Episode description

On this installment of our series, The Road To COP26 Presented By Octopus Energy, we discuss gender equality and representation with Amiera Sawas, Director of Programmes and Research at Climate Outreach. She explains what we lose when women are underrepresented in climate media, climate negotiations, and climate science authorship, the specific burden women around the world face with the climate crisis, and how COP26 has faired when it comes to achieving its stated goal of achieving "the full and meaningful participation of women and girls in climate action."

Co-hosts Ty Benefiel and Brock Benefiel also discuss what's at stake in the second week of COP26 and the depressing reality of nations undercounting emissions. 

Thank you to our sponsor Octopus Energy, a 100% renewable electricity supplier. Octopus Energy is currently serving millions of homes around the globe in countries like the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, and Germany. 

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Further Reading:

Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds

Negotiations at COP26 are about to get a lot tougher