hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. we've got droughts, we've got floods, we've got firestorms hitting the poorest countries in the world, and yet at the same time, we've got these unprecedented profits, windfall profits that have been made by the petrol states and oil companies. if we are to rebuild trust and and reignite solidarity, then let us start changing how we engage and reforming our international financial architecture. today, i'm pleased to announce we're working with congress _ to address $40 billion in our pacific islands i infrastructure initiative. rising sea levels, bushfires, flooding and cyclones — who pays for the devestation wreaked by climate change? last year, the biggest polluters

agreed to contribute to a loss and damage fund for the most vulnerable countries, but ten months on, no agreement on who should pay, where it should be distributed or how. we will hear from one of the pacific island nations whose leaders today gathered at the white house. president macron says he has a plan for a pain—free green transition. so does rishi sunak. is france's net—zero strategy bold enough to meet the challenge? and israel abuzz with news of a new machine that can replaces our bees as the on—farm pollinator. good evening. the leaders of some of the most vulnerable countries on earth have gathered in washington today for a pacific island summit hosted by president biden. it's part of a renewed effort by the white house to improve diplomatic relations in a region in which the us and china battle for influence, but the truth is the leaders

of these small island nations feel forgotten. for years, they have been asking for finance and compensation to deal with the worst effects of climate change, and they continue to wait. it was discussed at the un general assembly last week, but still no breakthrough on how to finance a "loss and damage" fund and no agreement on who should benefit from it. in part that explains why the leader of the solomon islands has refused to attend the white house today. manasseh sogavare told the general assembly last week that china's unilateral support for the solomons was "less restrictive, more responsive and more aligned to his country's national needs". if we are to rebuild trust and reignite solidarity, then let us start by changing how we engage and reforming our international financial architecture. so how do the biggest polluters raise the trillions of dollars required to help these smaller nation adapt? today, the former british prime minister gordon brown put

forward his solution — a $25 billion global windfall on oil and gas profits paid by the biggest petrol states. that would amount, he says, to less than i% of global oil and gas revenues and only 3% of their export earnings. we've got an explosive situation in the world today. we've got droughts, we've got floods, we've got firestorms hitting the poorest countries in the world, and yet at the same time, we've got these unprecedented profits, windfall profits that have been made by the petrol states and oil companies. and the extent of it is that it is 4 trillion, 4000 billion in revenues in the last year. two and half trillion of that are windfall, money that is unearned, but money that should go to helping those very people that are suffering from the high energy prices and, of course, suffering from climate change as a result of historic emissions.

