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Radio 4,10 Nov 2020,28 mins

American election

Costing the Earth

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After four years of the Trump administration, and a hard-fought and much-disputed presidential race, what are the implications now for future American environmental policy? In this programme Tom Heap and a panel of commentators discuss what the election result may mean for everything from energy production to the Paris Agreement. On the panel: Professor Jody Freeman, Harvard Law School; Bob Ward, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; Karly Matthews, American Conservation Coaltion; Mark Lynas, environmental campaigner and author. Produced by Emma Campbell

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