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Jan 2024
47m 17s

Energy Creation

THE TLS
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This week, will George Berridge be convinced by the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's Poor Things? And Peter Geoghegan explores how the climate emergency is being treated in Westminster.


'Mission zero: The independent net zero review', by Chris Skidmore

'Climate capitalism: Winning the global race to zero emissions', by Akshat Rathi

'The price is wrong: Why capitalism won’t save the planet', by Brett

Christophers

'Poor things', directed by Yorgos Lanthimos


Produced by Charlotte Pardy



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