The Eurasian Climate Brief
The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast focusing on climate news in the region stretching from Eastern Europe, Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia. It aims to give a voice to the best experts and journalists, enabling them to make sense of a part of the world where environmental news is seriously underreported.
The podcast was launched in in October 2021, coinciding with COP26 in Glasgow. After a year-long hiatus, the podcast finally returns - just ahead of COP29 in Baku. Make sure to follow the show in you podcast app of choice!
Podcasting since 2021 • 36 episodes
The Eurasian Climate Brief
Latest Episodes
Of trolleybuses and mountains: struggling for clean air in Kyrgyzstan and community empowerment in Tajikistan
Today, we are introducing you to two people at the forefront of activism and resistance to very concrete environmental issues in their home countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Boris talks to Bermet Borubaeva, urban environment analyst, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Critical Raw Materials in Central Asia
The green transition aims to overcome fossil dependencies. But what about the materials required for renewable energy? And why are the EU and others actors so interested in Central Asia?Join Angelina and Boris as they explore with Almaty...
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After COP29: what's next for climate action?
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) ended in late November in Baku. Two weeks of intense climate negotiations unveiled deep divides—particularly between the Global North and South over climate finance and contentious debates on the ri...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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From Central Asia to COP29
This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP29 in Baku) is just a few days away. Against armed conflicts around the world, geopolitical uncertainty and an accelerating climate crisis, the podcast returns from its year-long hiatus to look at wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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