Are scared to death that donald trump is going to get a second term and he is going to clean house in america. We need to think much more cleverly about how we produce food and how were going to sustain those systems. Weve got to remember that the planet is on fire. Im telling you, theres. Going to be a revolution. We are using ai in a way to subjugate people, reduce their autonomy, reduce their agency, reduce their contribution to production. In the spirit of your title of hardtalk, youre completely wrong. Welcome to this special year ending edition of hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. Welcome to this special year ending edition of hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. Its our chance to look back on some of the most telling and compelling encounters of 2023. How will this past year be remembered . Well, a grim new phase in an intractable conflict will loom large. On october the 7th, hamas the Islamist Group which controls gaza and is proscribed as a Terrorist Organisation in the uk and th
patrick verkooijen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are all about adaptation. your global center on adaptation is sending a clear message to the world that it is time to make particularly the most vulnerable parts of the world more resilient to the impacts of climate change. does that mean you ve basically accepted we ve lost the battle to curb emissions and prevent the worst of climate change? thank you so much, stephen. we need to adapt to a warmer climate. we now see that we have already in the threshold of 1.2 celsius. investing in adaptation is not defeat, stephen. it s defence. it makes economic sense to invest in climate adaptation but at the same time we also need to lower our carbon footprint, so we need to have these two ideas in our heads and invest in both areas. lower our carbon footprint and adapt to a changing climate. so do both at once, but you know, as well as i do, because you worked at world bank and you ve been in this game a long time,
search. in prince william is launching a part of your campaign to try to end homelessness. his foundation pledged £3 million of funding to tackle the issue. at the time now for ten seconds of a curious humpback whale. following the kayaker at the beach, i think there will be amazing and terrifying at the same time. excuse the joke but they were having a whale of a time. see you later. this is bbc news. newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. back in 2015, world leaders pledged to speed up cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to stop our planet warming by more than 1.5 degrees over pre industrial levels. most climate scientists now believe that threshold will be crossed, and soon. as a result, many millions of people around the world face potentially life threatening climate related disruption. my guest is patrick verkooijen, founder of the global center on adaptation. is his focus on making the world climate change resilient a
to adjust to the impact of his tourette s diagnosis. and another celeb is buying a football club. that s right. stormzy is set to buy his hometown club, afc croydon, as part of a trio that includes footballer wilfried zaha. time now for 10 seconds of a slice of history. this painting was found in the ancient city of pompeii. now, it might look like a pizza, but experts say pizza didn t exist when this was done. so who knows? you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. back in 2015, world leaders pledged to speed up cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to stop our planet warming by more than 1.5 degrees over pre industrial levels. most climate scientists now believe that threshold will be crossed, and soon. as a result, many millions of people around the world face potentially life threa
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