dr satyendra prasad is the former fijian ambassador to un and to us. he presently is the climate head for abt associates. he is also senior fellow at carnegie endowment for international peace in dc. he joins me live from washington. lovely to see you, thank you for coming on the programme. let'sjust address what gordon brown has been talking about today. does that sound to you like a good initiative? thank ou, to you like a good initiative? thank you, christian. _ to you like a good initiative? thank you, christian. yes, _ to you like a good initiative? thank you, christian. yes, indeed, - to you like a good initiative? thank you, christian. yes, indeed, that's| you, christian. yes, indeed, that's a very— you, christian. yes, indeed, that's a very powerful— you, christian. yes, indeed, that's a very powerful set _ you, christian. yes, indeed, that's a very powerful set of— you, christian. yes, indeed, that's a very powerful set of proposals i you, christian. yes, indeed, that's. a very powerful set of proposals put forward _ a very powerful set of proposals put forward by— a very powerful set of proposals put forward by mr— a very powerful set of proposals put forward by mr gordon _ a very powerful set of proposals put forward by mr gordon brown. - a very powerful set of proposals put forward by mr gordon brown. i- a very powerful set of proposals put| forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has _ forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has hit _ forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has hit the — forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has hit the nail— forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has hit the nail right— forward by mr gordon brown. i think he has hit the nail right on— he has hit the nail right on the head — he has hit the nail right on the head. just _ he has hit the nail right on the head. just incremental- he has hit the nail right on the . head. just incremental increases he has hit the nail right on the - head. just incremental increases in overseas _ head. just incremental increases in overseas development _ head. just incremental increases in overseas development assistance i head. just incremental increases in. overseas development assistance will not cut _ overseas development assistance will not cut it _ overseas development assistance will not cut it to _ overseas development assistance will not cut it to make _ overseas development assistance will not cut it to make up _ overseas development assistance will not cut it to make up for— overseas development assistance will not cut it to make up for the - overseas development assistance will not cut it to make up for the loss- not cut it to make up for the loss and damage _ not cut it to make up for the loss and damage financing. _ not cut it to make up for the loss and damage financing. so- not cut it to make up for the loss and damage financing. so we - not cut it to make up for the loss. and damage financing. so we need not cut it to make up for the loss- and damage financing. so we need to look at _ and damage financing. so we need to look at other— and damage financing. so we need to look at other sources _ and damage financing. so we need to look at other sources of _ and damage financing. so we need to look at other sources of financing, . look at other sources of financing, and the _ look at other sources of financing, and the principle _ look at other sources of financing, and the principle that _ look at other sources of financing, and the principle that polluter- look at other sources of financing, i and the principle that polluter pays and the principle that polluter pays and the _ and the principle that polluter pays and the principle _ and the principle that polluter pays and the principle that _ and the principle that polluter pays and the principle that windfall - and the principle that windfall gains — and the principle that windfall gains have _ and the principle that windfall gains have been— and the principle that windfall gains have been made - and the principle that windfall gains have been made by- and the principle that windfall. gains have been made by fossil and the principle that windfall - gains have been made by fossil fuel companies — gains have been made by fossil fuel companies and _ gains have been made by fossil fuel companies and petrol— gains have been made by fossil fuel companies and petrol states - gains have been made by fossil fuel companies and petrol states is -

gains have been made by fossil fuel companies and petrol states is a . companies and petrol states is a very important _ companies and petrol states is a very important and _ companies and petrol states is a very important and powerful- companies and petrol states is a - very important and powerful starting point _ very important and powerful starting point in _ very important and powerful starting point in the — very important and powerful starting point. in the proposals _ very important and powerful starting point. in the proposals he _ very important and powerful starting point. in the proposals he is - very important and powerful starting point. in the proposals he is put - point. in the proposals he is put forward — point. in the proposals he is put forward is — point. in the proposals he is put forward is i% _ point. in the proposals he is put forward is 1% of _ point. in the proposals he is put forward is 1% of the _ point. in the proposals he is put forward is 1% of the finances - point. in the proposals he is put forward is 1% of the finances ofl forward is 1% of the finances of these — forward is 1% of the finances of these companies, _ forward is 1% of the finances of these companies, which - forward is 1% of the finances of| these companies, which makes forward is 1% of the finances of . these companies, which makes a forward is 1% of the finances of - these companies, which makes a very substantial _ these companies, which makes a very substantial startup_ these companies, which makes a very substantial startup contribution - these companies, which makes a very substantial startup contribution to - substantial startup contribution to fihahcihg — substantial startup contribution to financing the _ substantial startup contribution to financing the loss _ substantial startup contribution to financing the loss and _ substantial startup contribution to financing the loss and damage - substantial startup contribution to . financing the loss and damage fund. so it's— financing the loss and damage fund. so it's a _ financing the loss and damage fund. so it's a very— financing the loss and damage fund. so it's a very powerful _ financing the loss and damage fund. so it's a very powerful set _ financing the loss and damage fund. so it's a very powerful set of - so it's a very powerful set of proposals _ so it's a very powerful set of proposals very _ so it's a very powerful set of proposals very worthy - so it's a very powerful set of proposals very worthy of - proposals very worthy of consideration— proposals very worthy of consideration by- proposals very worthy of - consideration by policymakers proposals very worthy of _ consideration by policymakers across the world _ consideration by policymakers across the world. the — consideration by policymakers across the world. ., . ., . ., the world. the financing for climate chan . e is the world. the financing for climate change is multifaceted, _ the world. the financing for climate change is multifaceted, and - the world. the financing for climate change is multifaceted, and of - change is multifaceted, and of course the loss and damage fund is front and centre. what would it mean to a country like fiji? 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that is capable of undertaking this type of activity which do not fall . type of activity which do not fall in the _ type of activity which do not fall in the normal— type of activity which do not fall in the normal adaptation - type of activity which do not fall in the normal adaptation areas, j type of activity which do not fall. in the normal adaptation areas, or their— in the normal adaptation areas, or their or— in the normal adaptation areas, or their or hot — in the normal adaptation areas, or their or not mitigation _ in the normal adaptation areas, or their or not mitigation actions. - in the normal adaptation areas, or their or not mitigation actions. sol their or not mitigation actions. so this is— their or not mitigation actions. so this is a _ their or not mitigation actions. so this is a very— their or not mitigation actions. so this is a very fundamental, - their or not mitigation actions. soj this is a very fundamental, crucial and we _ this is a very fundamental, crucial and we hope _ this is a very fundamental, crucial and we hope that _ this is a very fundamental, crucial and we hope that the _ this is a very fundamental, crucial and we hope that the leaders - this is a very fundamental, cruciall and we hope that the leaders when they meet— and we hope that the leaders when they meet with _ and we hope that the leaders when they meet with president - and we hope that the leaders when they meet with president biden- and we hope that the leaders when| they meet with president biden will seek president— they meet with president biden will seek president biden's _ they meet with president biden will seek president biden's support- they meet with president biden will seek president biden's support and| seek president biden's support and the months — seek president biden's support and the months remaining, _ seek president biden's support and the months remaining, we - seek president biden's support and the months remaining, we will- seek president biden's support and. the months remaining, we will make seek president biden's support and i the months remaining, we will make a lot more _ the months remaining, we will make a lot more headway— the months remaining, we will make a lot more headway and _ the months remaining, we will make a lot more headway and be _ the months remaining, we will make a lot more headway and be able to - 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and damage did not give us a solution of the world and - solution of the world and especially pacific— solution of the world and especially pacific are — solution of the world and especially pacific are looking _ solution of the world and especially pacific are looking for. _ solution of the world and especially pacific are looking for. i— solution of the world and especially pacific are looking for.— pacific are looking for. i was readin: pacific are looking for. i was reading today _ pacific are looking for. i was reading today something - pacific are looking for. i was i reading today something that pacific are looking for. i was - reading today something that you talk about with regards to the airport at tuvalu, which have to be

