in spending and no new taxes. the british government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this imported fossil fuels to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an ene
to be open towards migrants coming from outside europe. the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation on saturday. the mainly christian service will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news. talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this, imported fossilfuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there
well, this, imported fossil fuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. and i tell you what, it s certainly warm here in morocco s capital of rabat. in fact, this is a country that s trying to make the most of its natural resources, including the sunshine, to solve one of the biggest problems on the planet energy. that s because everyone wan
billowing from the facility in the port of sevastopol. it comes five days after a ukrainian drone attack in the same area. and a threatened strike by us screenwriters demanding more pay could bring hollywood film and television studios to a standstill next week. a may the 1st deadline has been set for an agreement. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this, imported fossilfuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing a
to the rest of the world as well. here s the problem. at the moment, morocco depends on imports for 90% of its energy needs. that includes, well, electricity as well as other things such as fuel for vehicles, and most of that is dirty fossilfuels. morocco s energy transformation, it has to be said, it s been happening at quite a pace over the last few years but it needs to get faster still if it s to meet its ambitious targets. so i pulled together some of the country s leading thinkers to find out what happens next. so with me now is moundir zniber, the big boss of gaia energy it s the largest renewables company in morocco but also a company that develops wind, solar and green hydrogen developments across africa. alsojoining us, moez cherif, the leader energy expert for the region at the world bank. and last but certainly not least, hajar khamlichi, an activist with the mediterranean youth climate network, also board member for the moroccan alliance for climate and sustainable d