From CFACT

By Gabriella Hoffman

“This [COP] had the lowest energy. It was palpable. You could feel it. I would hold my hands up and just, you know, sort of close my eyes. It was flat–nothing happening. There was no major world leaders who, it’s other than UK Prime Minister [Keir] Starmer… You had the French Foreign Minister– refused to come for some perceived slight, so an entire delegation of French environmental activists didn’t show up. Then you had Milei of Argentina have a conference call with Donald Trump, and the next day withdraws [the] 170 member delegation fromArgentina. Then you have the opening day of the conference. You have the president of the COP from Azerbaijan, the presiding over the UN Climate Summit, the host country, say oil is a gift from God, which set everyone into a tizzy…They want to ban countries from participating unless they’re completely on message with the UN agenda, and there’s now calls for massive reforms.” – Marc Morano

In Episode 474 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her CFACT colleagues, Craig Rucker and Marc Morano, on their experience at the recent COP 29 Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan and what climate policy will look like under the incoming Trump 2.0 administration. Tune in to learn more!

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EP 563: ICAST 2026 – Jeff Angers, Center for Sportfishing Policy – District of Conservation

In Episode 563 of District of Conservation, Gabriella publishes the first of three ICAST 2026 interviews with Jeff Angers from Center for Sportfishing Policy. Jeff discusses the mood at ICAST, how Senator Lindsay Graham's death impacts recreational boating and fishing, what to make of the Trump administration's Make America Beautiful Again Commission's new report, vessel speed rule update, and sharks. Tune in to learn more!SHOW NOTESCenter for Sportfishing PolicyICAST

1. EP 563: ICAST 2026 – Jeff Angers, Center for Sportfishing Policy 30:07
2. EP 564: ICAST 2026 – Kristine Fischer, Kayak Bass Angler 12:52
3. EP 365: ICAST 2026 – Jen Ripple, Dun Outdoors Editor-in-Chief 15:45
4. EP 562: Great American State Fair & America250 on Public Lands 16:14
5. EP 561: Hawaii & Virginia Spanked by Second Amendment (ft. Kostas Moros of Second Amendment Foundation) 25:30