replaced. but it has to be replaced in the current climate every 8—10 years. and when you compare... all these things are comparable. if you imagine that you had to replace a runway at heathrow every 8—10 years and for covered the size of two volute, that's an extraordinary cost. is that sort of finance available for small nation states or how do you fund something like that in the current climate? yes. how do you fund something like that in the current climate?— in the current climate? yes, and if ou took in the current climate? yes, and if you took that _ in the current climate? yes, and if you took that example _ in the current climate? yes, and if you took that example further- in the current climate? yes, and if| you took that example further that rather _ you took that example further that rather than — you took that example further that rather than every _ you took that example further that rather than every 20 _ you took that example further that rather than every 20 years - you took that example further that rather than every 20 years you - you took that example further that rather than every 20 years you did| rather than every 20 years you did a major— rather than every 20 years you did a major upgrade — rather than every 20 years you did a major upgrade of— rather than every 20 years you did a major upgrade of heathrow- rather than every 20 years you did a major upgrade of heathrow airport, | major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the _ major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the cost — major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the cost of— major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the cost of the _ major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the cost of the major _ major upgrade of heathrow airport, but the cost of the major upgrade . major upgrade of heathrow airport, j but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost _ but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost was _ but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost was of— but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost was of climate _ but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost was of climate change - but the cost of the major upgrade is a cost was of climate change and i a cost was of climate change and need _ a cost was of climate change and need to — a cost was of climate change and need to do— a cost was of climate change and need to do it _ a cost was of climate change and need to do it every— a cost was of climate change and need to do it every seven, - a cost was of climate change and need to do it every seven, eight, ten years— need to do it every seven, eight, ten years maximum, _ need to do it every seven, eight, ten years maximum, more - need to do it every seven, eight, . ten years maximum, more rain and flooding _ ten years maximum, more rain and flooding etc, — ten years maximum, more rain and flooding etc, that— ten years maximum, more rain and flooding etc, that you _ ten years maximum, more rain and flooding etc, that you will - ten years maximum, more rain and flooding etc, that you will be - flooding etc, that you will be paying — flooding etc, that you will be paying £1_ flooding etc, that you will be paying £1 trillion _ flooding etc, that you will be paying £1 trillion every - flooding etc, that you will be paying £1 trillion every ten . flooding etc, that you will be . paying £1 trillion every ten years to upgrade — paying £1 trillion every ten years to upgrade heathrow, _ paying £1 trillion every ten years to upgrade heathrow, the - paying £1 trillion every ten years i to upgrade heathrow, the probably would _ to upgrade heathrow, the probably would he _ to upgrade heathrow, the probably would be up — to upgrade heathrow, the probably would be up evils _ to upgrade heathrow, the probably would be up evils in _ to upgrade heathrow, the probably would be up evils in the _ to upgrade heathrow, the probably would be up evils in the uk. -

