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2021 was another turbulent year for trade. Just as the hangover from Brexit finally began to ease, supply chains were thrown onto disarray by restrictions on movement and fluctuating demand as a result of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
Might 2022 be a calmer year for tra...

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France will vote to elect a new president in April. Current president, Emmanuel Macron's second-round opponent from 2017, the far-right populist Marine Le Pen, has already launched her campaign. And there are many others who could also take France forward. So, to discuss the cou...

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The fight to save the planet was the big issue of 2021 - with the delayed COP26 Climate gathering in Glasgow and the virtual element of COP15 in Kunming both aimed at saving the planet.
With the face-to-face Part 2 of COP15 scheduled in April, we talk to Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the...

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2021 was once again a year dominated by the pandemic.
Despite progress with first, second and booster jabs, the Omicron variant has led to further uncertainty for us all. But as we move into 2022, is there more optimism for the NEXT 12 months? One of the people who is best place...

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We couldn't have a show about forecasting without looking to the stars to see what they have in store for us. 2021 brought a mix of the expected - the continuation of the pandemic - and the completely UNexpected - new variants, variants, Joe Biden becoming US President and Germa...

After reflecting on the events of last year, this week, The Agenda’s Stephen Cole is back to the future in this special programme: Forecasting 2022.

France will vote to elect a new president in April. Current president,
Emmanuel Macron's second-round opponent from 2017, the far-right populist ...

WHAT’S THE ISSUE?
“The world is in a race against time...hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”
Those haunting words came from the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a recent news conference. She was of course, referring to Omicron. Until this new COVID-19 varian...

"We have to think about buying local and seasonal, because they're the things that start to impact climate change and reduce our environmental footprint." 🌎

Tom Bradshaw, Vice-President of UK’s National Farmers’ Union and former Chair of Combinable Crops Board speaks to Stephen Cole on #TheAgen...

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As we head into the festive season with product shortages still tainting our festivities, many will be wondering when the shelves will be full again. Is the supply struggle a pandemic-related blip, or are these ongoing problems here to stay?
To explain what’s gone wrong, The Ag...

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Our global supply chain has been strained by the pandemic and other trade-related earthquakes, so how can we make it more resilient for the future?
The European Supply Chain Forum is the leading collaboration platform designed to help solve supply chain challenges using technol...

📉 Despite shortages not being as evident as they were at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve still not recovered to pre-Covid levels.

🛒 The sight of empty supermarket shelves has become an increasingly common one in much of the world over the last few months, with food supply chains bei...

The festive season is upon us, but as we edge through December the conveyor belt of consumerism could stop moving at any moment. With the world battling strained supply chains, this week on The Agenda with Stephen Cole, we're finding out just what’s gone wrong, and in this age of clicks and conve...

What caused the semiconductor shortage? Why couldn’t supermarkets stock toilet roll? And what lasting impact has the Suez Canal blockage had on trade?
The Agenda’s Stephen Cole explains the fragility of our just-in-time supply systems and why it’s time to take stock.

Watch #TheAgenda in full a...

As the world continues getting warmer, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. Whether it’s floods, fires or drought, global experts point to climate change. Sadly, when extreme weather strikes, some of the lowest carbon-producing countries – often also the poorest nations - seem to be...

More than 1.7 million people were affected by severe flooding in China’s northern Shanxi province in October after torrential train triggered landslides and led to thousands of homes collapsing across more than 70 districts and cities.

Just three months prior, hundreds of people died as a result...

The dangers of extreme weather are becoming increasingly apparent, and a recent report warns governments that as many as 10 million people are likely to die of heat stress from rising temperatures unless we substantially cut greenhouse gas emissions. ☀️

The Agenda’s Stephen Cole is joined by on...

During the summer of this year, many countries experienced record-breaking heatwaves. Greece’s ancient city of Athens reaching 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in July. Homes were also destroyed in wildfires north of the city. Meanwhile a small town in Sicily, Italy hit 124 degrees — b...

Whether it’s floods, wildfires or droughts, the world is experiencing extreme weather more often than ever. The record-breaking temperatures and floods this year, as well as the COP26 conference, have caught the attention of leaders and more Governments are now looking more closely at defences as...

Tackling climate change has become a top priority for world leaders with many setting ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions. Green Hydrogen is being widely seen as the clean energy source which can help the world achieve carbon neutrality.
This week on The Agenda Stephen Cole discovers mor...

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For decades, hydrogen has long been hailed as a potentially revolutionary alternative to fossil fuels and is Earth’s most abundant element. Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water using electricity generated from low-carbon sources resulting in no greenhouse gas emissions....

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Despite all the hype hydrogen still only comprises 1% of the global energy market. Huge amounts of investment is going to be needed to make clean hydrogen a global fuel source. But if the world is going to meet its ambitious targets to lower emissions green and blue hydrogen mus...

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Hydrogen has been talked about as a fuel of the future for decades, but many now believe the time is right for it to move to centre stage.
Oil and gas producing countries in the Middle East are keen to get a piece of the action too as they are aware the world is looking to be l...

Stephen explains why green hydrogen is the cleanest type and how countries around the world are investing in its development.

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The number of Chinese students now studying at UK universities has now reached a record high.

But what exactly is the attraction to the UK? And what about opportunities in the opposite direction for British students to study in China?

Wang Yan, senior specialist and associate research fellow at...