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Oct 2021
37m 54s

Climate Actually

BBC News
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We’re just a podcast, sitting in front of Richard Curtis, asking him some questions. The rom-com hitmaker – famous for Four Weddings, Notting Hill and Love Actually – joins us to talk about the environment and why your choice of pension matters for the planet.

The world is gathering in Glasgow this weekend to discuss climate change. Laura checks in from the airport as she boards the PM’s plane to Rome, where the G20 leaders’ summit is taking place first.

And with the government looking at cracking down on so-called ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ companies, Adam speaks to the CEO and co-founder of Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

Today’s Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg with producers Ben Cooper, Maz Ebtehaj, Georgia Coan and Sam Bonham. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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