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course only part of the equation. the biggest responsibility we have is to put in place the steadfast policies to reach net—zero by 2050. there has been plenty of criticism this past week of the british prime minister, who has delayed by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that was due to take effect in 2030. he has been watering down other climate goals which he says impose "unacceptable costs" on ordinary people. there's a similar debate in france. environmentalists say president macron has not been anywhere near ambitious enough. in the past few hours, he has been setting out his revised targets. translation: basically this whole strate: will translation: basically this whole strategy will allow _ translation: basically this whole strategy will allow us _ translation: basically this whole strategy will allow us to _ translation: basically this whole strategy will allow us to reduce - translation: basically this whole strategy will allow us to reduce ourj strategy will allow us to reduce our dependence on so—called fossil fuels. essentially coal, oiland gas. interviewed by the way that we don't produce so we are dependent on it. studies have shown very clearly and they have supported the strategy, but thanks to the strategy we will reduce our dependence on fossilfuels from 60

we will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels from 60 to 40% by 2030. for me one of the objectives that is fundamental in this decarbonisation process is to get rid of call. i think that's a priority that we have set for the country, that we are going to take to europe and the rest of the world. if within this mandate therefore by the 1st of january 2027 to be completely free of corporate production of our electricity and the phasing out of cold we must support in europe and for the world, which once again correspond to the objectives set by the ipcc, which says 2030 as a target date for the phasing out of coal. thanks to the strategy, france will be head of this deadline. joining me now is thomas da costa vieira, an expert on climate change and fellow in international political economy at the london school of economics. good to see you, thank you for being on the programme. i hear many of the same things i heard in the last week from rishi sunak. is there a new

trend developing in european politics? trend developing in european olitics? . ., . politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all. — politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we _ politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we can _ politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we can go _ politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we can go back - politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we can go back to - politics? hi, thanks for having me. first of all, we can go back to the i first of all, we can go back to the announcements for the french president— announcements for the french president and rishi sunak are totally— president and rishi sunak are totally different or not completely, but there _ totally different or not completely, but there is not a whole lot of difference in the ambition that's being _ difference in the ambition that's being promoted at the moment. in terms _ being promoted at the moment. in terms of— being promoted at the moment. in terms of european politics, you know, _ terms of european politics, you know, someone like macron has been pushed _ know, someone like macron has been pushed to— know, someone like macron has been pushed to have this agenda and this plan pushed to have this agenda and this pian for— pushed to have this agenda and this plan for many years now. and he feels _ plan for many years now. and he feels the — plan for many years now. and he feels the pressure. he has a very weak— feels the pressure. he has a very weak democratic mandate. it's his second _ weak democratic mandate. it's his second term, and he has promised efforts— second term, and he has promised efforts on— second term, and he has promised efforts on the climate for a while now _ efforts on the climate for a while now and — efforts on the climate for a while now. and of course he is afraid and we can— now. and of course he is afraid and we can talk— now. and of course he is afraid and we can talk about that more of it later of— we can talk about that more of it later of the rise of the far right so he — later of the rise of the far right so he wants to be seen to maintain stability— so he wants to be seen to maintain stability while the same time pushing _ stability while the same time pushing for planning for the long—term future. as for other countries, _ long—term future. as for other countries, he is doing it more than others _ countries, he is doing it more than others so — countries, he is doing it more than others so im— countries, he is doing it more than others so i'm not sure a new trend.

