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Debate: The European Green Deal is Not Fit For Purpose

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Intelligence Squared

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🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This week's podcast is from our friends at Intelligence Squared Germany who hosted a live debate in Berlin last week on whether the EU's 'Green Deal', a plan to deliver both economic growth and carbon neutrality, is really achievable. The debate was held in partnership with The European Council on Foreign Relations and featured Franziska Brantner of the German Green Party taking on renowned climate activist Dr. Tadzio Müller. It was hosted by BBC journalist Damien McGuinness. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, I'm Rory Stewart and I'd like to tell you about an Intelligence Square event I'm doing with the classicist, author and broadcaster Mary Beard.

0:39.0

Together we'll be discussing politics and power, from the Caesars to Sunak who gets to win power who is excluded

0:45.7

does power always corrupt or are there examples of leaders who've maintained

0:49.9

their integrity while an authority.

0:52.6

And how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures?

0:56.4

These are just some of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer.

1:00.0

In-person tickets are now sold out, but you can still watch online on the 13th November at 7 PM BST.

1:06.2

Put your questions to us live as we discuss power and politics down the ages.

1:10.9

Hello podcast listeners, I'm Connor and welcome to this week's episode of Intelligence

1:14.8

Squared. Today we have a very special debate for you from our friends at Intelligence Square

1:19.4

Germany. Yes they hosted a debate in partnership with the European Council of Foreign Relations on the question of whether the European Green Deal is fit for purpose.

1:27.6

It was a really fascinating debate as Francisco Bratner of the German Green Party went up against the activist Taggio Mueller to debate questions like how

1:35.0

radical or realistic climate policy should be.

1:37.7

The debate was chaired by the BBC's Damian McGuinness and we hope you enjoy it.

1:41.6

How do we fight climate change?

1:43.4

Well if you ask the European Union, it's a new proposal called the Green Deal.

1:48.8

A trillion euros to make the EU make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world

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