Watt Strategy?
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04/07/22
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Government launches its nuclear and wind energy plans... Secunder Kermani hosts today's Newscast. He's joined by the BBC's Alex Forsyth and Emma Pinchbeck, boss of the energy industry’s trade body, to pore over the details. Meanwhile, there's political chaos in Pakistan (where Secunder is based right now). The Wall Street Journal’s Saeed Shah explains what's been going on.
Today’s Newscast was made by Cordelia Hemming, Ben Cooper and Miranda Slade. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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