right. _ others so i'm not sure a new trend. right. 0k— others so i'm not sure a new trend. right, ok but others so i'm not sure a new trend. right, 0k butjust in a look at some of the details in this, supply—side, supply driven changes to the auto section, a band or at no ban on gas boilers, scaling back some of the plans it would've put the onus on working families. that is a very similar thing to what we have heard from rishi sunak.— from rishi sunak. absolutely you are riuht. you from rishi sunak. absolutely you are right- you will _ from rishi sunak. absolutely you are right. you will be _ from rishi sunak. absolutely you are right. you will be aware _ from rishi sunak. absolutely you are right. you will be aware that - from rishi sunak. absolutely you are right. you will be aware that of- right. you will be aware that of course — right. you will be aware that of course the _ right. you will be aware that of course the macron in a situation is acutely— course the macron in a situation is acutely aware of what they have faced _ acutely aware of what they have faced in — acutely aware of what they have faced in the past, which is the rise of the _ faced in the past, which is the rise of the us— faced in the past, which is the rise of the us movement in 2018 was first and foremost part of the fire was a poorly— and foremost part of the fire was a poorly designed and frankly insulting carbon tax on that disproportionately affected the lower— disproportionately affected the lower and middle classes because the tax fuel _ lower and middle classes because the tax fuel so _ lower and middle classes because the tax fuel. so what ministers have said shows that they are aware of that and — said shows that they are aware of that and are trying to not replicate that~ _ that and are trying to not replicate that. howeverthere is that and are trying to not replicate

that. however there is still a difference in scaling back commitments entirely, like rishi sunak— commitments entirely, like rishi sunak is— commitments entirely, like rishi sunak is done recently, and announcing a number of reluctantly palliative _ announcing a number of reluctantly palliative proposals of the same time _ palliative proposals of the same time which is what the administration is doing. which of course _ administration is doing. which of course is — administration is doing. which of course is not enough, but still. you talked about _ course is not enough, but still. you talked about the _ course is not enough, but still. gm, talked about the threat from the far right and of course the government before has put duties, green duties on diesel and we saw what that led to with the protests of the yellow vest movement. do you think he is wary of a sort of green lash within the rural communities in france? yes, of course. and you can see in the proposals that have been outlined _ the proposals that have been outlined because he is trying to sort of— outlined because he is trying to sort of invest in the future while avoiding — sort of invest in the future while avoiding a — sort of invest in the future while avoiding a number of quite sensitive issues _ avoiding a number of quite sensitive issues which he is aware will trigger— issues which he is aware will trigger resentment from a number of sections _ trigger resentment from a number of sections of— trigger resentment from a number of

sections of the population. so when you look— sections of the population. so when you look at— sections of the population. so when you look at his proposal for electric— you look at his proposal for electric vehicles, he is saying we will have — electric vehicles, he is saying we will have more electric vehicles but not only— will have more electric vehicles but not only moura but also leasing programme whereby you will be able to lease _ programme whereby you will be able to lease electric vehicles very cheaply~ _ to lease electric vehicles very cheaply. he mentioned something like 100 euros— cheaply. he mentioned something like 100 euros per month, and so at the same _ 100 euros per month, and so at the same time — 100 euros per month, and so at the same time what he has said is that he does _ same time what he has said is that he does not — same time what he has said is that he does not want to challenge the idea of— he does not want to challenge the idea of using cars, which by the way all the _ idea of using cars, which by the way all the research says that we are going _ all the research says that we are going to — all the research says that we are going to have to reduce our car used drastically— going to have to reduce our car used drastically by 2050. in france something like half the cars will have _ something like half the cars will have to — something like half the cars will have to disappear but what he said today— have to disappear but what he said today is _ have to disappear but what he said today is he — have to disappear but what he said today is he said i love cars. many said there — today is he said i love cars. many said there is _ today is he said i love cars. many said there is no questioning that. so he _ said there is no questioning that. so he is — said there is no questioning that. so he is trying to sort of play that line saying — so he is trying to sort of play that line saying we are going to have more _ line saying we are going to have more electric research says that it's not— more electric research says that it's not an — more electric research says that it's not an ideal solution, is part of the _ it's not an ideal solution, is part of the solution but you cannot only have that — of the solution but you cannot only have that so that's why he's also said we — have that so that's why he's also said we will have more trains and we will have _ said we will have more trains and we will have regional networks of new trains, _

