Is now one the economy could be plunged into recession if the antigovernment protests continue one citywide strike cost the economy as much as 332000000. 00 according to economists and dont forget the knock on effect too from the trade war between the United States and china and to thomas has been reporting for hours as they were right throughout the protest movement here is his take on the economic effect. Monsoons during hong kongs rainy season often put a damper on shopping but this year its not just the rain. Protests against hong kongs government to having a big impact on the retail sector. Retail revenues in june were down 7 percent year on year figures by july and august are expected to show drops of between 10 and 20 percent. This locksmith in Central Hong Kong says in 42 years its never been so bad. The fake to talk business is terrible terrible people have lost the desire to spend i hope both sides can resolve the conflict soon so to stop hurting the economy in 3 years from worry and fear. Tourists 2 missing especially those from Mainland ChinaHotel Occupancy rights in june as the protests began where 3 percent down on normal life figures once theyre out much steeper for still these are those who werent put off this time around but for some it was a close call home and home. Mainlanders like guests afraid to run in to protest i wont be rushing back i right away and quite and down for deep pool wait to see if i suggest that you have. It worried me when i heard about the demonstrations before i came i since ive been here its actually been fine place for me theres been no sign of demonstrations in the places ive been. Tourists losing confidence in hong kong is one thing but if International Credit rating agencies do. 2 that could be disastrous if. Continual and escalate. And become uncontrollable then that will have Significant Impact on hong kongs Credit Rating and there will be here which a lack of impact. Hong kongs current Credit Rating schools are similar to those of the United States theyre a lot better than Mainland China because hong kong is seen as economically and legally independent the protest could mean a downgrade either because they make hong kong a more difficult place to do business or because evidence of beijing asserting itself would undermine the independence that many consider makes hong kong special. But the cost of doing it will be higher and that will have impact on their pocket. Already hong kongs economy was sluggish weighed down by the u. S. China trade war april to june figures show annual growth of just north point 6 percent well down on a year ago and then there is housing prices dropped almost one percent in june with much bigger falls expected. Profit the and move away. And you can expect from that impact of the political instability so. Many people are willing to enter the market in this kind of situation. Property Sales Volumes in july were at their lowest level of the year many Analysts Expect probably prices here to fall 10 percent by the end of the year although those working in property say 24. 00 teams occupy movement was expected to hit prices too but it didnt end up putting up investors from the mainland the impact of these protests could be seen. Only small. 2019 protests though have already been the most widespread hong kong has ever seen the city is known for economic stability and success but it success depends on its stability. And finally some indepth environmental reporting because if you want to count the cost then the cost to our planet is arguably the most important one now for decades norway has been smart it saved money from the sale of its oil and gas and in doing so created actually the worlds biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund today worth a trillion dollars but now recognizing the damage done to our climate from the use of hydrocarbons the funder started to sell its holdings in oil and gas and is actually leaving oil worth billions of dollars under the ground our environment editor at aljazeera is of course not clark here he is with a multilayered report looking at how Climate Change is shaping the landscape of norways shipping fishing and Oil Industries the far north of norway is spectacular a lot of mountains and fjords and raw beauty its an important fishing area and as you can imagine it brings in the tourist dollars this is actually the highest mountain. Particularly in the folk niland way getting up close to nature is what you do. The problem is the wealth of little lies beneath the waters for a long time lets hope niland have been in the crosshairs of the Big Oil Companies because red geologists know that in these coastal waters lies the whole field where an estimated 60000000000 dollars and their bosses or their life to explore in the past this has been supported by the government and for many its a big concern. All against oil but im also really afraid of the damages that can happen if there is a big always been so i wouldnt take the risk. But things may be changing recently norways Opposition Labor Party with drew its support for next gratian meeting now theres a majority in parliament to keep the islands off limits the young people today and they are more important about the future Climate Change. About. And i think the fish wrists and the Tourism Industry is the future more than oil and gas especially in the. Arctic areas norway is a nation made rich by 4 decades of oil and gas extraction the Sovereign Wealth Fund worth a colossal one trillion dollars so every move away from fossil fuels is significant and the Climate Crisis is also more real its close up in our face to have to do serious stuff the next 10 years. On educating people and already understand that its it when we start to understand that there will be some changes on the silty even maybe a politically decided to the market will change to the mound of consumers will demand. Were happy with the very progress before those in the face and who rely on these waters and fear the potential impact of oil spills is still skepticism were never gets the fully. Fully no for Oil Exploitation so for me it seems like its only in the in till its yes and when its yes theres no turning back at a time when the world needs to radically cut back on fossil fuel emissions it will become increasingly hard for the nation to justify new extraction contracts especially in these waters. This is what made norway rich long before oil told all scray in them millions filled drawing rocks across the lefe tonight lins winter off the wind to fishermen here have cashed in on the annual migration south from the barents sea it is a tradition that goes back thousands of the is called his colt its got it and then its hold out to dry for several months and what you end up with is a dried fish that retains nearly 100 percent of its nutrition apprise delicacy from its me to nigeria this is what supplied the vikings on the long voyages to far off lands and still now is a big part of the norwegian economy with millions of dollars to fish comes from the barents sea and its goal is to look for them to spawn. And thats because of the atlantic stream to the left extreme it stops by locals and brings food it brings to the higher temperature even though its not warm but its high high enough to spawn and its a very delicate ecosystem in that fragility is spelled out by a remove Scientific Research as a changing climate and warmer Ocean Temperatures upset the balance of the marine ecosystem meaning the scray may be forced out and then its a question of where they go obviously it keeps things keep warming some of those true polar species might. Not have a whole lot of