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Over the next two weeks, leaders from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Glasglow, Scotland, for a United Nations climate summit known as COP26. They’ll tell us what we’ve heard before: that scientists have warned about rising oceans, sinking cities, famines and millions of refugees if we don’t dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Officials will tell us we all need to act ASAP. But the fate of humanity really rests with a handful of countries.Today, we’re gathering our panel of correspondents from across the globe to focus on a few crucial countries in the fight against climate change and why it’s been so difficult for them to reduce their emissions.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Beijing bureau chief Alice Su, Seoul correspondent Victoria Kim, Singapore correspondent David Pierson and Mexico City correspondent Kate LinthicumMore reading: G-20 summit fails to bridge divides on pandemic and climate changeThe Amazon is still burning. Can U.N. summit in Glasgow address such climate failures?What U.S.-China tension means for fighting climate change
Source: https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2021-11-01/the-times-podcast-cop-26-climate-change