Brian Mantlana: COP 27, UNFCCC Negotiations and the Importance of Coalition Building

For this month’s episode, Kate sat down with Dr. Brian Mantlana. Brian leads the work on climate change at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and is a Commissioner on South Africa’s Presidential Climate Change Commission. Kate spoke to Brian about a paper he published in the most recent issue of CCLR which takes a look at the upcoming COP 27, Egypt’s role as this year’s host, the importance of the UNFCCC negotiations and the role coalitions play within that process. Brian also gives us his helpful tips on how to survive the gruelling two weeks of COP negotiations!