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World Service,14 Dec 2015,26 mins

Will Climate Pledges Actually Become Policy?

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We ask whether the lack of a legally binding deal in Paris will hinder progress. Dieter Helm, professor of energy policy at Oxford University gives us his assessment. Also in the programme, South Africa has its third finance minister in less than a week. Alan Mukoki of the South African Chamber of Commerce tells us what the business community makes of the rapid ministerial turnover. As the world prepares for the launch of the latest Star Wars instalment, our reporter Elizabeth Hotson has been finding out how much people are willing to pay for memorabilia from the films. And our commentator Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times tells us why she thinks working from home can be counterproductive. (Picture: Sunrise over Earth. Picture credit: PA.)

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