Caroline Hawley

And so things like winds that push the sea ice into regions of warmer or colder water or warmer or colder winds themselves, and also how much kind of ocean heat is sitting near the

And so things like winds that push the sea ice into regions of warmer or colder water or warmer or colder winds themselves, and also how much kind of ocean heat is sitting near the

surface to stop the ice forming or to melt the ice so it's it's to do with kind of i guess where the warm temperatures are in the system and and how the ice is being moved around sea ice is obviously very bright particularly if it's got snow on top so it's completely white and reflects lots of energy back to space lots of sunlight and if you melt that and get rid of that and replace it with a very dark ocean surface then you absorb all that sunlight into the ocean

surface to stop the ice forming or to melt the ice so it's it's to do with kind of i guess where the warm temperatures are in the system and and how the ice is being moved around sea ice is obviously very bright particularly if it's got snow on top so it's completely white and reflects lots of energy back to space lots of sunlight and if you melt that and get rid of that and replace it with a very dark ocean surface then you absorb all that sunlight into the ocean

And so when we've lost this sea ice, particularly in the last kind of 10 years ago, that's had a sizable kind of negative effect on how much the sea ice can cool down the earth. So normally the sea ice would cool down the earth. But then if we lose that, it then pushes back and we end up in kind of a reinforcing loop where we warm up even more than we are already doing due to carbon emissions.

And so when we've lost this sea ice, particularly in the last kind of 10 years ago, that's had a sizable kind of negative effect on how much the sea ice can cool down the earth. So normally the sea ice would cool down the earth. But then if we lose that, it then pushes back and we end up in kind of a reinforcing loop where we warm up even more than we are already doing due to carbon emissions.

We've already changed the world beyond recognition, particularly the Arctic, and that's going to continue no matter what we do. But there are actually positive things happening in terms of, you know, the energy mix and things. And you look sometimes around the world and, you know, a country will have all of its energy coming from renewables.

We've already changed the world beyond recognition, particularly the Arctic, and that's going to continue no matter what we do. But there are actually positive things happening in terms of, you know, the energy mix and things. And you look sometimes around the world and, you know, a country will have all of its energy coming from renewables.

And so we are making progress in some places and we can continue to make progress. And every bit of carbon we save safeguards our future a little bit and minimises the effects that we have.

And so we are making progress in some places and we can continue to make progress. And every bit of carbon we save safeguards our future a little bit and minimises the effects that we have.

Honestly, there is still confusion. I think why it's being done is easier than the what of it, if you know what I mean. So essentially, this has been paused so the new administration can check that government spending aligns with its conservative policies. And they've also promised to make the government more efficient.

Honestly, there is still confusion. I think why it's being done is easier than the what of it, if you know what I mean. So essentially, this has been paused so the new administration can check that government spending aligns with its conservative policies. And they've also promised to make the government more efficient.

They've made clear that there's going to be no more funding for diversity and inclusion for many environmental programmes. What the White House press secretary called transgenderism and wokeness. I had another White House official saying there would be no more funding for left-wing NGOs. But there is confusion and uncertainty.

They've made clear that there's going to be no more funding for diversity and inclusion for many environmental programmes. What the White House press secretary called transgenderism and wokeness. I had another White House official saying there would be no more funding for left-wing NGOs. But there is confusion and uncertainty.

For example, Meals on Wheels, which you can work out from the title what it does. They don't know what this means for them. So many, many people work trying to work out what exactly this means as it goes into effect. Although, Jeanette, we are just hearing now that a judge has temporarily paused part of the freeze. So watch this space for what happens next.

For example, Meals on Wheels, which you can work out from the title what it does. They don't know what this means for them. So many, many people work trying to work out what exactly this means as it goes into effect. Although, Jeanette, we are just hearing now that a judge has temporarily paused part of the freeze. So watch this space for what happens next.

That's right. But I think you heard Caroline Levitt say there that Medicare was not affected. So there's been this is kind of added to the chaos. And you heard from the Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said that this was causing cruel, nasty and illegal chaos. Chaos it certainly is.

That's right. But I think you heard Caroline Levitt say there that Medicare was not affected. So there's been this is kind of added to the chaos. And you heard from the Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said that this was causing cruel, nasty and illegal chaos. Chaos it certainly is.

What about foreign aid? Good question. Well, all foreign aid has been paused. And that is an absolutely huge deal because the US is the biggest foreign aid donor in the world. I spoke to somebody. He didn't want to be identified, but he's a longtime aid worker. And he said this had caused an earthquake in the sector. And a couple of things that Caroline Levitt mentioned in her press conference.

What about foreign aid? Good question. Well, all foreign aid has been paused. And that is an absolutely huge deal because the US is the biggest foreign aid donor in the world. I spoke to somebody. He didn't want to be identified, but he's a longtime aid worker. And he said this had caused an earthquake in the sector. And a couple of things that Caroline Levitt mentioned in her press conference.