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Ep 464: Climate talks: blah blah blah?
Season 1, Ep. 464
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A year on from Cop26 in Glasgow, are the UN’s climate talks really saving humanity from a climate catastrophe?
Tortoise’s climate editor Jeevan Vasagar will be reporting from Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh and he’ll also be hosting live events exploring how humanity is facing up to our biggest collective challenge.
We'd love you to join us in person or online to have your say.
Just visit tortoisemedia.com/accelerating-net-zero for more information and to book a place, you can use the invite code: CLIMATETORTOISE
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