The UN Conference of Parties (COP) 25 which was held last year in Madrid, Spain, was deemed as a failure by many. Both activists and experts who attended observed that there has never been a bigger disconnect between “what the science requires and negotiations delivered in terms of meaningful action.” What went wrong? Kingsley Goh and Tan Cai May, who represented the Malaysian Youth Delegation at COP25 in Spain, joins us to share their experiences and takeaways from the Conference, and to outline the key outcomes and failures of COP25.

<p>The UN Conference of Parties (COP) 25 which was held last year in Madrid, Spain, was deemed as a failure by many. Both activists and experts who attended observed that there has never been a bigger disconnect between &ldquo;what the science requires and negotiations delivered in terms of meaningful action.&rdquo; What went wrong? Kingsley Goh and Tan Cai May, who represented the Malaysian Youth Delegation at COP25 in Spain, joins us to share their experiences and takeaways from the Conference, and to outline the key outcomes and failures of COP25.</p>

Climate change, ferocious weather and ‘the haze’ are now part our everyday lives. How are our lifestyles connected to them, and what can we do about it? What does the economy have to do with it? Earth Matters engages with activists and experts to explore our changing relationship with the planet that we only borrow from our children.

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