for people struggling to cope. the government has said it s providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. that s it from me. which will be here at the top of the hour. rich will be here. now on bbc news, it s time for unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? or is itjust. well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look a
hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look at how he s stepping up cooperation with nato. they re drawing a direct connection between what s taking place in ukraine, a desire to change the status quo there through force, and what china might be contemplating in taiwan. another big international conference on climate chang
it all sounds like a mess. but is it? i turned tojustin rowlatt, the bbc s climate editor. it s a halfway house. it s kind of taking stock, getting everyone together, setting the agenda for the next big, you know, international conference, which is in sharm el sheikh, in egypt, in november. they re knocking heads together. saying, come on, guys, this is a really important issue, you ve got to remain focused on this. whatever distractions there are in your country, you know, fuel crisis or cost of living. 0rwar? yeah, depending where you are. yeah, it s saying, we really have to bear down on this because this goes on being a huge issue for humanity into the future. we re coming up to sharm el sheikh. well, some months away, still. is that going to be yet another one of these things where, you know, everybody says what might have been, rather than what actually was? this year, they are going to be asking people to increase their commitment in terms of cutting emissions. so, we ll hope to
everyone feels the situation is getting really worrying. the developed countries have promised to create a fund of $100 billion to help the world adapt. but they haven t actually forked out the cash. there s absolutely no guarantee that the nations of the world will reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. and a lot of people are now worried that the target of keeping the rise in overall temperatures to 1.5 centigrade is slipping away from us. it all sounds like a mess. but is it? i turned tojustin rowlatt, the bbc s climate editor. it s a halfway house. it s kind of taking stock, getting everyone together, setting the agenda for the next big, you know, international conference, which is in sharm el sheikh, in egypt, in november. they re knocking heads together. saying, come on, guys, this is a really important issue,
priority than travelling into space. the idea this space race is on at the moment, we have been seeing people try to get the space race going. the idea that we need some of the world s greatest brains and minds fixed on this purpose, not trying to find the next place to go. the interview took place to mark this weekend s awarding of the first earthshot prize, which the prince has launched to find solutions to climate change, and that timing prompted mcguinn to ask. but forjahnavi. that wasn t the only significant royal interview on the bbc this week. on monday, prince charles spoke tojustin rowlatt, newly appointed as the corporation s first climate editor, about how to effect changes in behaviour that will help the environment. is our government doing enough to make these things happen? i couldn t possibly comment.