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Episode 7: COP30: A Turnaround COP or a Missed Opportunity?

Multilateralism UNpacked

Date Published
6 Dec 2025

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In this episode of Multilateralism Unpacked, 海角社区-CPR’s Head of Communications, Dr. Jack Durrell, speaks with Senior Researcher Dr. Michael Franczak, sharing insights from his experience at COP30 in Belém.

Their conversation explores why COP30 felt substantially different from previous summits – marked by the acknowledgement of a 1.5°C overshoot, shrinking aid budgets and Europe’s energy and security pressures.

While meaningful advances emerged on trade, adaptation and subnational leadership, the absence of new finance pledges and stalled fossil fuel phase-out language underscored the limits of the process.

Together, they reflect on the mixed outcomes, the obstacles holding back global climate ambition and the opportunities that could still drive momentum forward.

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