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News Meeting: Christiana Figueres on the Dubai floods and Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban

APR 19, 202445 MIN
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News Meeting: Christiana Figueres on the Dubai floods and Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban

APR 19, 202445 MIN

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<p>Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres joins the Tortoise team to tell them what she thinks should lead the news.</p><br><p>Plus, Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan have their latest Postcard from America. This week it’s about the rise of college women’s basketball, fuelled by one charismatic star - Caitlin Clark.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Book your ticket for the next News Meeting Live on 24th April by clicking <a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-with-decca-aitkenhead/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><br><p>Guests:</p><ul><li>Christiana Figueres, former UN climate chief and host of the ‘<a href="https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Outrage and Optimism</a>’ podcast</li><li>Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise</li><li>Jeevan Vasagar, climate editor at Tortoise</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise</p><br><p>Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire</p><br><p>Executive producer: Lewis Vickers</p><br><p>To find out more about Tortoise:</p><br><p>-<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Download</a> the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p><br><p>-<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Subscribe</a> to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content</p><br><p>-<a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/becomeamember/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Become a member</a> and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more</p><br><p>If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;</p><br><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>