will have regional networks of new trains, etc — will have regional networks of new trains, etc. but stillthe will have regional networks of new trains, etc. but still the seeds of what _ trains, etc. but still the seeds of what is _ trains, etc. but still the seeds of what is needed within a full—fledged approach _ what is needed within a full—fledged approach to try to invest in public transportation for instance. he is more _ transportation for instance. he is more looking at not challenging the cars and _ more looking at not challenging the cars and planes, etc. good more looking at not challenging the cars and planes, etc.— cars and planes, etc. good to talk to ou, cars and planes, etc. good to talk to you. thank _ cars and planes, etc. good to talk to you, thank you _ cars and planes, etc. good to talk to you, thank you very _ cars and planes, etc. good to talk to you, thank you very much - cars and planes, etc. good to talk to you, thank you very much for l to you, thank you very much for coming on the programme. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the nurse lucy letby is facing a retrial on the charges she had intended to murder a baby girl. she is serving a whole life order after being convicted of the murder of seven babies in the edited murder of six others. in her retrial is set forjune next year. the nhs in england has passed a grim milestone with more than a million hospital appointments cancelled because of strikes. the industrial action began in december and last week saw the first strike by junior doctors

and consultants at the same time. some say the true scale of the disruption is likely to be higher. gatwick airport will cancel around 82 departures over the coming week because of high levels of sickness, including covid, among air traffic control staff. the largest number of cancellations is expected on friday, with 33 departures affected. easyjet passengers will be the most impacted, with ba and ryanair also cancelling flights. you're live with bbc news. we are focusing this first half hour on the climates let's talk about this. three out of every four crops grown around the world to produce fruits or seeds for human consumption are reliant, at least in part, on pollinators. and it is bees — be they farmed honeybees or the more than 20,000 different wild bee species such as bumblebees — that do the heavy lifting. unfortunately for farmers, the bee populations are under pressure from the climate change we have just been discussing, habitat loss and the use of pesticides. but now a company in israel has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar

way to bees. the machine they have developed is called robee, which at first glance looks like a large lawnmower. but it has on either side two mechanical arms that vibrate, and when brushed over blueberry and avocado plants, will encourage them to release their pollen. the vibration imitates that of a bumblebee that will use its wings to agitate the flowers. joining me now is thai sade. he's the founder of bloomx, a tech firm that's found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees. hejoins me now from mexico. thank you for being with us. i'm just interested first of all as to why you thought this was necessary. have you seen a shortfall of pollinators on the farms that you been working?— been working? yes, first of all, thank you _ been working? yes, first of all, thank you very _ been working? yes, first of all, thank you very much _ been working? yes, first of all, thank you very much for - been working? yes, first of all, thank you very much for this i thank you very much for this opportunity. i think that from our

perspective looking to pollination, today we use honeybees, which is a commercially bee that pollinate many types of crops that we use today but in a sense they are not supposed to pollinate commercially most of these crops. honeybees are not the natural pollinators of many of the crops we use them for today and that has created a bee gap that could be for many types of crops that we see opportunity in. and that has laid out all those insects you mention which cannot be reused on the commercial scale to what we define as a biomechanical pollination solution and the foundation of our company. solution and the foundation of our com an . . solution and the foundation of our coman . . ,. . . solution and the foundation of our coman. . . . ,. . ., company. can you imagine a scenario than when nearly _ company. can you imagine a scenario than when nearly all— company. can you imagine a scenario than when nearly all our— company. can you imagine a scenario than when nearly all our farms - company. can you imagine a scenario than when nearly all our farms will. than when nearly all our farms will need machines to plug the gap that has been left? i’m need machines to plug the gap that has been left?—

