Just Stop Oil protests continue as COP27 begins

<p>Why the mood at COP27 is ‘sombre and difficult’. <a href="https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1589529255691849729?s=20&amp;t=qWd3rWxVdMkVS-XzLiOxBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rishi Sunak calls on world leaders to protect the planet ‘for our children and grandchildren’</a>. How police are dealing with <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/environment/metropolitan-police-just-stop-oil-police-surrey-police-m25-b1038130.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Stop Oil protests on the M25</a>. Our <a href="https://twitter.com/martinbentham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham</a> explains the difficulties with policing dangerous protest action. Plus Climate Scientist Professor Simon Lewis describes the action governments need to tackle on global warming. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What is the mood like at COP27 in Egypt?</li><li>Is Just Stop Oil’s cause the right one?</li><li>Is the UK playing its part on climate action?</li><li>Protest action on the M25 explained</li><li>How can police tackle the protest action?</li><li>Will the government succumb to climate activists’ demands?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>