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Hosted by Heidi Dumesich and Jack Whelan · arts · EN-AU · 26 episodes
Bula COP31 is a podcast for anyone wanting to understand what it means for Australia and the Türkiye to co-host COP31 in 2026 , and why this moment is influential in the UNFCCC process. Australia will be putting the Pacific Islands at the forefront of the climate negotiations to ensure adaptation and infrastructure investments flow to the region. Your hosts are Heidi Dumesich and Jack Whelan . Jack is a proud boomer who started his sustainability career long before it was considered ‘cool’. His experience spans the earliest COPs and reaches across business, industry, government, development agencies, NGOs, and the UN. He’s worked with the International Chamber of Commerce and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development; and across Asia-Pacific with the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility, Asian Development Bank, and World Bank. Jack was nominated by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the des
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Signup to Generate a PitchBula COP31 is a podcast for anyone wanting to understand what it means for Australia and the Türkiye to co-host COP31 in 2026, and why this moment is influential in the UNFCCC process. Australia will be putting the Pacific Islands at the forefront of the climate negotiations to ensure adaptation and infrastructure investments flow to the region.
Bula COP31! is hosted by Heidi Dumesich and Jack Whelan. The show has published 26 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 'Y' Yap: Zero Waste and the Circular Economy with Dr Atiq Zaman" (19 October 2026, 24 minutes), "Episode ‘W’ for Wallis & Futuna: Start of Pre-COP in Tuvalu with Jason Graham-Nye" (5 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "Episode 'V' for Vanuatu: "We're Not Going to Give Up on 1.5", Dr. Tess Newton-Cain on the PIF" (24 September 2026, 38 minutes).
Bula COP31! publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 26 episodes.
Booking probability for Bula COP31! is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Bula COP31! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Bula COP31!'s contact route on record: public web form.
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Heidi Dumesich and Jack Whelan hosts Bula COP31!, an arts show with 26 episodes published.
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Bula COP31!
Y is for Yap, one of the four island states of the Federated States of Micronesia. It’s a scattering of more than 600 islands across nearly three million square kilometres of western Pacific, ringed by reefs, corals and...
Episode #2
It's the first day of Pre-COP31 in the Pacific, and we're going straight to the ground in Tuvalu. Jack and Heidi kick off the week, then hand over to our Pre-COP correspondent, Jason Graham-Nye. He's lagoon-side in...
Episode #1
Tess Newton-Cain joins Heidi and Jack on the podcast to discuss the outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the pressing climate challenges facing the region. The podcast unpacks the discussions held at this...
Bula COP31!
This episode, we're joined by John Duncan, Global Initiative Lead for WWF's No Plastics in Nature program, to unpack the Global Plastics Treaty — often called the most significant environmental agreement since Paris...
Bula COP31!
Jon Jutsen returns to Bula COP31 to unpack the messier middle of the energy transition: where biofuels and biogas still have a role in hard-to-abate sectors like mining, farming and remote transport, and whether...
Episode #10
Can Australia hit net zero without a clear plan to get there? In this episode of Bula COP31 , we sit down with energy transition expert Jonathan Jutsen to unpack what it will really take to electrify Australia's economy...
Episode #9
Heidi continues her conversation with Selen İnal, founder of the COP31 Türkiye Brief, picking up where they left off at the Zero Waste Forum. This episode dives into the climate issue hiding in plain sight — waste...
Episode #8
Recorded right after Australia's surprise 2-0 World Cup win over Türkiye, Heidi sat down with Selen İnal — founder and editor of the COP31 Türkiye Brief (cop31tr.com) — for a wide-ranging conversation that covers...
Episode #7
<p>With COP31 just six months away, Heidi brings Jack — and all of us — up to speed on the rapidly shifting climate diplomacy landscape.</p><p>From Istanbul to Bonn, Palau to Queensland, this episode maps the crowded...
Episode #6
<p>This episode is part two of our collaboration with Fossil vs Future—we recommend listening to part one first.</p><p>As the world looks ahead to COP31 this November, hosted by Türkiye with Australia leading the...
Episode #5
<p><b>Episode intro / context:</b></p><p>COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026 — but the Pacific is at the centre of it all. While Türkiye handles the logistics and operations of the...
Episode #4
<p>Most of us feel powerless in the face of climate change—and yet, change is happening right now, driven by everyday citizens and global leaders alike. </p><p>What if your voice could shape international negotiations...
Episode #3
<p>This is part 2 of our episode with Kenta Sayama, the Climate and Environment specialist in UNICEF Vanuatu.</p><p>In Part 2, we shift the conversation to how young people can turn passion into action through...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, Bula COP31 has a special guest all the way from Vanuatu, Kenta Sayama, the Climate and Environment specialist in UNICEF Vanuatu.</p><p>Kenta shares his inspiring personal journey from Japan to the...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, Heidi and Jack discuss the outcomes of COP30 and of the COP31 hosting bib negotiations, reflecting on Australia's role in the negotiations and the implications for the Pacific Islands. They delve...
Episode #9
<p>In this episode ‘I’ for Ipswich, on G’day COP31! (or will it be renamed ‘I’ for Istanbul?) we are joined by Mara Bún from the Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, refreshed after a rest day at the start of the...
Bula COP31!
<p>In this episode, we chat with Tegan Clark, a PhD candidate at ANU and research assistant at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, about her journey from growing up in Cairns to becoming a leading youth voice...
Episode #7
<p>Join Jack and Heidi as they take you behind the scenes at the <b>Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit 2025</b> in Sydney. G’day COP31 was invited to the two-day event to uncover where the investment...
Episode #7
<p>Join Jack and Heidi as they take you behind the scenes at the <b>Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit 2025</b> in Sydney. G’day COP31 was invited to the two-day event to uncover where the investment...
Episode #6
<p><b>Keywords</b></p><p>COP31, climate change, Turkey, Australia, carbon trading, climate finance, Pacific Islands, virtual engagement, adaptation, negotiations<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/>In this episode of G'day COP31...
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