has been left? i'm not sure that we are a counter— has been left? i'm not sure that we are a counter point _ has been left? i'm not sure that we are a counter point where - has been left? i'm not sure that we are a counter point where all the i are a counter point where all the farms will need that. in some crops but we had today in terms of pollination with honeybees is quite worthwhile. but i will say for the other many types of transit are going opposite which is not in the right direction do to different, i would say, influences that we have on the environment today, to the farm itself. there are many stresses that we need to address there. from a pollination of perspective and that's what we are looking. so initially we use the panels but also any other type of tree crops and benefits from our solution. watching the ictures benefits from our solution. watching the pictures of— benefits from our solution. watching the pictures of the _ benefits from our solution. watching the pictures of the machine - benefits from our solution. watching the pictures of the machine that - benefits from our solution. watching the pictures of the machine that is l the pictures of the machine that is on the screen at the moment. are they insects really themselves because we are watching them being dragged down the tree—lined? yeah. dragged down the tree-lined? yeah, so we have several— dragged down the tree-lined? yeah, so we have several solutions. - dragged down the tree-lined? yeah, so we have several solutions. one i dragged down the tree—lined? is—i so we have several solutions. one is

the robee with the pollinate blueberry flowers was a but we also do is to imitate what bumblebees do which is to imitate vibration to release pollen in the flowers and then we have another one that we used that is used to cross pollinate between varieties like the avocado that we have there in the picture. and therefore we need to adapt our kind of technology to the focus area and the type of crop that we are looking into. they are very insect really and what we do is distribute pollen grains very naturally with our machines.— pollen grains very naturally with our machines. really interesting. probably the _ our machines. really interesting. probably the way _ our machines. really interesting. probably the way things - our machines. really interesting. probably the way things are - our machines. really interesting. | probably the way things are going with habitat destruction on the world but thank you very much for coming on. good to talk to you. thank you very much. there's been an outpouring of anger and outrage this week in a small town in southern spain, where naked images of schoolgirls have been circulating online. but they are fake. the images were created using artificial intelligence. more than 20 girls aged 11—17 from almendralejo have come forward. it's believed fully clothed pictures of the girls,

which they'd uploaded onto their social media pages, were fed into an ai programme which then generated new "imagined" images of these girls without their clothes on. needless to say, it is not just parents in southern spain that are worried. how long will it be before this sort of thing is copied elsewhere and other innocent girls or boys are targeted? let's go live to san diego. we can speak to dr david danks. he's a professor of data science and philosophy at university of california. thank you for coming on the programme. my big concern is if anyone tries to take down a picture on the internet, trying to get hold of the internet or to media companies to do that is nigh on impossible. if we have these ai images out there, should we not put more onus on these companies to do that if requests are made? weill. that if requests are made? well, thank ou that if requests are made? well, thank you for— that if requests are made? well, thank you for having _ that if requests are made? well, thank you for having me. - that if requests are made? well, thank you for having me. i - that if requests are made? well, thank you for having me. i thinkl that if requests are made? in thank you for having me. i think you are actually right that there is at least a moral and social obligation on these companies to be able to do

a lot more in terms of taking down these images once they are propagated. part of the challenges is that technically it turns out to be very difficult to do that. it can be very difficult to do that. it can be hard to track these images. they are passed around enough network and the it can also be very hard to find them again. it's easy to make small changes to make it hard to detect it. so they will be are going to need is some kind of an overhaul of the very framework that these networks are using so that we can have better tracking of these kinds of objectionable images. and have better tracking of these kinds of objectionable images. and better rules so that — of objectionable images. and better rules so that al _ of objectionable images. and better rules so that al companies - of objectionable images. and better rules so that al companies have - of objectionable images. and better rules so that al companies have to i rules so that al companies have to themselves monitor what is being put out. i themselves monitor what is being put out. ~ . themselves monitor what is being put out. ,, . , ., , . themselves monitor what is being put out. ,, . , . ., out. i think that gets to be a lot more challenging _ out. i think that gets to be a lot more challenging task for - out. i think that gets to be a lot more challenging task for a - out. i think that gets to be a lot more challenging task for a lotl out. i think that gets to be a lot i more challenging task for a lot of these large ai companies because part of their business model is to enable companies to use their technology and they don't want to know very much but what the companies are doing with their technology. largely because the clients don't want to know what they are doing. so what are the things that happened with a lot of these

