This episode is a two-parter - the first part featuring leaders of today, and the second featuring leaders of tomorrow.  First up, you'll hear from three speakers at the leaders segment that kicked off COP29 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the UN's chief  climate scientist Jim Skea, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.  (I'm a big fan of Prime Minister Mottley, and you'll understand why when you hear what she has to say about climate finance.) Then you'll hear from two leaders of tomorrow - Toni Kemel Soalablai and Charlie Bevis - who are both involved in the Youth Negotiators Academy. You will be amazed at what the Academy has achieved in a very short space of time. You'll also be fascinated with what Toni and Charlie have to say when I asked how different these negotiations would be, if it wasn't a conference of the parties, but was instead a conference of the parties' youth.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode is a two-parter - the first part featuring leaders of today, and the second featuring leaders of tomorrow.&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;First up, you'll hear from three speakers at the leaders segment that kicked off COP29 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the UN's chief&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; climate scientist Jim Skea, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(I'm a big fan of Prime Minister Mottley, and you'll understand why when you hear what she has to say about climate finance.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Then you'll hear from two leaders of tomorrow - Toni Kemel Soalablai and Charlie Bevis - who are both involved in the Youth Negotiators Academy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You will be amazed at what the Academy has achieved in a very short space of time. You'll also be fascinated with what Toni and Charlie have to say when I asked how different these negotiations would be, if it wasn't a conference of the parties, but was instead a conference of the parties' youth.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This episode is a two-parter - the first part featuring leaders of today, and the second featuring leaders of tomorrow.  First up, you'll hear from three speakers at the leaders segment that kicked off COP29 - UN Secretary-General Antonio...

COP 29: Leaders of today and tomorrow

The episode features Kesaya Baba, who is heading up WWF Australia's delegation to the COP, and Mark Tilly, Asia Pacific editor of Carbon Pulse. There's excellent comments and insights from both. Yes, Trump's election win has damaged the mood of the COP, and the damage might extend beyond the atmospherics to some key issues that are the focus of the negotiations, as Mark explains.  But not everything is about Trump. Progress can still be made. Others could step up. And, as Kesaya says, limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees is not a lost cause.  Oh, and thanks to podcasting news service PodNews for listing Track Changes as a new and noteworthy podcast!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The episode features Kesaya Baba, who is heading up WWF Australia's delegation to the COP, and Mark Tilly, Asia Pacific editor of Carbon Pulse. There's excellent comments and insights from both.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yes, Trump's election win has damaged the mood of the COP, and the damage might extend beyond the atmospherics to some key issues that are the focus of the negotiations, as Mark explains.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But not everything is about Trump. Progress can still be made. Others could step up. And, as Kesaya says, limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees is not a lost cause. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Oh, and thanks to podcasting news service PodNews for listing Track Changes as a new and noteworthy podcast!&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The episode features Kesaya Baba, who is heading up WWF Australia's delegation to the COP, and Mark Tilly, Asia Pacific editor of Carbon Pulse. There's excellent comments and insights from both. Yes, Trump's election win has damaged the mood of the...

COP 29 - damaged, but not lost: We can still do this!

Track Changes COP29 trailer. The 29th UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, running from November 11 to 22, will be a crucial event, as the world attempts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.  Track Changes will be doing special COP29 episodes. Tune in!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Track Changes COP29 trailer.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The 29th UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, running from November 11 to 22, will be a crucial event, as the world attempts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Track Changes will be doing special COP29 episodes. Tune in!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Track Changes COP29 trailer. The 29th UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, running from November 11 to 22, will be a crucial event, as the world attempts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.  Track Changes will be doing special...

Can 29 = 1.5?

