News Meeting: Christiana Figueres on the Dubai floods and Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres joins the Tortoise team to tell them what she thinks should lead the news.

Plus, Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan have their latest Postcard from America. This week it’s about the rise of college women’s basketball, fuelled by one charismatic star - Caitlin Clark.

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Guests:

• Christiana Figueres, former UN climate chief and host of the ‘ Outrage and Optimism • ’ podcast • Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise • Jeevan Vasagar, climate editor at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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Release date

Lydbog: 19. april 2024