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The COPOut Podcast

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During each episode, CECE Director Dana R. Fisher will host a panel of guest experts who will share their unique perspectives on the state of climate action, the path towards more effective climate solutions, and the role that the international regime—including the annual UN sponsored Conferences of the Parties (COPs)—can and should play in getting us where we need to go.  The first episode goes live on Sunday November 9th, 2025 at 3pm. You can watch the episode directly here, or access it via our YouTube Channel or on Apple Podcasts. Guaranteed to be as effective as #COP30 (without the carbon...

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Ep.5: Early PostMortem on COP30 24.11.2025 55:18

In our fifth episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with two amazing climate communicators to unpack the significance of the outcome of the COP30 round of the climate negotiations. Tune in to hear from Amy Westervelt from Drilled Media and Katharine Hayhoe from Texas Tech University and the Nature Conservancy as we discuss what are the consequences of the climate regime’s failure...

Ep.4: On Measurement and Attribution 21.11.2025 59:26

In our fourth episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts who help us understand where we are in measuring carbon and attributing the effects climate change is having on our world. Tune in to hear from Friederike Otto from Imperial College London & the World Weather Attribution Initiative and David Ho from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as they discuss what w...

Ep.3: The Future of Climate Governance 17.11.2025 55:47

In our third episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts who dig deeper into the problems facing the climate regime and what we should realistically expect from COP30. Tune in to hear from Pamela McElwee from Rutgers University and Lauren Gifford from Colorado State University as they discuss the ways they have used science to inform climate policymaking, the ma...

Ep.2: (Mal)Adaptation and Climate Shocks 12.11.2025 56:10

In our second episode of The COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts about the ways that climate shocks and (mal)adaptation are increasing vulnerabilities and inequalities across and within countries. Tune in to hear from Lisa Schipper from the University of Bonn and Rod Schoonover from Ecological Futures Group as they discuss how climate change overlaps with development and se...

Ep. 1: Platforming Activism 09.11.2025 51:40

In the inaugural episode of the COP-Out Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with climate leaders about how to platform activism and empower civil society in the struggle to address the climate crisis. Tune in to hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from We Don't Have Time, Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour, and Magnolia Mead from Party Crashers to learn about their personal histories with climate activism,...

COP-Out Ep.0: What to Expect 07.11.2025 1:12

An introduction to The Center for Environment, Community, and Equity's new podcast: COP-Out. Apocalyptically optimistic conversations about the future of global climate negotiations.