places to go if theyre being out competed by sort of these other species moving north and where you see might see some considerable changes there this year a good nielsen cold 13000 kilos of cold its been a pretty good season but hes worried about the future Climate Change could change everything. Theyre called suddenly stopped because theyd be warmer and going at lower and lower ne so then being the how bad a big Program Every year is spring comes they called league their return has always been a certainty and in the city not just for the fishermen but if the seals see birds and whales that feed on them now this extraordinary feat of nature is under threat the outcome is it depends on the political will to act in a time of global crisis. The club and yachts in the west coast of norway where theres been a long rich history of ship building but this is Something Different to ships the Roald Amundsen the fruits of nuts and a nearing completion and their step into the future i think vessels the state of the arctic this is it will take paying passengers in remote parts of the world power partly bypassing what you expedition ship together is a complex process as you might imagine involving welders carpenters and plumbers and of course electricians theres more than 750 kilometers of cabling to say nothing of detailed and extensive wiring for powering the ship myself generated electricity about 3 zones in place yet so whats what are we whats going to be put in place and what will we see and distract your kind that can fit 20 and battery cells and it will be about walls for each cell or each rep here with this rx which we have behind us now we can reduce to 20 percent off the fuel consumption off the ship. The vessels thrust will come from a combination of diesel and Battery Power batteries and cells will be constantly charged by the ships engines as they run tile brights and will be kept in on the Roald Amundsen as she attempts the Northwest Passage later this year its really important because we have got him going to 2 remote areas on the ball areas and to be able to do you know feet footprints but it could give us only the green footprints we supply the polar system with the batteries but also when we do the operation. On time. Given the shipping industry is responsible for a significant proportion of the Global Climate problem james cannot come soon enough ultimately the dream is of a ship with no need of a final hybrid. Reducing consumption is one thing but even more interesting i think is the work that is now going into fully electric. Shipping weve seen some initiatives on that as well in norway and thats an area where. The Norwegian Shipping industry might get an advantage as in i live after. Electric ferries can already be seen in some of the worlds ports while on shore power in others enables vessels to be plugged in so engines can be switched off while docked. And hurtigruten and now planning to convert several ships like the nord cap here drawn on a combination of fuel including bio gas made from organic waste like timber and that fish with the day when the mega ships of the world are powered solely by Renewable Energy well that is still in the distant future. And that is our show for this week but wed love to hear from you you can tweet or message me directly im at kemal i do use the hash tag. See when you do or drop us an email counting the cost to down to 0 dot net is the address and you can visit us online as well aljazeera dot com slash c. T. C. 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We hold called people wont give up and wont be scared released on bail prodemocracy campaigners in hong kong declare they wont surrender after being arrested in a protest crackdown also this hour legal and political challenges mount against british Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons decision to suspend. And the websites that are supplying the access apple i phone yes. Thank you for joining us russia says Syrian Government allies will observe a cease fire within hours in rebel held adlib province the army backed by russian air power has been waging a crushing offensive there for months now syrian civilians rushed towards the border with turkey demanding a complete end to the fighting then a smith reports from antakya on the turkish syrian border. This was a desperate dash for the Turkish Border by syrians hemmed in to the shrinking corner of the country still in the control of fighters. But turkey isnt letting any more syrians in. You do not want to create chaos we just want to express the oppression we feel we just want them to look at our situation this is a warning that we are coming to turkey and europe if turkey does nothing an increase in shelling and bombing of it by the russian backed forces of the Syrian Regime has according to the u. N. Pushed up to a 1000000 syrians towards turkey they have no shelter food or sanitation but from a saturday morning the russians say the offensive will stop for now this is not the 1st seize for and im afraid not the losses for all the previous years for the fates was the same so the terrorists immediately brought this is for. I hold that this one will last but really have doubts given the situation that that is there but lets hope lets keep our fingers crossed russia has more special forces on the ground now in syria according to western intelligence sources thats helped assads forces make recent territorial gains in ad lib it shows the extent regime is regaining control is really exerting so for an hour and ultimately its the final nail in the coffin of opposition groups who ultimately lost the war they lost to assad with this russian iranian and his club backed forces turkeys president says that it teary orating environment in the north of syria is a humanitarian crisis. And also says that the situation in a blip is not at the point we want but it must also know that the outside regime is likely to eventually resume its push to retake the final part of territory still under the control of a hardcore of anti regime fighters. Burnitz with aljazeera untuck you and other world news i saw says its carried out a Suicide Attack in the many port city of aids and killing at least 3 separatists fighters recent battles around the city have exposed growing rifts in the saudi and erotic coalition yemens internationally recognized president accuses the u. A. E. Government ally of supporting the separatists by bombing Government Forces in iran dayton is urging saudi arabia to intervene the u. A. E. Insists its only targeting terrorists. Jani is a journalist based in aden he says forces loyal to the government have all but disappeared. Friday the scene is now open for the southern separatists and most of aden and the forces of the legitimate government are clearly not present to protect the citizens from violations abuse and being arrested anger is increasing among the residents of aden because the Southern City protests are targeting the National Army on the outskirts of the city people expected the army to arrive and control aid and in order to get rid of the separatists the National Army was forced to retreat by the road leading to shop. Joshua wang and agnes child 2 of 3 activists arrested in hong kong have been released on bail they say they wont surrender as police tried to rein in weeks of antigovernment protests from hong kong clock reports. Joshua one and agnes child left Police Headquarters on their way to cause the founders of the prodemocracy party. Have been charged with inciting and taking part in an unlawful protest outside Police Headquarters in june the Court Appearance was brief both were released on bail w