Obama Turns Up the Heat on Coal
President Obama announces new curbs on America's most polluting power source. And, ahead of this month's World Cup, we assess the real risks for visiting fans and businesses.
President Obama announces new curbs on coal. He's by-passing Congress it seems to force through carbon caps on America's most polluting power source. But can he pull it off, and what impact will this have on the wider debate over the black stuff? We hear from David Hunter, an analyst at energy consultants Schneider Electric.
Also, ahead of this month's World Cup in Brazil, we assess the real risks for visiting fans and businesses. Dr Laurence Allan is Head of Latin America Analysis at IHS Country Risk, which has just produced a report on this.
And on the advent of her 55th birthday, our regular commentator, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times, considers whether it's right that older workers so rarely consider an entirely fresh career start later in life. Is it never too late?
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