a gemini was the name the last few years have been quite over 30 in. other words on the time but when it comes to be as on of course always look right in the us virgin is perhaps the biggest on the new all the up $100.00 on the approach i'd love to be an even better person there at home but when you feel the giving your realize that call just another way of never say you ready to meet the dr and then very me right just do it. and earthquake a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown on the 10th anniversary of the fukushima disaster japan still mourns those who were lost and we look at how nuclear power is viewed today. the european central bank promises even more support to eurozone economies as slow vaccines roll outs and smaller aid packages have a recovery. and do you like food to go but hate wasteful packaging we break you one way to contain the container problem. this is the w. business i'm joined now the law and in berlin have be you can join us on this year 10 years ago a tsunami and earthquake hit japan's fukushima nuclear plant triggering the worst atomic disaster since chernow bill earlier today japan held a minute's silence to mark the decade since the natural disasters and the following meltdown. bernauer hito and 1st masako both took part in the memorial event in 201118000 people died as a result of the quake tens of thousands more are still on able to return to their homes near the fukushima nuclear site. the accident sent ripples all over the world including here in germany where the government made a snap decision to phase out nuclear power globally speaking though appetite for atomic energy has grown you can see the number of new reactors here going up from 3 in 2012 after fukushima to 10 in 20152060 before trading slightly again. when it comes to africa it's a different story at present there is only one nuclear power plant on the entire continent of the. coburg facility in south africa built in the eighty's but many countries are hoping to expand into atomic energy in the future as a quick and affordable power source now here to discuss with us this with us is daniel shroff he's a director of renewable energy at the african development bank welcome to the program the 1st thing i want to ask you as whether you could give us a picture of the challenges faced by energy access on the continent what are we looking at. a much stronger moving me to start anew in creating stuff from what we john africa stall asked the huge energy taxes deficit we have some 600000000 africans who do not have access to electricity today just because you got it through a close perspective the small uncertainty presented because of energy excess deficit just concentrated in sub-saharan africa are in fact we have 20 of these the next 5 countries worldwide them are all in sub-saharan africa some of them with an edge in excess rates but in cruel areas below 10 percent but obviously you shanshu the african needs to address requires 1st of all the prioritization of energy access government is now required to look at integrated energy taxes planning we're transferring different options but imo it readable and integrates but also do something around solutions almost immediate and individual solar homes with android it also requires some strengthening the policy illegal regulatory frameworks and increasing financing italy from the private sector speaking of financing your bank in particular the african development bank does not finance nuclear projects why is that. well there you can you go on the back and it does not finance nuclear power it's a technology that is ruled out by the banks and if you fall asleep. i think it will get a nuclear power you started in the introduction it served it's a marginal our contribution to the generation capacity in africa at this point in time it's less than one percent of the current generation capacity projections of the international energy agency by 2030 which is message of doubling of all roll generation capacity in africa still see nuclear at below one percent oh it's a margin of issue in my view. we have number of challenges that the new york is being asked to deal with in an african context is that the power systems are relatively small or it's very difficult to integrate not near units in most african our systems certainly the cost of nuclear is prohibitively high or must have been countries but also higher compared to other technologies particularly if you look at how when you were energy prices have come down in the last decade and studies are a lot of the african countries don't have to ecosystem that is required for nuclear power in terms of research capacities etc those are limited to very few african countries and last but certainly not least is the development time with new plants in our plants crop in the range of 10 to 15 years hence. it's difficult to see our new pure will make a significant contribution to address in that and she accepts challenge that a lot getting everything at 2030 time frame as purposes creditable of and got it right thank you very much for your analysis daniel shirt he's a director of renewable energy at the african development bank thank you very much for your analysis. thank you very much for having me. now while some countries are backing out of nuclear energy as we heard others are blate are blazing ahead into an atomic future in a remote ceremony turkish president. enjoys his russian counterpart vladimir putin in inaugurating at the construction of a new nuclear reactor it will be the 3rd at the aku you power plant in southern turkey with my promise to continue close cooperation in expanding their nuclear power production capabilities in the coming years. now as the 3rd wave of the pandemic looms over europe analysts say that recovery here is going to lag behind the us is rebound by at least a year in a bid to keep the gears grinding the european central bank said today it would step up support measures for eurozone economies take a look. some regions in europe might be relaxing pandemic restrictions and even allowing limited shopping but the pandemic still has europe firmly