Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Official White House Photo by  Pete Souza Welcome to  Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage  ,($25 on Amazon) a podcast dedicated to  exploring the inspiring stories of individuals who have shaped the global environmental movement.  Drawing from the book  Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage,  edited by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, each episode highlights the remarkable contributions of leaders who have fought for sustainable development, protected vital ecosystems, and navigated complex political landscapes. This podcast is produced by Sustainable Society Cafe. In   this episode , we explore the story of President Obama and t he 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit was poised to be a  groundbreaking moment in environmental diplomacy, with high hopes fueled by the urgency of scientific consensus and President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda.  But as we’ll explore in this episode, the path to a binding climate  agreement proved fraught with challeng

Welcome to Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage ,($25 on Amazon) a podcast dedicated to exploring the inspiring stories of individuals who have shaped the global environmental movement.  Drawing from the book Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage, edited by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, each episode highlights the remarkable contributions of leaders who have fought for sustainable development, protected vital ecosystems, and navigated complex political landscapes. This podcast is produced by Sustainable Society Cafe. In this episode , we explore the story of Raúl Estrada-Oyuela , the Argentinian diplomat who played a pivotal role in global climate policy by leading the negotiations for the Kyoto Protocol.  We'll start with the tense final moments of the Kyoto negotiations, where Estrada's leadership helped secure an ambitious, unanimous agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions—despite deep divisions among countries.  We then take a step ba