Join hosts Professor Jackie Peel, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD Candidate Bek Markey-Towler as they bring you the information you need to know in the lead up to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences – or COPs.
In previous seasons we have followed the journey to COP26, COP27, COP28, COP29, COP30, and now in season 6 we are gearing up for COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.
In each episode, Jackie, Cathy and Bek present the latest COP news and interview experts to discuss different topics related to the annual global climate talks.
Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Tina Stege, Marshall Islands Climate Envoy and the Regional Envoy for Oceania for COP31 and Wes Morgan, research associate with the Institute for Climate Risk & Response at the University of New South Wales join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the seventh episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about the Pacific and climate change.
The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Pasifika TV speaking about the pre-COP in Fiji.
You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaA0Zknomuk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaA0Zknomuk)
Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.
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22 Sept 2026
Youth, Biodiversity and Circular Economy
Sally Higgins, Youth Climate Champion for COP31, Brendan Wintle, Professor and Director of the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute at the University of Melbourne and Damien Giurco, Professor and Chair of Circular Economy at the University of Melbourne join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the sixth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about the intersections between climate and young people, biodiversity and the circular economy.
The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Kiyoto Tsuji, State Minister of the Environment Japan speaking at a side event at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
You can hear the clip in full here: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iugqfplp (https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iugqfplp )
Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.
Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or visit our website for more information: Climate Talks (https://go.unimelb.edu.au/ko2e)
11 Aug 2026
Finance and Just Transition
Arj Dibley, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore and Amanda Cahill, founder of the Next Economy join hosts Jackie Peel, Bek Markey-Towler and Cathy Oke, in the fifth episode of Season 6 of Climate Talks to talk about finance and just transition.
The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Bronwen Tucker, Public Finance Lead, Oil Change International speaking on a panel at the Santa Marta conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels.
You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTT3FTcFY8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTT3FTcFY8)
Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which this podcast was produced.
Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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