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COP29: In Donald Trump鈥檚 shadow

Can the world fight climate change without the US?

Can the world fight climate change without the US? Donald Trump鈥檚 election victory threatens to derail the COP29 climate talks taking place in Azerbaijan this week. The US is one of the world鈥檚 biggest sources of carbon emissions but the president-elect has called global warming a hoax, championed the oil industry and promised to withdraw from international climate agreements.

On this episode, Lucy Hockings speaks to the 麻豆社鈥檚 US climate correspondent Carl Nasman and the host of the 麻豆社 podcast The Climate Question, Graihagh Jackson.

Producers: Peter Goffin, Alice Aylett Roberts and Beth Timmins

Sound engineers: Jonny Baker and Ricardo McCarthy

Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson

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