4°C Podcast

In this episode, Philipp and Precious unpack the outcomes of COP30, focusing on the final declaration and what it signals for global climate action. They walk through the key commitments, the debates that shaped the negotiations, and the gaps that still need to be addressed.

In this episode, the team takes on the UNFCCC COP. We break down what COP is and to make things clearer (and a bit more fun), we build an analogy that captures the entire COP process in everyday language; the negotiations, the tensions, the pledges, the politics, and the promises. We also explore who might host the next COP and what that could mean for global climate priorities.
Who do you think should host the next COP?

In this episode, we welcome our very first guest, Almustaqim. He shares how he found his way into the ACDI master’s programme in 2025, what shaped his motivation, and the experiences that guided him toward this field.
We talk about his current research, the questions driving his work, and the future he envisions both for himself and for climate action more broadly. It’s an honest, grounded conversation about passion and purpose

In this episode, Precious and Philipp dive into the story of Hurricane Melissa and ask a central question: was it truly a climate change impact, or just a storm amplified by natural variability?
They break down the field of climate attribution; how scientists determine whether an extreme event is influenced by human-caused warming, what kinds of evidence matter, and why attribution studies have become essential for policy, adaptation, and even legal debates.

In this episode of the 4°C Podcast, Philipp takes us behind the scenes of the 2025 Annual and Student Conference of the Environmental Law Association (ELA) of South Africa. He breaks down what happened, the ideas that stood out, and the conversations shaping the future of environmental law in South Africa.