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We're one step from book burning going on in texas. let's be blunt. we're in a dangerous place as a nation. >> yeah, we absolutely are. john, last word on this. if you grew up like i grew up, we didn't -- our feelings were not taken into account when all we learned about being a black person in america is slavery, that that is your identity almost. and then they jump forward to i have a dream and dr. king was really nice to white people and that's it. for asian-american kids, we have dean here, there is nothing about muslims in this country about education. asian-americans get almost nothing a...

Because the australian government has never said this before and the prime minister. has actively avoided making this sort of commitment - in the lead up to cop26, so now the expectationsj are that actually - australia might move to net zero before cop26. i think the international- friends of australia might — to borrow a line from emma bunton — say, | what took you so long? david, this will presumably go down well in downing street if this is the case, but borisjohnson has got enough problems at home with the effects of his energy policy — subsidising consumer prices, subsidising produc...

Of australia might — to steal a line froml emma bunton — say, i what took you so long? david, this will presumably go well in downing street if this is the case, but borisjohnson has got enough problems at home with the effects of his energy policy, subsidising consumer prices, production costs. there is a price cap for consumers, but it will go up. is that the best way to square this circle? every government faces the dilemma of, how do you limit the cost of living for families — for voters, let's be blunt — while also trying to tackle climate change? if you were to take a purest econ...

Of living for families — for voters, let's be blunt — while also trying to tackle climate change? if you were to take a really purest economist view, you would say the most logical thing to do is to apply a carbon tax if you want to limit the use of fossil fuels. there are already some carbon taxes on some fuels, but here in the uk, for example, on petrol and diesel, those taxes have not risen for years now because it would be so politically difficult to do so. and look what happened when emmanuel macron stuck a climate tax on fuel and diesel in france. the yellow vest protests, yeah. that...

Of living for families — for voters, let's be blunt — while also trying to tackle climate change? if you were to take a purest economic view, you would say the most logical thing to do is a carbon tax. there are some carbon taxes on some fuels, but here in the uk, on petrol and diesel, those taxes have not risen for years now because it would be so politically difficult to do so. look what happened when emmanuel macron stuck a tax on fuel in france. the yellow vest protest. it is a balancing act. governments are trying to pick their way through. stefanie, has it come up much during the cam...