128. COP26 Halfway Point: A City of Two Tales With Nigel Topping

<p>It's the halfway point of the COP26 climate discussions in Glasgow, UK! Pledges over the past week from world leaders could be transformational, keeping the Paris Agreement's ambition in reach. The devil is in the detail of delivery and, As we head into the second week of the negotiations, government Ministers and negotiators get down to business, with final agreements due to land on Saturday this week. Momentum from the pledges of the past week reverberated around the world, yet the youth movement, alongside many of the most vulnerable nations showed<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> how much further we have to go.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>On this episode we take stock with a great friend of the show, the UK's High Level Climate Action Champion, Nigel Topping.</p> <p>Start your week with our digest of what's happened and what needs to happen next.</p> <p>—</p> <p>Christiana + Tom’s book <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/">‘The Future We Choose’</a> is available now!</p> <p>Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: <a href= "https://www.getrevue.co/profile/globaloptimism/issues/signals-admist-the-noise-543257"> Signals Amidst The Noise</a></p> <p>—</p> <p>WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/cop26">Livestream COP26 from anywhere</a></p> <p>—</p> <p>Nigel Topping <strong><br /></strong>High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/topnigel">Twitter</a><span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-topping-14633b6/">LinkedIn</a> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/nigel.topping/">Instagram</a></p> <p>—</p> <p>Race to Zero</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/hashtag/RaceToZero?src=hashtag_click">Twitter</a> | <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/unclimatechange/">LinkedIn</a></p> <p>COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/COP26">Twitter</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cop26uk/">Instagram</a> | <a href= "ht