we put a lot of work into getting them into a good state so fish could return in the 80s and 90s, we have gone backwards on that. we are seeing high levels of sewage overflows into our rivers, and high levels of agricultural pollution. and you get these plankton blooms that suck the oxygen out of the rivers, and then overlay that, a climate crisis. very warm temperatures, and very low flows because of drought, and it becomes a very lethal cocktail. we have got really grim pictures of dead fish floating downstream, hundreds of fish, and it is the canary in the coal mine. the rise in temperatures here in the uk is another indicator of the effects of climate change. and i want to focus in now on one industry that is yet to set a goal to cut emissions to net zero the global shipping industry. the sector is under growing pressure to dramatically curb planet warming emissions from smokestacks. maritime transport emits as much c02 in a year as germany. this week, under the control of the un
grim statistics, and you have built up grim statistics, and you have built up quite a few yourself. you have got canada burning so badly that it is closing down airports in new york, 1000 miles to the south so we have even seen smoke from the canadian first coming over to the uk. in the middle is is becoming virtually uninhabitable. it is 50 degrees at the moment. these are grim statistics, and it is adding into it really difficult nature crisis. we have polluted rivers, we know that. some of our rivers were dead, we put a lot of work into getting them into a good seat surface could return in the 80s and 90s, we have gone backwards or not. we are seeing high levels of sewage overflows into our rivers, and high levels of agricultural pollution. when you get these plankton blooms that suck the oxygen out of the rivers, and then overlay that, a climate crisis. very warm temperatures, and very low flows because of drought, and it becomes a very lethal cocktail. we have got pictures of real
in a statement, thames water says it s working constructively with its shareholders in relation to its funding needs. 0fwat, the regulator, is being kept fully informed on the progress of the company s turnaround. the ceo sarah bentley was leading it but she resigned yesterday with immediate effect, adding to concerns. it s an absolute scandal, what has happened. huge dividends paid out, huge debts taken on, customer bills rocketing, sewage being dumped into our rivers, so the government has got to come forward and explain what are they going to do to sort this out. the financial resilience of this whole industry may be tested, given the sale of investment now needed. by 2050, the environment agency and the water companies believe that about 50 billion needs to be invested to get sewage overflows down to an acceptable level. you re talking about very large
with its shareholders in relation to its funding needs. ofwat, the regulator, is being kept fully informed on the progress of the company s turnaround. the ceo sarah bentley was leading it, but she resigned yesterday with immediate effect, adding to concerns. it s an absolute scandal, what has happened. huge dividends paid out, huge debts taken on, customer bills rocketing, sewage being dumped into our rivers, so the government has got to come forward and explain what are they going to do to sort this out. the financial resilience of this whole industry may be tested, given the sale of investment now needed. by 2050, the environment agency and the water companies believe that about 50 billion needs to be invested to get sewage overflows down to an acceptable level. you re talking about very large sums of money to restore and enable our water infrastructure
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