COP Talk Across the Pond

Listen in as Penn State podcasters in the Bellisario College of Communications talk with students at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland about their coverage of the COP 26 Climate Change Conference.

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Episode 7 - A Presidential Encounter

Host Justin Morganstein is joined by special guest Luis Teschner who talks about COP26. Teschner, a University of Strathclyde student, discusses the activity in Glasgow and notes a special appearance from Barack Obama at his student union. Music: Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0

Jan 30, 2022•11 min

Episode 6 - The Methane Pledge

University of Strathclyde student Katy McDougall joins Dugan Lloyd to discuss her research on the new methane pledge that world leaders have signed. She explains what the pledge is and why it is so controversial that the three biggest emitters of methane haven’t signed it. Credits: Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0

Jan 30, 2022•11 min

Episode 5 - It's All About Accountability

While world leaders gathered in Glasgow to discuss climate change policies, locals filled the streets to protest and demand action. Climate refugees who had been displaced from their homes due to unlivable atmospheric conditions shared stories about how they'd been let down by their governments' inabilities to act fast enough to save them. Out of all of the topics of conversation, taking accountability was the most prevalent. Penn State Bellisario student Meredith Lea is joined by Daniel Connoll...

Jan 30, 2022•8 min

Episode 4 - What is Going on in My City?

Host Connor Donohue sits down with William Angus, a multimedia journalism student at the University of Strathclyde, to talk about the transformation of Glasgow during COP 26 and the public’s perception on the conference. Theme music: Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0

Jan 30, 2022•8 min

Episode 3 - The Ups and Downs of COP26

During this episode of COP Talk Across the Pond, Penn State’s Anna Deshaies will be joined by Haseeb Adnan from the University of Strathclyde. The two will discuss the language barriers and other challenges faced by delegates, diplomats, and journalists at the COP26 conference as well as how these challenges can bring individuals from different backgrounds together. Music Credits: Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Att...

Jan 30, 2022•13 min

Episode 2 - The Waiting Game

In this episode of COP Talk across the Pond, Mitch Broder sits down with University of Strathclyde journalism students Olivia Adam and Donghi Yang as they detail the nightclub turned forest “Climate Hub” put on by the New York Times. Did this wild event lead to real conversation or were the trees just for show? Credits for Music - Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0

Jan 30, 2022•11 min

Episode 1 - Strength In Numbers

Penn State’s Pasquale Tartaro and University of Strathclyde student Aditya Sonyake discuss how the climate justice march in Glasgow brought people of different backgrounds together. Credits: Little Idea by Scott Holmes Music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/little-idea CC Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0

Dec 16, 2021•11 min

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