so let s now get down to business and, as you ve been hearing, a stark warning has come from the head of the united nations that the world is sending out a distress signal and our planet is changing at a catastrophic rate. antonio guterres was speaking at the cop27 summit in egypt, where over 100 world leaders are gathering. last year, many economies pledged to reach net zero by 2050. but then things changed, europe s energy market was hit by russia s invasion of ukraine, and now countries face the prospect of blackouts and rationing of energy supplies. in response, germany, italy, the netherlands, greece and hungary have all extended production of coal and have re opened previously closed facilities. so can european countries still meet their net zero pledges? tim mcphie is spokesperson for climate and energy at the european commission. we have very dramatic challenges before us but we have written into law legislation that all member states have to follow. 0ur net zero ta
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breakdown between the number of chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks that have been slaughtered, but so far this year it is probably around 200 cases, 3.2 million birds have been slaughtered. you know, thatis been slaughtered. you know, that is less than one third of 1% of the total number of birds slaughtered in a year. now, i am not being complacent, no, i do believe that the larger, more efficient suppliers, those who have invested in technology and efficiency and bio security over the years, they will have the ability to house their birds. i think that they are much less vulnerable than, shall we say, the smaller scale back yard produces, where i think that s my i might be criticised for this but i rather suspect that bio security is a less efficient on those fines and probably in some places i cannot house the birds. sorry to interruot