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Nov 2021
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Glenn takes a look at the role of business in tackling climate change. Kevin and Harriet are taking a well-earned rest so he’s joined by the BBC’s Business and Economy Editor Douglas Fraser. He also hears from Tina Stege, Special Envoy to the Marshall Islands and the boss of a company that’s producing the next generation of biofuel.

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