{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/636926a3045fb300111193aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Just Stop Oil protests continue as COP27 begins","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<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>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}