First, heres our Political Correspondent ione wells reports. July saw the world heating up. Now, political debates around energy and Climate Change also hotting up, too. The government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and Gas Production sites like this in the north sea. Its also confirmed it will support two new Carbon Capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. These would capture Carbon Dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. Climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to give the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. To keep the Fossil Fuel Industry. The Prime Minister, on a visit to aberdeenshire, argued todays announcements would help the uk reach its Net Zero Target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. Even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. Thats why technologies like Carbon Capture and storage are important.
Three quarters of the world population, over half of the total wealth of the globe. Now a bri project could be a railway and tenure, a port in sri a bridge in the maldives. The largest project so far has been the china pakistan corridor. A 60 billion network of Roads Railways and pipelines, going through a density Mountain Pass on the china pakistan border. The second thing you need to know is that it has two official names. 0ne is that it has two official names. One for inside china and one for outside. Initially it was called one built one road which sounds great in chinese. The problem is in english it sounds a bit bossy, that china is dictating to the rest of the world. So a few years ago the official english name was changed to the slightly bland but definitely less threatening belt and road initiative. The third thing is that it is controversial for some. China has ploughed more than 1 trillion into developing countries. There are trains, airports and roads that literally would n
Of the globe. Now a bri project could be a railway in kenya, a port in sri lanka, a bridge in the maldives. The largest project so far has been the china Pakistan Economic corridor. A 60 billion network of Roads Railways and pipelines, going through a deserty Mountain Pass on the china pakistan border. The second thing you need to know is that it has two official names. One for inside china and one for outside. Initially it was called one belt, one road which sounds great in chinese. The problem is in english it sounds a bit bossy, that china is dictating to the rest of the world. So a few years ago the official english name was changed to the slightly blander but definitely less threatening belt and Road Initiative. The third thing is that it is controversial for some. China has ploughed more than 1 trillion into developing countries. There are trains, airports and roads that literally would not exist were it not for chinese investment. Ultimately, nothing comes for free. Is it a so c
Rishi sunak claims to be a low tax tory yet with the tax burden at its highests since records began, tonight 3 group of 33 of his own mps are asking him to put his money where his mouth is. Its the eve of the tory Party Conference, maybe the last one before the general election. What can rishi sunak do to cut through with voters . I think there are a number of sacred cows that might need to be slaughtered. Cows that might need to be slau~htered. ,. , slaughtered. The pest that you can sa of him slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a that slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a that he slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a that he has slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a that he has not slaughtered. The pest that you can say of him a that he has not yet. Say of him a that he has not yet shown say of him a that he has not yet shown himself to be as dishonest as johnson shown himself to be as dishonest a
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