Australia's big emitters must play their part in the push to net zero. But how effective is the national policy designed to rein in their emissions, known as the reformed Safeguard Mechanism?  Safeguard experts Thomas Hodgson and Dr Franziska Curran of sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group score and dissect the scheme, and suggest ways it could be improved.  Find out where the "magic" lies in the Safeguard, which bits are almost flawless, and what might make it better. Plus, Mark Tilly, Asia Pacific editor of Carbon Pulse and Biodiversity Pulse, gives an overview of the state of play in Australia's carbon credit market, and uses a rather magnificent locomotive-and-railtracks analogy. Want to know more? Find out about the Safeguard here https://cer.gov.au/schemes/safeguard-mechanism Find out about Anthesis Group here https://www.anthesisgroup.com/au/ Find out about Carbon Pulse here https://carbon-pulse.com It's an almost jargon free episode! But there are a few terms that you might not be familiar with, which get a very brief mention: <ul> <li>NGER - Australia's government-run emissions and energy reporting scheme, which applies to all large emitters. </li> <li>ACCU scheme - the Australian Carbon Credit Unit scheme, formerly known as the Emissions Reduction Fund, or ERF. </li> <li>TEBA - trade-exposed baseline adjusted. (The term for a less onerous emissions reduction requirement that is granted to a facility to protect its international competitiveness - it's the scariest bit of jargon in the episode, but is only used once to make an important point!)</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Australia's big emitters must play their part in the push to net zero. But how effective is the national policy designed to rein in their emissions, known as the reformed Safeguard Mechanism? &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Safeguard experts Thomas Hodgson and Dr Franziska Curran of sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group score and dissect the scheme, and suggest ways it could be improved. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out where the "magic" lies in the Safeguard, which bits are almost flawless, and what might make it better.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus, Mark Tilly, Asia Pacific editor of Carbon Pulse and Biodiversity Pulse, gives an overview of the state of play in Australia's carbon credit market, and uses a rather magnificent locomotive-and-railtracks analogy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Want to know more?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out about the Safeguard here https://cer.gov.au/schemes/safeguard-mechanism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out about Anthesis Group here https://www.anthesisgroup.com/au/&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out about Carbon Pulse here https://carbon-pulse.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It's an almost jargon free episode! But there are a few terms that you might not be familiar with, which get a very brief mention:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;NGER - Australia's government-run emissions and energy reporting scheme, which applies to all large emitters.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;ACCU scheme - the Australian Carbon Credit Unit scheme, formerly known as the Emissions Reduction Fund, or ERF.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TEBA - trade-exposed baseline adjusted. (The term for a less onerous emissions reduction requirement that is granted to a facility to protect its international competitiveness - it's the scariest bit of jargon in the episode, but is only used once to make an important point!)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Australia's big emitters must play their part in the push to net zero. But how effective is the national policy designed to rein in their emissions, known as the reformed Safeguard Mechanism?  Safeguard experts Thomas Hodgson and Dr Franziska...

Good, but not great?

Coverage of the AltProteins 24 conference, hosted by the Australian/NZ Food Frontier think-tank. Includes comments from food's $1 billion man - Dr Andy Jarvis, director of the Bezos Earth Fund's 'Future of Food' program, which has committed $1 billion to help transform food and agricultural systems to support healthy lives, without degrading the planet. Plus vox pops from conference delegates, and an interview with Food Frontier founder and Chair Thomas King.  Episode mentions: Find out more about Food Frontier here <a href= "https://www.foodfrontier.org">https://www.foodfrontier.org</a>. Learn about the Bezos Earth Fund 'Future of Food' program here <a href= "https://www.bezosearthfund.org/our-programs/future-of-food">https://www.bezosearthfund.org/our-programs/future-of-food</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Coverage of the AltProteins 24 conference, hosted by the Australian/NZ Food Frontier think-tank.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Includes comments from food's $1 billion man - Dr Andy Jarvis, director of the Bezos Earth Fund's 'Future of Food' program, which has committed $1 billion to help transform food and agricultural systems to support healthy lives, without degrading the planet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus vox pops from conference delegates, and an interview with Food Frontier founder and Chair Thomas King. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Episode mentions:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out more about Food Frontier here &lt;a href= "https://www.foodfrontier.org"&gt;https://www.foodfrontier.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn about the Bezos Earth Fund 'Future of Food' program here &lt;a href= "https://www.bezosearthfund.org/our-programs/future-of-food"&gt;https://www.bezosearthfund.org/our-programs/future-of-food&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Coverage of the AltProteins 24 conference, hosted by the Australian/NZ Food Frontier think-tank. Includes comments from food's $1 billion man - Dr Andy Jarvis, director of the Bezos Earth Fund's 'Future of Food' program, which has committed $1 billion...

Food's $1 billion man

TRACK CHANGES interviews people working for decarbonisation, nature repair, and a less polluted and wasteful world. Their insights can help us achieve change for the better in our own working lives. The podcast is hosted by Murray Griffin, from communications consultancy Earthed.au, and includes regular chats with Mark Tilly, AsIa Pacific editor for Carbon Pulse and Biodiversity Pulse.

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