Emily Kwong

Will it not happen?

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That would be a lovely idea.

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Okay, Julia, so before we talk about whether this announcement happens or not, what was on the table at this year's UN Climate Conference called COP30?

Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is the single biggest driver of global warming.

Exactly.

I imagine that's really frustrating for so many countries who come to this conference.

Okay, this is fascinating that this new conference has emerged.

Yeah.

I got to ask though, why not just bring this to COP?

I mean, COP is the place where the world...

came together around the Paris Agreement, around 190 countries agreed to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

So why can't countries just stick to that?

Yeah.

OK, so how does the Santa Marta conference intend to be different?

Yeah.

I mean, it sounds like these would be concrete measures to help countries actually deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement.

OK, good to know.