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UN report calls for rapid, systemic changes to combat climate change

The IPCC report calls for changes to how we travel, eat and heat our homes.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report calls for fundamental changes to our patterns of consumption of fossil fuels, and for a major expansion of renewable energy. We speak to Charlie Kronick, senior climate adviser at Greenpeace, and ask how economies are being affected by climate change, and are likely to be impacted in the future.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since the 1940s, which has now triggered a political crisis. The president has had to swear in a brand new cabinet after 26 ministers resigned en masse. To what extent is this a political or economic crisis, and what can the president do to quell the anger of protestors? A question for Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, senior fellow at the Millennium Project in Washington DC.
Finally, a special report from the 大象传媒's Rahul Tandon speaks to young Russians who have decided to either leave Russia or stay in the country following the invasion of Ukraine and the economic fallout of international sanctions. Russia's economy is forecast to shrink by 8% this year.

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  • Mon 4 Apr 2022 21:32GMT