Climate Change - A Mixed Picture or It's Not

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In the climate change example is a really interesting one to begin, maybe look at historic parallels to massive crises or challenges that we've needed to confront. I think thisa mixed picture. So in a funny way, i am, i am becoming slightly an optimist on climate because i think tat dynamic i talked about were social problems you mount and don't get solved for year after year. And then there's a kind of tipping point when things start to change quickly.

James Plunkett's new book, End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken, draws on his years working in both public policy and at the top tiers of government. A former advisor to UK prime minister Gordon Brown, his book looks at how to reboot some key ideas ranging from commerce to healthcare for a nation such as the UK in order to provide better quality of life for larger sections of society. James joins urbanist, transport and tech specialist Kat Hanna to talk about the book.

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