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Radio 4,03 Jul 2026,14 mins

SeriesTen Fights That Made the Green Movement

5. Brokenhagen

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Hundreds of world leaders are gathered in Copenhagen, 2009, with high hopes of securing a historic climate deal. And the Chinese premier has gone missing. US President Obama rushes through the corridors of the conference centre - on a mission to gatecrash China’s secret rendez-vous with its allies. This is just the final day of a two-week conference that has felt more like a thriller movie than an exercise in diplomacy. How did one global conference expose the faultlines in international climate collaboration that are still seen today? Presenter: Justin Rowlatt Producer: Rachel Naylor Series Producer: Ellie House Editor: Matt Willis Sound Design and Mix: James Beard Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele, Brenda Brown, Sabine Schereck Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

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