Turning up the heat: the new politics of climate change - The Economist

Turning up the heat: the new politics of climate change

Beyond the Paris agreement

As delegations meet at the COP climate summit in Dubai, the urgent need for action means their ambitious commitments and agreements must now evolve into practical plans of action.

Can oil companies be considered credible partners in the fight against climate change? And as more than 4bn people go to the polls in elections across the globe next year, how might political shifts alter global warming’s trajectory?

Oliver Morton, senior editor for The Economist, chairs a discussion with climate correspondent Rachel Dobbs, and global energy & climate-innovation editor Vijay Vaitheeswaran, both joining from the COP28 climate conference.

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