Business Weekly
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4.4 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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The US is making overtures to China about working together to save the planet. On Business Weekly, we hear what concessions each side would like the other to make as they try to put aside their diplomatic differences for the sake of the environment. We also hear from climate activist Greta Thunberg, who tells us what her vision for the future is and what she’d like to see politicians doing. As the cargo ship Ever Given remains in the Suez Canal - this time impounded by the Egyptian authorities - we take a close look at the huge vessels in the shipping industry. At what point do companies have to start thinking about reducing the size of these mega ships? And drone racing is increasing in popularity. One pilot tells us what it’s like to fly drones competitively and whether you can make a living from it. Business Weekly is presented by Lucy Burton and produced by Matthew Davies.
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| 0:00.0 | From the BBC World Service. |
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| 0:32.8 | Hello, this is Business Weekly and I'm Lucy Burton. Welcome to the show. This week, world leaders |
| 0:39.2 | will come together, virtually of course, to discuss climate change. The event will be hosted by the |
| 0:45.0 | White House, which seems keen to put the US back in a leadership position on the environment. |
| 0:50.9 | But what does it hope to achieve? President Biden's special envoy for climate, |
| 0:55.6 | John Kerry, has been schmoozing his way around the world in a bid to get other countries |
| 0:59.5 | alongside. And in a moment, we'll hear from China, where he's been this week. We have an interview |
| 1:04.9 | with Greta Toonberg, who's just been celebrating her 18th birthday. She tells us why she believes |
| 1:10.3 | the climate emergency is more dire now |
| 1:13.0 | than ever before. And we'll also head to Coney Island in the US to hear why some people are hopeful |
| 1:18.5 | for a post-pandemic revival reminiscent of the roaring 20s last century. And we'll chat with |
| 1:25.2 | the boss of fundraising company, GoFundMe. First, though, thanks to |
| 1:29.5 | human activity, particularly carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the earth is getting warmer. |
| 1:35.6 | In fact, last year was the warmest year since records began. Scientists have warned of melting |
| 1:41.2 | glaciers, rising sea levels and more extreme weather events, |
| 1:45.6 | that we face a climate tipping point is agreed. |
| 1:48.9 | Five years ago, many countries signed the Paris Climate Agreement, |
| 1:52.1 | promising to lower their emissions and aim to be carbon neutral by the middle of the century. |
| 1:57.4 | The broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough says it's time for more action. |
| 2:01.8 | Well, it's our last chance, and young people understand the science pretty clearly, |
| 2:07.9 | and they cannot understand what it is that prevents grown-ups, adults, taking sensible action because they know what the action should be. |
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