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End new fossil fuel development, says IEA

IEA maps out pathway to net zero calling for major shift from fossil fuels and investment in renewables

The International Energy Agency has added its voice to those calling for the end of fossil fuels. The dramatic intervention from the body which helps keep global oil supplies moving is music to the ears of many scientists and environmentalists. Shareholder activists too are pushing from within companies for an energy transition so we ask what the future looks like for the oil and gas sector. Why are some companies resisting the call to go green faster and harder?

We鈥檒l look at what happened to the autonomous driving revolution we were all promised. Are driverless cars ever going to be more than an experiment?

The hospitality sector may be opening up across the world once more, but who is going to be waiting the tables and cooking the meals? Many staff who were laid off in the first wave of the pandemic have since found new jobs or even moved countries creating a huge staff shortage.

And all work, no play? Our workplace commentator extols the virtues of a little play at work.

Business Weekly is presented by Lucy Burton and produced by Clare Williamson.

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