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Episode 2: Looking Ahead to the “Turnaround COP”

Multilateralism UNpacked

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President Lula of Brazil has called COP30 the “Turnaround COP” – warning that it may represent our last chance to avoid an irreversible rupture in the climate system. In episode 2 of Multilateralism UNpacked, UNU-CPR Director, Dr. David Passarelli, speaks to the COP30 President, Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, a veteran Brazilian climate diplomat who will guide negotiations in Belém. Recorded at a workshop organized by a new UNU-CPR project – the Global Governance Innovation Platform – the conversation explores the challenges facing climate diplomacy, mobilizing support for a more sustainable climate agenda and Brazil’s COP30 priorities.

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