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🗓️ 9 April 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Under Hungary’s shape-shifting prime minister the country has essentially become a dictatorship—and it seems there is little the European Union can do about it. We examine the serious mental-health effects the covid-19 crisis is having—and will have in the future. And Japan’s #KuToo movement aims to reform some seriously sexist dress codes at work. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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0:00.0 | News of the global climate crisis can leave us feeling helpless. |
0:05.0 | Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, leaving us paralyzed when we need to act. |
0:11.2 | This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change. |
0:15.8 | Did you know the UK's first carbon capture plant, the keyed B3 plant in North Lincolnshire, |
0:22.0 | could remove 1.5 million tons of CO2 from the air every year. |
0:27.3 | If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, EONNEXT have created a range of resources, |
0:33.3 | such as guided meditations or green noise soundscapes. |
0:37.0 | Just search power up for change in your podcasting app. |
0:46.4 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
0:49.6 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
0:51.7 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
0:57.3 | COVID-19 is exacting a toll even from those who don't have the disease. |
1:04.5 | It's clear that being cooped up mid-tumbling economies is already seriously impacting people's mental health. |
1:11.1 | Hopefully lots of resources are being put together for those in need. |
1:15.1 | And you'll have heard of me too, but what about CO2? |
1:19.9 | It's a movement in Japan to reform seriously sexist employer dress codes |
1:24.4 | that insist on high heels or prohibit eyeglasses. |
1:27.8 | The push has plenty of support, but not so far in the government. |
1:38.4 | First up though. |
1:43.4 | Amid the chaos caused by COVID-19, some leaders see opportunity. |
1:49.0 | Last week in response to the coronavirus, the Hungarian parliament passed a law granting |
1:57.0 | Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the power to rule by decree indefinitely. |
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