Answers and there are many stories make up your double made for mines. , infection rates are rising and so are jobless claims. U. S. , economy, braces for another blow as chase numbers reach, new heights. More states impose business locked outs with the latest from new york. Also on the show deal or no deal. Time is running out for brussels and london to agree to a trade agreement. Before the new year, a coven is complicating the negotiations. And will drop in on the french film industry. Actors and production numbers are bouncing, worked with safety, made a 2nd wave of growth of hers infections. Welcome to the show. Im Stephen Beardsley in berlin. Its good to have you with us. The new figures show u. S. Jobless claims have risen for the 1st time in more than a month. The countrys Labor Department reporting that 740000 americans applied for Unemployment Benefits last week. Thats up about 30000 in the previous week. The rise suggests that climbing infection rates and tightening business
Foreign policy. Im tired. Ray, thank you for joining me. E. U. Leaders have not managed to end a diplomatic route that is stalling its long term budget and the release of a message and see coronavirus stimulus funding. Now poland and hungary are unhappy about plans that would allow the e. U. To block payments to countries that it decides are corrupt or violate the rule of law. Now the 2 countries say that these takut stem, the deadlock, involves some 1. 8, trillion euros, nearly half of which is aimed at helping the e. U. Deal with the effects of the pandemic. Possible to need to do in this hugging room is providing some comfort. The 2nd wave of covert 19 is heating italy just as hard as the 1st wave did in the spring, and the economic consequences are equally rough. Italy, along with many other e. U. States, is anxiously awaiting a multimillion euro e. U. Finance package to help ease the coded 19 crisis. But the funds are being blocked at a Virtual Summit on thursday. Hungary and pola
Where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 23 of electricity generated. Asiapacific is 5. 8 . I think thats why were look at this globaly. Because its africa but also south and central america, 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa. 3. 2 , india, 5. 8 , and south and central africa, america, at just 12. , you see theres still large swaths of the global space that is energy poor. Dr. Songwe when we talk about it related to the covid crisis, that is one of the reasons why the Rockefeller Foundation and poverty university wanted to
Thank you, francis. Thank you. We are delighted to have you both. You give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty and the repercussions for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world most affected . Thank you, thank you again. About what the foundation has done under the leadership of the secretary is looking at how we can and this global problem of Energy Poverty. What is the Global Landscape space . 3. 2 ofccounts for only the 2700 kilowatt hours generated. [indiscernible] only asia with india is 8. 5 . Southafrica but also africa. America is 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa is 3. 9 . Are large swaths of the global space that is energy poor. What we talk about as it relates , and that iscrisis [indiscernible] say one of the things the pandemic is shown as is if we do not have energy we cannot even solve the health crisis. On the continent we have a lot of obstacles. Universal access is a critical part of what we are considering as part of the policy for ending
Experts on energy policy. My first guest is a u. N. Undersecretary general and an expert on africa. And also former u. S. Energy secretary, a very warm welcome to you both. Thank you. Thank you for having us. Frances were delighted to have you both. So, let me start with you, if i may. Could you give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty, where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 23 of electricity generated. Asiapacific is 5. 8 . I think thats why were look at this globaly. Because its africa but also south and central america, 4. 9