World leaders prepare for climate summit

The Conference of the Parties, taking place in Glasgow, has been variously described as 'crucial' and 'make or break', as representatives of 200 countries aim to set out their plans to cut fossil fuel emissions by 2030. But will countries make systemic changes or superficial pledges? A German climate activist joins to discuss.

Also in the programme: The Turkish novelist and Nobel prize-winner, Orhan Pamuk, talks about the climate risks facing the lagoon city of Venice.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Maria Margaronis, writer and broadcaster, and Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College and director of UK in a changing Europe, a research organsiation on UK-EU relations.

(Photo: Italian Premier Mario Draghi (R) with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, 29 October 2021, ahead of an upcoming G20 summit of world leaders to discuss climate change, covid-19 and the post-pandemic global recovery. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI / POOL)