to the skies for a summer getaway. record numbers of passengers they re predicted to fly this year, with airlines raking in healthy profits and airports fit to bursting. but against a backdrop of war, economic uncertainty, and the year for global elections, can it continue? and, with our climate in crisis, can any of it be done sustainably? i m going to be discussing all of that and more here they are with a host of experts for our bumper aviation special. also, i m catching up with one of the longest serving airline leaders, the industry heavyweight yep, the big boss of emirates airline, sir tim clark. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. now, for many of us, it s that time of the year where we re checking our passports, getting our bags out of the cupboards, and dusting off our shades as we prepare for a summer getaway, jumping on a plane in search of the summer heat or trying to escape it. the ai
live now to professor tim benton, research director, environment and society centre. thank you very much forjoining us today, tim. lots of things of course influence the price we end up paying for ourfood, things like transport, wages and supermarkets. are the increases that we are seeing in the costs of food commodities being passed on to consumers in foal, orare being passed on to consumers in foal, or are they being absorbed, at least in some parts, in the supply chain? to a parts, in the supply chain? trr a certain extent, both. if you think back to our current period of inflation, where we ve had, post ukraine, post pandemic, a global cost of living crisis. sorry, i m getting a lot of feedback, i m getting a lot of feedback, i can t hear myself. thank you. global cost of living crisis, some of that is being driven by environmental effects, some of it being driven by politics, but as climate change increasingly bites, we are going to get a lot more pressure on everyday co