structurally in decline. you ve got the rise of renewable energy, the fact that electric vehicles are now 50% of sales in china. so that ll be a fundamental challenge to anybody investing in fossil fuels a fundamental challenge to anybody investing in fossilfuels in a fundamental challenge to anybody investing in fossil fuels in the future. this is an industry which is clearly entering into its endgame. renewables are ultimately growing faster than fossil fuels, and that will mean that clean energy will win. now investors have got to act, we ve got to deploy huge amounts of clean energy, we ve got to build up the grid notjust in the uk, but all over the world. it s all about electrifying everything. if we can do that, that ll be the death knell of fossil fuels. marcus correct that market tends to direct the way the market goes. there are more clean energy plants in texas, an oil state, then there are in california because it s economically sensible to do it. but we ve got a f
You are this morning. This is the current beach outside the studio in sa lfo rd. Current beach outside the studio in salford. A lovely picture. Good morning. After a chilly start, it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine around. For the rest of england and wales, a bit more clouds, a few showers, a breeze picking up, and chilly on the east coast. I will have all the details inis coast. I will have all the details in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will visit Buckingham Palace today, for an audience with the queen, to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. It signals the official start of the general Election Campaign and just after midnight all seats in the House Of Commons became vacant. Attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and Welsh Councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is may 22nd and polls open onjune
pete: couple of quick headlines for you. former vice president joe biden s family is growing thanks to their new four-legged friend. the bidens are adopting a 10-month-old german shepard named major. the bidens fostered the dog for months and were ready to make the adoption official. love the name. [laughter] and this love trend is on the rise. more young couples in america are living together rather than tying the knot. this includes 9% of people between the ages of 18 to 24 and 15% of those 25-34-year-olds. fifty years ago those numbers were at 0.1 and 2%. new numbers, new world. ed: there you go. interesting. all right. so in what seems to be a veiled swipe or maybe not a veiled swipe at president trump, michelle obama out on the tour, book tour now, lecturing about good behavior. take a look at this. she says the president isn t the
national association of realtors shows 25-34-year-olds currently make up the largest share of home buyers, about a third of the total. abby huntsman here with details on that. reporter: that is right, jon. the millennial generation which has eight million more people than baby boomers are moving out of mom and dad s house and wanting to the buy something of their own. and experts say the impact of this will be a big one. this is the day we got the keys, we did closing. reporter: millennials are often described as the generation that doesn t want to settle down, the transient generation. a new study by the national association of realtors shows that s actually not the case. in fact, young people between the ages of 25 and 34 now make up the largest share of home buyers with almost half looking to buy their first home within the next two years according to another study. it is the millennial generation who have a very positive view that the real estate provide a good financial in
jon: well, the millennial generation sometimes gets a bad rap for things like living at home with mom and dad on into their 20s and beyond, but some new data shows those 25-34-year-olds could be giving the housing market a much-needed boost. plus, pit bulls usually associated with aggressive behavior and violent attacks, but one dog belonging to the breed is aiming to change that perception. we ll introduce you to kaya. narrator: when you see this truck,