In front, and centred: Joe Biden
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 8 July 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | News of the global climate crisis come way on our minds. |
| 0:03.6 | Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, |
| 0:06.8 | leaving us paralyzed when we need to act. |
| 0:09.2 | This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change. |
| 0:14.2 | Did you know, according to the National Grid, |
| 0:16.7 | Great Britain produced a record amount of wind-powered electricity in 2022, |
| 0:21.6 | replacing fossil fuels with green power is a core way for the world to tackle the impacts of climate change. |
| 0:27.9 | If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, |
| 0:30.8 | EONNEXT have created a range of resources, |
| 0:33.5 | such as guided meditations or green noise soundscapes. |
| 0:36.9 | Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app. |
| 0:46.5 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:49.8 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:51.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:58.9 | France's president, Emmanuel Macron, |
| 1:02.6 | has booted out Edward Philippe, |
| 1:04.5 | the prime minister whose poll numbers were rising just as Mr. Macron's fell. |
| 1:09.2 | The most notable thing about the new head of government |
| 1:11.9 | is that no one seems to know who he is. |
| 1:14.2 | And Gertick is a blue-haired rapper who rages against sexism and inequality in her native Morocco. |
| 1:22.0 | Rap music is gaining ground across North Africa and the Middle East, |
| 1:26.0 | enraging some rulers and making others consider outright bans on the genre. |
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