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🗓️ 20 May 2020
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Rhetoric and posturing at the World Health Organisation’s annual assembly reveal an agency under geopolitical stresses just when global co-operation is needed most. Illegal logging has become an existential threat for the Amazon; under the cover of covid-19, a new bill in Brazil could hasten its decline. And reflections on the vast musical legacy of Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider.
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0:00.0 | News of the global climate crisis can leave us feeling helpless. |
0:04.8 | Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, leaving us paralyzed when we need to act. |
0:10.8 | This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change. |
0:15.8 | Did you know global efforts to repair the ozone layer are on cost to succeed according |
0:20.4 | to the UN? |
0:21.6 | Facing out ozone-depleting chemicals will ensure protection from harmful rays across |
0:26.6 | much of the world by 2040. |
0:29.2 | If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, EONNEXT have created a range of resources |
0:34.4 | such as guided meditations. |
0:36.6 | Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app. |
0:46.4 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
0:49.7 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
0:52.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
1:00.0 | Illegal logging and development in the Amazon has been a problem for years, |
1:04.3 | but it's now becoming an existential concern. |
1:07.1 | Too much more and the rainforest may turn into savannah. |
1:10.7 | Yet the government is pushing a bill to make land grabbing even easier. |
1:15.4 | And you might not know the name Florian Schneider, a musician who recently passed away. |
1:20.6 | You might not even know Kraftwerk, the band he co-founded. |
1:23.8 | But it's certain those electronic music pioneers inspired all kinds of music that you do know. |
1:37.9 | First up, though. |
1:42.2 | I offer my deep thanks to the many member states who have expressed their support |
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