in its grip the european central bank is still on high alert it's leaving the key interest rate unchanged at the historic low of 0 percent and accelerating its pandemic emergency purchase program we will continue to conduct net said purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase program with a total envelope of $1800000000000.00 euros until at least the end of march 22 and in any case until the governing council charges but the koran the virus crisis phase is over. europe's monetary watchdogs want to keep the financing conditions favorable for the 19 euro zone countries. our financial correspondent chelsea delaney sent us this analysis from frankfurt. the main message from today's meeting is that they remain very committed to keeping borrowing costs low across the euro zone and they say they will significantly increase their purchases of bonds in the coming months and that should help keep borrowing costs for companies for governments for households quite low thereby boosting spending and economic growth for countries across the eurozone this comes after we saw a bond yields across the world including here in europe really start to spike over the past couple of weeks investors are now looking forward and anticipating higher inflation higher pricing pressures as the economy starts to reopen around the world saying that's not what they want to see right now this tightening in financial conditions especially now that countries here in europe are starting to see 3rd waves of corona virus infections as well as slow vaccine rollout saying that now is really the time to double down on stimulus. now to some of the other global business stories making news a facebook consortium has withdrawn plans to install an underwater fiber optic cable between california and hong kong they've decided concerns from the u.s. government which fears beijing might use the system to collect information on americans the proposed link would have also had branches to taiwan and the philippines. last year china built more new wind power capacity than the rest of the world combined into 1919 that's according to a new report by bloomberg new energy finance china's wind farms a group by almost 58 gigawatts renewable energy developers rushed to enter the market before it cut off for new wind power subsidies. during the time many restaurants switched to serving food to go practical enjoyable but also ways generating takeout packaging is responsible for some 280000 tons of waste here in germany every year luckily start ups are coming up with environment friendly alternatives. not much to go but with that the usual waste customers at the miami restaurant in berlin pay $5.00 hero deposit for a bowl that can be used up to $200.00 times and is microwaves and also improves. if i'm going to hold them in for you know could you take it home and out again whenever it's super practical and good of the environment. but i abide by the principle of the news it's good in the context of the sharing economy and for my juicing plastic waste. so you can return it anywhere and aren't tied to any one store so it's super handy and no hassle at all. mine and i is just one of hundreds of restaurants around germany that have started to surface it in reusable boxes which can be returned and washed it pays off financially to. i didn't until it and we have the advantage that we're producing less waste and have to pay less for waste disposal and we have a better conscience not to let all those are sort of take out food packaging is responsible for some 280000 tons of waste in germany every year the government wants that to change and it's planning to make reusable containers smarter tree from 2023 and a rebuttal even reuse about containers eventually get recycled. decision is the end of its life cycle we make sure it's recycled the material is shredded and divided into individual components and which new things like carbon chris power parts or floor inserts fair kitchen cupboards are made the supply chains are eco friendly to . rebuild production site is located just outside the german city of hamburg. hundreds of thousands of boxes are expected to leave the factory this year they were designed by the starship profiting future. students about early studies like those from environmental action germany show that after $10.00 to $12.00 reusable containers are more sustainable packaging but we're aiming for higher numbers so that we can really be sure that it's worth it vain for younger generations in particular sustainability is a hot button issue starships are keen to capitalize on the trend even before germany's plan comes into effect demand for a reasonable container is it's on the rise. and the rise of the internet has spent fewer people heading to their local bookstore over the last couple of decades that has also been the case in china but one extraordinary chain is bucking that trend and you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd walked into a cathedral rather than a shop these paperback palaces have been popping up in cities all over china the architect says celebration of the beauty of books in a country where the volumes available are tightly controlled. thanks for watching. to the point of strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. u.s. president joe biden wants to reform america's immigration system to make it more compassionate to main these new pools the sentiment but it's sticking to its own policy of full truce you are all keeping immigrants so who's more. to the point. of being 16 s t w. y d yes it is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make city screener how can we protect habitats we can make a difference the ideas come into a series of can do 2000 g.w. and all mine. this is the dumping years africa coming up on the program the troubling aftermath equitorial guinea struggles to come to grips with. recent tragedy the nation mourns victims of the weekend's devastating blasts. and west tanzania's president john michael police nearly 2 week public absence raises questions about his health.

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