Season 5, Ep 3: Unpacking COP29 - Financing the future

In this special episode hosts Mark Maslin and Simon Chin Yee give us behind the scenes insights and their verdicts on the outcome of COP29.  This COP was mainly about the money and went into extra time, but our hosts unpack it and take a deep dive into the key results with the help of special guests in the studio Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, at UCL’s Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and Anoushka Jain, a UCL Politics and International Relations student and member of the UK Youth Climate Coalition.  We even round off this episode with some post COP music therapy!   Let the spine tingling music wash over you.  It’s a new composition from the collaboration between UCL and the BBC Young Composer project. UCL teamed up with the BBC Young Composer competition to inspire the winners to create brand new pieces based on UCL’s climate science. Composing for the Climate is a collaboration between UCL and the BBC as part of East Bank – the UK’s newest culture quarter on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park where UCL has a campus.  BBC music credits:©  BBC ‘Gaia’ composed by BBC Young Composer competition winner Advaith Jagannath. Recording made as part of the BBC Proms 2024, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by Hugh Brunt.BBC Radio 3 website to hear the full pieces: BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms - BBC Young Composer Winners: The Process and MusicWebsite for BBC Young Composer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030pblf Find out more about UCL at COP29  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/ucl-cop Date of episode recording: Monday 25th November 2024Duration: 41:57Language of episode: English Presenters: Professor Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee Guests:Professor Priti ParikhAnoushka JainProducer:  Adam BatstoneExecutive producers: Caitlin Mullin, Jane Yelloly

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Generation One is the flagship climate podcast from University College London. Join our collective of passionate individuals dedicated to climate action and a fairer, more positive future – for us, and for the generations to come. Our hosts Professor Mark Maslin and Dr. Simon Chin-Yee dive into the biggest challenges and solutions shaping the fight against climate change. Joined by expert guests, they’ll be bringing you cutting-edge initiatives and inspiring climate action stories – from reimagining global energy systems to protecting our oceans, from using AI to decolonising climate solutions. Tune in monthly to discover how we can turn climate science and ideas into real-world action. Learn more about UCL’s Generation One climate campaign and access episode transcripts at ucl.ac.uk/climate-change. We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. To get involved, email us at podcasts@ucl.ac.uk or find us on X using #UCLGenerationOne. Language: English Presenters: Professor Mark Maslin, Dr. Simon Chin-Yee Producers: Adam Batstone, Caitlin Mullin, Jane Yelloly