{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25/6965c0a9be0ffc81fb1adcf3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"COP30: Green Power with Carola Mejía","description":"<p><strong>COP30’s biggest fault lines, explained. </strong></p><p>In this final installment of our COP30 arc, we zoom out from Belém to map the conference’s defining tensions: ambitious speeches versus stalled outcomes, science-led urgency versus market-led “solutions,” and the growing leadership of the Global South. We unpack why carbon markets remain so contested, what “net zero” really allows, and how China’s energy transition is reshaping the politics of global climate action. Then we go deep on the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)—a headline proposal to pay nations to keep forests standing—through a clear-eyed climate justice critique from Carola Mejía of LATINDADD. We close with what COP30 did (and didn’t) deliver—and what to watch next.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support</strong> our science communication by joining us on <a href=\"https://patreon.com/PineForestMedia?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a> or sending us a gift on <a href=\"https://www.paypal.biz/pineforestmedia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://futureearth.org/2025/10/29/10-new-insights-in-climate-science-for-2025/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10 New Insights in Climate Science</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/cop30-figueres-donald-trump/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nation article</a></p><p><a href=\"https://earth.org/no-mention-of-planet-warming-fossil-fuels-in-cop30-agreement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">No mention of fossil fuels</a></p><p><a href=\"https://globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-flood-cop30-climate-talks-in-brazil-with-largest-ever-attendance-share/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">1600 + fossil fuel lobbyists at COP 30</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/79710/peoples-summit-flotilla-200-vessels-demand-climate-justice-cop30/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indigenous Flotilla</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/13/despite-record-turnout-only-14-of-indigenous-brazilians-get-access-to-cop30-decision-making-spaces/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Home News</a> Indigenous access to COP30</p><p><a href=\"https://climateactiontracker.org/publications/warming-projections-global-update-2025/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Tracker Report</a></p><p><br></p><p>Episode Guest: <a href=\"mailto:carola@latindadd.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carola Mejía</a></p><p><a href=\"https://latindadd.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Latindadd</a></p><p><a href=\"https://globalforestcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RS-10-ENG.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TFFF: A False Solution</a></p><p><a href=\"https://asambleamundialamazonia.org/2025/11/07/no-to-tfff-yes-to-forest-rights/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Asamblea Against the TFFF</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.devex.com/news/devex-invested-how-the-multibillion-dollar-cop30-forest-facility-came-to-be-111298\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Devex: TFFF Origin Story&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese&nbsp;</p><p>Cover art by<a href=\"https://jomiro.webflow.io/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Jomiro Eming</a></p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"http://nelaruizcomposer.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nela Ruiz</a></p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a> and find more resources on our <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a></p><p>Find some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below:</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to South Pole on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/292f9HcD3eCI2V6hLQG2Hi?si=j0TSZkmgQNWy4WCPfNHMXQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/south-pole/id1748730442\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>Listen to Plastic Podcast on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Iv20PynWeNKEZtq5O5UOj?si=MW-ZYI8zS0mUroec9T_lfA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plastic-podcast/id1737963995\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>Listen to Something in the Water on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5HGQytPxV6FfcX03OUBXYf?si=YszhS8C4ToafplCEsEErAQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-in-the-water/id1740586381\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media"}