The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the warmest previous february, which was 2016, its not really surprising, because this has been the el nino year, where temperatures tend to be warmer than usual, and more importantly, we
Thats turned french politics upside down now is the last chance for the two president ial candidates to appeal for voters before the polls open on sunday. Well get the inside track on the last week of the contest and ask how much the winner can achieve when they get into office. No specific question today. Just letters know what you think of the programme. Be nice just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. The head of the American Investment bank Goldman Sachs, has warned that britains Financial Centre the City Of London will stall when the country leaves the European Union. Lloyd blankfein told the bbc that the bank had Contingency Plans to move staff to mainland europe, depending on the outcome of brexit talks. At the moment Goldman Sachs employ 6,500 people here in the uk. The bank is due to move into a new premises in 2019 as it tries to bring all its london staff into the same building the stakes are high for Goldman Sachs. It has around 3a,000 staff worl
Fallen sharply after fears that the conservatives might not get the majority in the general election that many are thinking may happen. Hi Claire Castle may be better known as the Filming Location for down to gnabry but its also home to europes most successful horse racing ownership company. Well get the inside track with harry herbert. And its been revealed the Bank Of Englands staff have been studying dr seuss to brush up on Communication Skills because he has been described as a master of using simple language. With like to know what business language you think would benefit from the dr seuss treatment. We promise no jargon here on Business Live. India has retained its crown as the Fastest Growing major economy in the world. Economists are predicting Indian Economy grew by 7. 1 , thats in the first three months of this year. But would be faster than china which is currently at 6. 9 . The resilience of the Indian Economy will be welcome news for Prime Minister Narendra Modi following
Good morning. In sport, stuart hogg is out of the lions tour with injury. But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm up match, they kick off against highlanders later this morning. Aint aint nobody loves me better. From singing superstars to a capella amateurs we take a look behind the scenes of new bbc show, pitch battle. And carol has the weather in just a few minutes when we can find her. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, today, to thrash out the details of a deal that would secure their support for a minority conservative government. Opposition parties have criticised the talks, with sinn fein suggesting a deal with the dup would undermine the Good Friday Agreement. Meanwhile, with Brexit Talks Due to begin in less than a week, the eus Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier has called on britain not to waste time. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright, has more. If the Arlene Foster,
How one man used his skills combating insurgents in the army can now sell us all sorts of things including the ft. As facebook launches a new video service, we wa nt to launches a new video service, we want to know what would you watch on Social Networks . What tv shows would you watch . Let us know. Welcome to the programme. As usual its action packed. Toshiba has reported its much delayed earnings finally reducing the risk it will be de listed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Embattled Electronics firm posted a loss of 8. 8 billion for the last fiscal year. It follows an Accounting Scandal and massive writedowns. So, whats gone wrong for the 40 year old japanese giant . Two years ago an Accounting Scandal was revealed that led to the resignation of several members of the firms senior management, including the boss. The company was found to have inflated the previous seven years profits by 1. 2 billion. Problems came to a head again this year, when toshibas us nuclear unit, westingh