emissions are effectively eliminated within a generation. can it be done? well, my guest is fatih birol, boss of the international energy agency. he believes the answer is yes, but is he ignoring the political realities that he ll encounter in glasgow? fatih birol in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to see you in your headquarters in paris. of course, very, very soon, you ll be in glasgow as a delegate at the cop26 conference. how unfortunate do you think the timing of the conference is amid an energy cost crisis, a supply crisis, but also with the covid pandemic still with us? it is very unfortunate, both of them. and we are seeing energy prices, coal, oiland gas being very high. and not only that, the possible impact on the economy, but some people try to portray this as the first crisis of clean energy transitions, which is, i would say, completely wrong. but i see the risk that it may well be a barrier for further policy ac
time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. it is tempting to be sceptical about a conference billed by some as humanity s last chance to save the planet. but the truth is the cop26 meeting in glasgow is a very big deal. global heating is real. it threatens to inflict existential harms on all life on earth, unless greenhouse gas emissions are effectively eliminated within a generation. can it be done? well, my guest is fatih birol, boss of the international energy agency. he believes the answer is yes, but is he ignoring the political realities that he ll encounter in glasgow? fatih birol in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to see you in your headquarters in paris. of course, very, very soon, you ll be in glasgow as a delegate at the cop26 conference. how unfortunate do you think the timing of the conference is, amid an energy cost crisis, a supply crisis, but also with the covid pandemic still with us? it is ve
expensive stuff including a worldwide minimum corporate tax of 15% they hope to have instituted by 2023, sooner than thought. we are monitoring each of these elements from half a world away from president in key states. polls are narrowing and it is not a given even in new jersey the democratic governor is a layup. we are following this development with a special one on one, the former governor of virginia is not surprised the race has turned to his favor. doug wilder is here, the candidate creating waves in the garden state, outlining some of his ideas that he thinks are resonating in the highest of high tax states. so much to get into. i am neil cavuto. a lot of tricks, very few treats when it comes to saving money in washington. more on that in a second. amy kellogg in rome. reporter: getting together again since the distance the pandemic forced on all of them. the g 20 represents 60% of the planet. 75% of international trade and senior white house administration officia
platforms. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. it is tempting to be sceptical about a conference billed by some as humanity s last chance to save the planet. but the truth is the cop26 meeting in glasgow is a very big deal. global heating is real. it threatens to inflict existential harms on all life on earth unless greenhouse gas emissions are effectively eliminated within a generation. can it be done? well, my guest is fatih birol, boss of the international energy agency. he believes the answer is yes, but is he ignoring the political realities that he ll encounter in glasgow? fatih birol in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to see you in your headquarters in paris. of course, very, very soon, you ll be in glasgow as a delegate at the cop26 conference. how unfortunate do you think the timing of the conference is amid an energy cost crisis, a supply crisis, but also with the covid pandemic still with us? it is very unfortu
meeting in glasgow is a very big deal. global heating is real. it threatens to inflict existential harms on all life on earth unless greenhouse gas emissions are effectively eliminated within a generation. can it be done? well, my guest is fatih birol, boss of the international energy agency. he believes the answer is yes, but is he ignoring the political realities that he ll encounter in glasgow? fatih birol in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to see you in your headquarters in paris. of course, very, very soon, you ll be in glasgow as a delegate at the cop26 conference. how unfortunate do you think the timing of the conference is amid an energy cost crisis, a supply crisis, but also with the covid pandemic still with us? it is very unfortunate, both of them. and we are seeing energy prices, coal, oil, and gas being very high. and not only that, the possible impact on the economy, but some people try to portray this as the fir