i m going to be discussing all of that with these two, there they are, dr ulrich hoppe, the director general of the german british chamber of industry and commerce. and helima croft, a member of america s national petroleum council, which advises the us energy secretary on strategy. also on the show, the big boss of the middle east s oldest privately held oil and gas company, crescent petroleum, joins me to talk about those skyrocketing prices, energy supply and the impact of the war in ukraine. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, they war between russia and ukraine is about to enter its sixth month. the human suffering on the ground has been massive and the economic consequences of the war and the sanctions imposed on russia, are spreading around the world. nowhere is it as stark as the oil and gas industry. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine is causing energy prices to skyrocket around the worl
as the uk s next prime minister and leader of the conservative party. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in france they re calling it a heat apocalypse . across much of europe excessively high temperatures, wildfires, and now water shortages, are having a devastating impact. northern spain has reached 43 degrees, and it s predicted the uk could see record temperatures on tuesday. we ll have more on that and the role of climate change in a moment. but nowhere has been more affected than southwest france where 30,000 people have been moved out of their homes for their own safety, as large areas of forest have been burned out. jessica parker has our first report. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thic
wales recording its hottest day ever on momday. the temperature reached 37.1 celsius in flintshire. the heat is a particular challenge for farmers trying to keep their livestock cool. hywel griffith reports. if you re feeling hot and bothered, spare a thought for this highland cow farfrom home at the royal welsh show. chloe s hoping she can keep her cool for the competition. they re coping all right at the minute, touch wood. i mean, hopefully it just stays like this. there s a nice breeze coming through now, but fingers crossed it all goes well. good luck. thank you. this is britain s biggest agricultural show, but it feels like some people have stayed away to avoid the heat. staying in the shade seems to have been the solution. the new fans in the sheep sheds helped, too. it s just too hot, but it s not so bad. like, they ve put the new fans in, and there is a breeze, but it s just. it s just not quite enough. after a day of record temperatures in wales, tomorrow should bri
a jury will decide whether he ll face the death penalty or life imprisonment. wales recorded its hottest day ever on monday. the temperature reached 37.1 celsius in flintshire. the heat is a particular challenge for farmers trying to keep their livestock cool. hywel griffith reports. if you re feeling hot and bothered, spare a thought for this highland cow far from home at the royal welsh show. chloe s hoping she can keep her cool for the competition. they re coping all right at the minute, touch wood. i mean, hopefully it just stays like this. there s a nice breeze coming through now, but fingers crossed it all goes well. good luck. thank you. this is britain s biggest agricultural show, the first in three years due to the pandemic. roasting heat wasn t going to stop them. we ve never actually got to the point where we would have cancelled the show. if that point would have come, we would have taken it seriously, but we were confident that we ve got sufficient mitigations in
borisjoohnson as the uk s next prime minister and leader of the conservative party. in france they re calling it a heat apocalypse . across much of europe excessively high temperatures, wildfires and now water shortages are having a devastating impact. northern spain has reached 43 degrees, and it s predicted the uk could see record temperatures on tuesday. we ll have more on that and the role of climate change in a moment. but nowhere has been more affected than south west france where 30,000 people have been moved out of their homes for their own safety, as large areas of forest have been burned out. jessica parker has our first report. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one that, today, we were able to witness. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames suddenly all too appare