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Today, the environmentalist Bill McKibbin on how solar energy could save the planet.

Bonjour, this is Julia Bradbury, and I've just been uncovering Normandy's hidden gems with Brittany Ferries.

After one bite of the fresh French-themed cuisine on board, my holiday had started.

On land, there were retro sidecar tours, barefoot hikes across shifting quicksands, and even a visit to a bee farm.

So with adventures like these waiting, why settle for any old holiday?

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This message was paid for by Brittany Ferries. 2020 has already seen record-breaking heat waves in Europe, severe flooding in Pakistan and

South Sudan and deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, a series of disasters exacerbated by global heating. But during his address

at the UN General Assembly in New York last week, President Trump presented an alternative view.

Higher or lower, whatever the hell happens, is climate change. It's the greatest con job

ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion.

Trump has long been a critic of climate science and policies aimed at transitioning the world to renewable energies like wind and solar.

But in front of an audience of nations, many of whom are on the front line of the climate disaster, this was

his most expansive criticism to date.

I've been right about everything.

And I'm telling you that if you don't get away from the green energy scam, your country

is going to fail.

It can all feel like a dark picture.

But beyond the politics, something astonishing is happening around the world.

This sudden, dramatic and largely unheralded upsurge over the last 36 months in clean energy from the sun and the wind and batteries. It's the fastest energy

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