produced by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.

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Created by: Melbourne Climate Futures
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Latest episode: Nov 8, 2026
Episodes: 67
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Avg. episode length: 29 min
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Language: English

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