Up in the air

We examine how the longest shutdown in the US history has affected the airline industry and hear from stranded passengers and furloughed air traffic controllers. And, on day two of the COP climate conference in Brazil, we talk to a South African minister on what it will take to help poorer nations fund the transition to clean energy.

(Photo by CAROLINE BREHMAN: EPA/Shutterstock. Description: Travellers wait nearby an arrivals board at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, USA, 10 November 2025.)