One other yr, one other COP: large headlines, large guarantees, however is there any actual motion? Plus, Prigozhin – the Russian propagandist and mercenary magnate, uncovered.
With world leaders gathered in Egypt for the most recent UN local weather summit, the agenda couldn’t be clearer. Consultants say the insurance policies governments put in place finally yr’s convention in Scotland will nonetheless go away giant components of the planet uninhabitable. The shortage of progress has many questioning the COP course of.
Contributors:
Bahar Dutt – Environmental journalist; affiliate professor, Shiv Nadar College
Asad Rehman – Govt director, Battle on Need; lead spokesperson, Local weather Justice Coalition
Katharine Hayhoe – Chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Joanna Depledge – Former programme officer, UN Local weather Secretariat; analysis fellow, Local weather Methods
On our radar:
Egypt is underneath fireplace over the case of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose imprisonment has threatened to overshadow proceedings for COP27. Tariq Nafi appears into the case.
Prigozhin: the person doing Putin’s soiled work
Yevgeny Prigozhin is the Russian oligarch finest often called the person behind Wagner – a personal army firm – mercenaries infamous for doing the Kremlin’s bidding abroad. He’s additionally the creator of a media community which has produced propaganda and misinformation in Russia and overseas.
Contributor:
Ilya Barabanov – Journalist, BBC
Credit score: ‘All Eyes On Wagner’ – a mission by OpenFacto devoted to monitoring Wagner mercenaries’ actions world wide and their alleged abuses.
