What鈥檚 in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
As the delegates depart, what will be COP 30鈥檚 legacy? And how will it be worded? We speak to former climate negotiator Camilla Born. And breaking world records according to maths.
COP 30 delegates from around the globe are about to depart the Amazon city of Belem in Brazil. But not before some very important documents are drawn up. Camilla Born, former advisor to Cop 26 president Alok Sharma speaks to Tom Whipple about the scientific significance of the language negotiators choose to use.
And it鈥檚 the eve of The Ashes. As England Men鈥檚 Cricket Team line up against their Australian counterparts in Perth, cricket fans on both sides will be hoping for sporting records to fall. But is breaking those records getting increasingly less likely? And can some maths explain all? Tom asks Kit Yates, author and Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement at the University of Bath.
Plus science broadcaster Caroline Steel is in the studio to discuss this week鈥檚 brand new scientific discoveries.
If you want to test your climate change knowledge, head to bbc.co.uk search for 麻豆社 Inside Science and follow the links to The Open University to take the quiz.
Presenter: Tom Whipple
Producers: Jonathan Blackwell, Ella Hubber, Tim Dodd, Alex Mansfield and Clare Salisbury
Editor: Martin Smith
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