The COP30 briefing video

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What is COP30? Do I need to have watched COPs 1-29 to get it? What's the point, and what are people talking about in Brazil? What actually is the TFFF? In this video - with a couple of guests - I answer these questions and more. Check out more of Ayesha's reporting at Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/ My full interview with Ed Miliband: https://youtu.be/PLw55LctCEg You can support the channel by becoming a patron at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys REFERENCES 1. https://www.climatewatchdata.org/ndc-tracker 2. https://enb.iisd.org/glasgow-climate-change-conference-cop26/summary-report 3. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-have-sent-the-most-delegates-to-cop30/ 4. https://apnews.com/article/deforestation-brazil-drop-amazon-data-government-fire-drought-e6f6133a3a7c1c0fcd44c9875ced0357 5. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/ 6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vnl0yxg53o 7. https://www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-five-charts-which-explain-the-gap-in-finance-for-climate-adaptation/ 8. https://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-finance-shadow-report-2025-analysing-progress-climate-finance-under-paris-agreement 9. https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/2dee6e93-1988-4659-aa89-30dd20b43b15/content/FRA-2025/forest-extent-and-change.html ---------- II ---------- More about me - https://www.simonoxfphys.com/ My second channel - https://www.youtube.com/simonclarkerrata My book - https://geni.us/firmament Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/simonoxfphys.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simonoxfphys Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/drsimonclark ---------- II ---------- Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Some stock footage courtesy of Getty. Edited by Luke Negus and Tristan Sharman. Huge thanks to my supporters on Patreon: bitreign33, Dave Teare, Eric A Gentzler, Gary Stark, Glen Monks, Marcus Bosshard, Vizto Port. Andy Hartley, Artem Plotnikov, Bastian Pranzas, Ben Curtis, Jeffry ., Jon Arlov, Marius Kießling, Paul H and Linda L, Peter Reid. Adam Gillard, Adrian Sand, Alex, Alex Hall, Andrea De Mezzo, Andy Giesen, Andy Parr, Anže Cesar, Ashley Hauck, Ashley Steel, AYS , Baerbel Winkler, Bill Keydel, Brian Moss, Chris Laslett, Christian Weckner, Christopher Hall, Cifer, Ciotka Cierpienia, Circuitrinos, Claudia Kapp, Clemens, Cody VanZandt, Crisan Talpes, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Dan Hanvey, Daniel Cooney, David Mccann, David Stone, Denis Kovachev, Diederik Jekel, Dominik Rihak, Duffman, FireFerretDann, flakykilowatt, Florian Thie, Forever Bulking, Fred, Gabriele Siino, GGH, Guy Markey, Hannarrrr, Haris Karimjee, Heijde, I dropped out of my PhD, & I might forgive Simon., Ian Hamilton, Igor Francetic, Ishaan Shah, j51t, Jack Fretwell, Jacob Speelman, James Gaskell, James Gurney, James Haigh, James Leadbetter, Jan-Willem Goedmakers, Jean-Manuel Izaret, John, Josef Probst, Joseph , Justin Warren, Katharina Hartmuth, Kevin B, Kirsten Athome, KJ Xiao, Knut Nesheim, Kristopher Sicari, Lach Woods, Leonard Neamtu, Marcin Wrochna, Mark Harper, Mark Moore, Mark Phillips, Mark Richardson, Martin, Matthew H, Mercure, Michael Belde, Michelle Valentinova, Miguel Cabrera Brufau, Mike, Morten Engsvang, Nathan Rohrlach, Nicholas Hamdorf, Nick Humphries, Nicklas Kulp, Nico Kempe, OldGreyWolf, Pawel Piwek, Peter Lee, Phil Saici, Philipp Legner, Phineas, Rapssack, Real Engineering, Reid, Richard Swain, Ryan, Sean Richards, Seb Stott, Sergio Diaz, Simone, Steffan , streetlights, Sylvus , szigyi, Tanner , Ted CLAY, Thibault , Thomas Charbonnel, Thomas Newman, Thusto , Tobias Ahsbahs, Tom Painter, Tomás Garnier Artiñano, Tony, Tschäff Reisberg, Victor Gordan, Yorick Droz, Zoey O'Neill.