technologies as they are increasingly putting up barriers between what they know and what their clients or users are doing with them. so i agree that we need better rules, but enforcement of those rules is going to come down to i suspect extra regulation and not just the goodwill of the companies. very quickly, amazon today getting involved in al with a big buy up of one of the competitors for chat gpt. yes, so am as i'm in a large investment ina yes, so am as i'm in a large investment in a company which is also another large language model company like open ai and some of the others. and what it really shows is the consolidation of the industry right now i run a few large companies that have the resources and literally hundreds of millions of american dollars are needed to train these massive models and so we are just seeing further consolidation in an industry that already was very top—heavy. consolidation in an industry that already was very top-heavy. david, thank ou already was very top-heavy. david, thank you very _ already was very top-heavy. david, thank you very much _ already was very top-heavy. david, thank you very much for _ already was very top-heavy. david, thank you very much for that - already was very top-heavy. david, thank you very much for that very i thank you very much for that very brief answer and get to talk to you. sorry a little squeeze for time. we stay with us as we go to a short break but we talk about the right to

strike in los angeles and may a solution. hello there. it was a fine day today. many places stayed dry, a good deal of sunshine around. however, as we move deeper into this week, things will start to turn more unsettled, and by mid—week, we could see a stormy spell of weather with rain and gales. tonight, most places will be dry, but we'll start to see some showers pushing into southern areas, courtesy of this weather front, and across western areas thanks to this weather front. so, many places dry this evening and overnight, variable cloud. more of a breeze out west. by the end of the night, some showers start to push into southern england. some rain getting in towards western parts of northern ireland, but nowhere particularly cold. pretty mild with double—figure values across the board. now, we have more isobars on the charts tomorrow, so there will be more of a breeze. and we'll have these weather fronts in the mix as well. these weather fronts across the south will bring a scattering of showers through the morning for england and wales. some of these could be heavy and thundery as they push northwards, and this front will bring outbreaks of rain to northern ireland. that's spreading across scotland into the afternoon, but there'll still be some good spells

of sunshine around for the afternoon, pushing temperatures again up to around 23 degrees in the south—east. otherwise, it's the mid—to—high teens further north. the showers eventually peter out across the northern half of the country through tuesday night. it turns clearer with lighter winds, so a cooler night to come across the northern half of the uk. whereas further south, the winds start to pick up again with increasing cloud, so it'll start to turn milder once again. the reason for it is this — storm agnes, named by the met office. that's going to impact our shores on wednesday to bring a swathe of rain and gales, particularly across western areas. now, the storm will continue to move northwards, affecting the western half of the country during the course of wednesday, and eventually it'll bring some windy weather to scotland later in the day. but we're looking at 60—70 mph winds around some irish sea coasts, maybe more than that in exposed headlands, and then 50—60 across the north. in addition to that, heavy rain will spill northwards across northern ireland, south—west england, wales, the isle of and man, then pushing up in towards scotland.

but it could be the eastern side of the country, although it'll stay windy and cloudy, it could stay dry altogether. top temperatures around 21 degrees here. otherwise, it's the mid—teens further west with the rain and gales. the rain slowly pulls away on thursday. increasing amounts of sunshine as we head into friday, and the weekend at this stage doesn't look too bad. see you later.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. us screenwriters reach a tentative deal with studio bosses, which could end a five—month strike. before we get into all of that, let's check on the sport with betty. hello from the bbc sport centre. the dutch football association has confirmed that the abandoned match between ajax and feyenoord at the weekend will resume behind closed doors on wednesday. feyenoord led 3—0 after 56 minutes when the game was stopped as home fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch. trouble continued outside thejohan cruyff arena as police used tear gas on fans outside the stadium. ajax say they disagree with the decision to finish the game on wednesday because of fixture congestion and are considering legal action.