{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/6687e220fc882c395b022416?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How will new Labour government fight climate change?","description":"<p>Tech &amp; Science Daily asked Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL, about <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2024-live-voting-polls-results-london-sunak-starmer-b1168560.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the new government’</a>s challenges for tackling the climate crisis, transition to renewable energy and the Tories’ eco report card after 14 years in power. Plus, a Nasa crew is due to leave Mars simulation after 378 days. Richard McCracken, associate professor and lasers expert at Heriot-Watt University, on work to create ‘astrocomb’ helping giant SALT telescope hunt exoplanets.</p><p><br></p><p>Also in this episode:</p><ul><li>Japan says <em>sayonara </em>to floppy disks</li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/chicago-namibia-south-africa-earth-antarctica-b1168477.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Giant fanged swamp beast ‘was pre-dinosaurs top predator’</a></li><li>Song melodies ‘simpler since 1950s’</li></ul>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}