is understand the permanent resolution going forward and promote that widely so the business in both great britain and across europe can understand what doing business with northern ireland and look like and should look like and will look like. will look like. thank you, roaer will look like. thank you, roger poland. this week marks a year since russia invaded ukraine and the world changed. tens of thousands of people have been killed, hundreds of thousands more have fled the conflict and parts of the country lie in ruins. but as the west and europe sought to punish moscow with a regime of sanctions the important role russia played in their economies stuck out. arguably none more so than in energy and particularly natural gas. before sanctions russia supplied europe around 40% of the regions gas heating homes, driving industry and generating electricity.
net zero emissions no later than by 2050. to do that he has been pledging an ambitious agenda to switch to green energy. that includes around $500 billion in incentives to encourage clean energy. but because of political opposition he was forced to drop the key provision, which is penalising the polluters. so his plan has lost punch. it is mostly carrots now, not really stick. however, it is the largest investment that any us government would have ever made in terms of combating climate change, and that is something that mr biden will be emphasising in glasgow. it is going to be very interesting, and you are off there tomorrow. yes. and you are off there tomorrow. yes, and you are off there tomorrow. yes, and as we were and you are off there tomorrow. yes, and as we were hearing and you are off there tomorrow. yes and as we were hearing from our correspondence, each country has a different priority. coming to an agreement that is tangible and will make a difference will be complica