# Alden Meyer

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Australia v the climate part 4: fossil fuels

Year after year, parts of our country are destroyed by floods and bushfires made worse by global heating. And yet multiple prime ministers have lost their jobs when they tried to do something about it. What’s behind Australia’s weak climate targets and its lack of ambition? In part four, we explore…

Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book'; COP27 conference wraps up

A gunman opened fire and killed 5 people at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs. The club existed as a safe haven for the gay community in a predominantly-conservative area. Paolo Zialcita, a general assignment reporter at Colorado Public Radio, joins us to discuss what we know so far. Then,…

COP28 - A Historic Turn in Climate Politics?

In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen delves into the outcomes of COP28 with Alden Meyer, a seasoned expert in climate politics. With over four decades of experience with climate issues, Meyer provides a deep dive into the historic achievements of the negotiations and the challenges that lie a…

Who will play climate good cop to Trump’s bad cop?

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, attendees of that year’s COP in Marrakech said an “orange cloud” had descended on the talks.   Eight years later, Trump has once again punctured the mood of this year’s climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.     On this episode of Sky News Daily we explore wh…

29th UN Climate Talks Kick Off, Earth’s Fever, A win for Indigenous Groups Protecting the Planet, Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Problem and more.

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 29th Conference of the Parties. Alden Meyer of the climate think tank E3G is a longtime observer of these meetings, and he shares his first impressions as these talks kick off. Al…

UN Climate Summit Falters, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe and more.

The UN climate treaty summit known as COP29 teetered on the edge of collapse as less developed nations implored the rich countries of the global north to provide financial relief to help them cope with rising climate costs. Alden Meyer of E3G was at the COP and explains the frustrations with the pr…

Eco Report – December 6, 2024

In this edition of Eco Report, we hear Part 3 of a discussion on the “EcoBlitz” book release from IU Press and we learn more about how the Indiana back country is actually quite biodiverse, as evidenced by biological surveys facilitated by the Indiana Forest Alliance. The New York Times report…

What happened at the climate negotiations in Bonn?

The 2025 edition of the June climate meetings in Bonn (formally 'the sixty-second sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the UNFCCC', or 'SB62') took place 16 to 26 June. These meetings, which take place every year, cons…

Climate’s coalition of the willing

During his second administration, US President Donald Trump has effectively ended America's role in international climate action. He has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and set in motion the departure of the US from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, while heavily promoting fossil …