COP26 | CLIMATE SUMMIT ENTERS SECOND WEEK

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Welcome, you're watching Climate Conversations on Business Watch with Michael Avery, COP26 has arrived and we’re discussing whether we’re turning the tide on climate change brought to you by Investec.

In an effort to ensure the success of the COP26 climate crisis negotiations and achieve the goal of shifting away from coal, this week 40 countries and institutions signed a pledge to end coal financing – but South Africa was missing from the commitment
And a draft of the COP26 climate summit deal, published at dawn yesterday, has fired the starting gun on fierce negotiations among countries to clinch a final agreement before the conference ends on Friday.

To get the latest on Cop 26 Michael Avery is joined by Olivia Rumble, director at Climate Legal and co-editor and co-author of Climate Change Law and Governance in South Africa; Tanya dos Santos, Global Head of Sustainability for Investec & Tracey Davies, director of Just Share
11 Nov 2021 3AM English South Africa Business · Business News

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