The Green Alliance Podcast

Covid-19 and COP26: what next for action on climate change? (event highlights)

Episode Summary

This episode features the highlights of Green Alliance’s online event on 21 April 2020, ‘Covid-19 and COP26: what next for action on climate change?’ Featuring Chris Stark of the Committee on Climate Change, Camilla Born from the Cabinet Office’s COP26 Unit and Dr Thomas Hale of the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. The episode covers the implications of the coronavirus crisis for the COP26 climate summit, behaviour change, the fossil fuel industry and achieving environmental goals.

Episode Notes

This podcast features the highlights from an hourlong expert discussion on what the coronavirus crisis means for climate action, including the postponement of COP26 and the economic consequences. 

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This was the first in a series of online events we will be hosting on the impact of the current health crisis on the environmental agenda.