Climate change to be at the heart of US policies

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The new measures set out in a series of executive orders by President Biden include a freeze on new oil and gas leases on public land and offshore waters, and an end to fossil fuel subsidies where legally possible. The moves are expected to meet stiff resistance from the energy industry. We take a look at the challenge ahead. We report from South Africa, the hardest hit country on the African continent in terms of Covid-19 deaths and cases, which is experiencing oxygen shortages in hospitals. Also what changes are likely in the US stance towards Ethiopia and the Tigray crisis? A former US diplomat gives his view.