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Rebecca Thissen discusses the outcomes of COP30 and the challenges faced in climate negotiations.

In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Rebecca Thissen, Global Advocacy Lead at CAN International, for an in-depth look at the real outcomes of COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Thissen, a veteran defender of climate justice, shared her perspective as a COP30 participant on how high-stakes negotiations and geopolitical tensions shaped both the atmosphere and the decisions at this much-anticipated summit. Thissen described COP30 as “very challenging,” an...

People in this episode

Host: Hisham Allam

Guest: Rebecca Thissen

Topics covered

• climate justice
• COP30
• global advocacy
• geopolitical tensions
• high-stakes negotiations

Keywords

• climate justice
• COP30
• Rebecca Thissen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAN International

Places: Belem, Brazil

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