Barely Gettin' By might be on a lockdown hiatus, but the climate news keeps coming. In the lead up to the all-important COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, this special episode examines the historic relationship between Australia and the United States when it comes to climate change. Emma reads an extract from her book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States, and asks what that relationship might mean for Glasgow, and the future.

Emma Shortis, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States (Hardie Grant, 2021), https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/our-exceptional-friend-by-emma-shortis/9781743797839

Climate Council Australia, From Paris to Glasgow: A World on the Move, 21 October 2021, https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/paris-glasgow-world-move/

Wesley Morgan, “What is COP26 and why does the fate of Earth, and Australia’s prosperity, depend on it?” The Conversation, 14 October 2021, https://theconversation.com/what-is-cop26-and-why-does-the-fate-of-earth-and-australias-prosperity-depend-on-it-169648

Angela Dewan, “Australia is shaping up to be the villain of COP26 climate talks,” CNN, 13 September 2021, https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/12/australia/australia-climate-cop26-cmd-intl/index.html

Michael Slezak and Penny Timms, ‘Climate change report from IPCC a 'code red for humanity', United Nations chief warns’ ABC News Online, 9 August 2021, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-09/coal-climate-change-global-warming-ipcc-report-released/100355952