BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 4, 2024 22:35:00
Because a global commission on adaptation led by bill gates, kristalina georgieva, and ban ki—moon, former secretary—general of united nations, they've said, well, if the world was to invest $1.7 trillion in climate adaptation before 2030, the net economic benefit is us$7.1 trillion, so it's not only the right thing to do, stephen, it's the smart thing to do. i do want to unpick some of those figures with you and look particularly at the case of adaptation and the return you would get for adaptation policies in africa. i want to go into that, but before i do that, just one general point ab...