i mean there's there's something wrong with. the cleaners surely use shadow industry starched units on g.w. . this is a w. news a live shot from berlin pollution plunges during the pandemic the world's carbon emissions a fall by nearly a 5th as people stay home and workplaces are shattered there are hopes up for the biggest drop in greenhouse gas emissions since world war 2 also coming up on the show. millions flee their homes as a massive storm bears down on india and bangladesh supercycle on on pond is

expected to make landfall in just a few hours. and the likes of lionel messi are back in team training to talk to european football leagues want to follow the lead of germany's bundesliga by kicking off their own action after 2 months on the sidelines. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month the world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17 percent a new study published in the nature climate change journal shows a huge reduction in global greenhouse gases for now lockdowns kept people home and cities around the globe the roads were virtually empty and the skies a clearer than they've been in years for a week in april of the united states cut its carbon dioxide levels by

a full one 3rd the study shows the world's biggest emitter china sliced its carbon pollution by about a quarter. well i'm joined by robert jackson he is a professor of earth system science at stanford university in california and he is one of the authors of this study professor jackson we have now seen how it drastically and missions can be lowered but how long will this last mean honestly it probably won't last too long unless the recession lingers for for multiple years in the past when when an economic crisis happens emissions are typically jumped back up within a year or 2 and in this case is different this is really an unprecedented decline both in sort of human mobility and in greenhouse gas emissions so we're in a we're in a new new spot. and in this unprecedented decline of do you think there's some opportunity here to change long term thinking or is that just a dream. now it's not a dream it's

a hope i think one thing that the virus is allowing us to do is rethink mobility and transportation. you know cities are keeping streets closed to cars that they have allowed pedestrians and bicyclists to use we're all getting used to telecommuting and maybe want to continue that at least a few days a week and nobody misses spending time in rush hour and finally i guess that the biggest change we've seen is the beautiful blue skies that have come from from putting our cars on the street and garages and and and if we can have that every day by coupling electric vehicles with clean energy what's not to like we don't even have to shelter at home while some scientists are saying that c o 2 emissions and might be even higher when countries do go back to full time production can you explain to us why that is. well sometimes we've seen that in the past in the financial crisis of 2008 for instance emissions went down in 2009 about

a percent and a half but then in 2010 they jumped back up almost 5 percent and once the economy started to crank along again and really go go back to work if we do nothing except go back to the way we were doing business then then emissions rise again so we really we need to change our our energy system rather than relying on forcing people to stay home to reduce emissions that's not sustainable what is the best way to tackle climate change while at the same time protecting the economy and industries from potential loss as. we have to put people back to work obviously a in in 2010 ish when stimulus funding was was being used to to promote wind and solar that had lasting benefits for this decade we're still reaping those benefits now with record low prices and wind and solar now i hope that we apply the same logic to mobility and transportation by electrifying our vehicles and investing in clean energy there are millions of people around the world millions of

new jobs being created every year in energy efficiency clean energy so these industries can both help the environment and climate and put people back to work that's where to invest professor robert jackson at stanford university thank you so much thank you claire take care millions of people in india and bangladesh are fleeing their homes as a supercycle in a race isn't from the ocean cycling on pot is packing a dangerous hurricane force winds the storm is likely to bring a massive flooding and mudslides when makes landfall in a few hours time i thought is also hampering the response to the coronavirus crisis involved countries. above. a brooding sky nature's full force is about to be unleashed on the city along india's eastern coastline and across the border in bangladesh residents are bracing for the storm.

cycle is predicted to be one of the fiercest storms to hit the region in decades making landfall at about 200 kilometers per hour. in some coastal villages sandbags are piled up as makeshift barriers against tidal waves. more often authorized user asking people to head for shelters that are he still leaping readied but with the corona virus spreading rapidly bringing people together like this bears its own risks. for the 1st time ever we're dealing with 2 disasters similar taney asli the 1st disaster is ongoing covert 19 which you all know about and while this outbreak is happening there is another disaster looming in the shape of the psych lone woman. and as the virus spreads silently the calm before the storm is about to come to an end. well let's take

a look now at some other stories making news around the world a political blow for french president and the new prime defections by lawmakers a critical of his economic policies have cost his ruling party its absolute majority in the lower house of parliament a prime is struggling to revive the economy after 2 months of lockdown. thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes after 2 dams collapsed in the u.s. state of michigan the structures failed after several days of heavy rain the governor has declared a state of emergency illinois has also been hit by flooding. indian troops have killed a rebel commander it during clashes in the disputed region of kashmir the territory is divided between india and pakistan but as claimed by both sides rebel groups have fought for decades for kashmir to become independent or part of caucus time.

german prosecutors have dropped charges of market manipulation against 2 top volkswagen executives the car maker agreed to pay $9000000.00 euros to close the case against her about deuce and heinz douceur punch they were charged with withholding information about the shooting admissions tests. meanwhile walk down restrictions across europe have led to a sharp drop in vehicle sales as most car dealerships were forced to close the latest registration figures reveal just how drastic the situation for the industry has become the more covert 19 cases the fewer new cars sold that's according to the latest figures from europe's car manufacturers association a cea. italy and spain lead the way with declines of over 97 percent and 96 percent respectively and france new vehicle registrations were

down 90 percent. germany fared slightly better minus 60 percent now that economies are loosening coronavirus restrictions we are expecting to see a rebound in auto sales throughout the rest of the year but these lingering concerns about a 2nd wave of infections and consumer anxiety about mass layoffs is likely to mean we won't see a for recovery for that sector for at least a year. the auto industry is a major employer in several european countries especially germany where car makers say every 7 jobs can be linked to the industry that's why auto giants like volkswagen are calling for state support to help boost car sales. well the soccer now and the return of germany's bundesliga has prompted other european leagues to step up their preparations they left for merely has been testing players and staff for the virus as teams began to train in small groups 6 people from 3 different clubs tested positive and will now have to self isolate and italian and spanish

sides are also meeting up again. everything is being disinfected at barcelona the spanish league is taking no chances but the sides of lee are no messi back on the training ground has raised hopes that matches without fans can restart in mid june. xina deems it damns real madrid have also returned to team training for the 1st time since march. good to be back on the pitch to work you know. with the boys. now we just need to wait for the games but it's very very happy the government was 1st ok a resumption just like in italy and in england where training in small groups has also now been allowed to start up again the plans for a premier league return behind closed doors have been in the works for weeks players have been spotted doing individual training but

a realistic start date for matches has been allusive they have been rather was over how much a resumption would expose players health and if games should be played at neutral venue's to avoid home fans turning up outside stadiums the return of the bond as they grew at the weekend without fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on all the european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leagues resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and the psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if

europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. while germany's museums are open to visitors again which is great news for art lovers who have been craving a cultural fix throughout this lockdown that's all of us here in berlin are in for in a special treat one of the biggest collections of 1960 s. pop art is now on show. it wasn't just flower power in the sixty's. in berlin there's a bunch of it hardly anyone is familiar with now it's on display for the 1st time. this is the moment to show everything we've accumulated it's one of the biggest collections of its kind in germany if not all of europe. the berlin state museum has an impressive collection of parts including works by the artist who made it world famous. culture for the masses

ads in stars actually do the new era in the summer the monday features of everyday life the big screen and canvas as pop art. the artists went out into the world and discovered shopping malls and stores and supermarkets. even free themselves on the bonds of artistic concepts and found reality. let's let's note is that pop art had its own 1960 s. believe in what was. painters like printed his argument series a revolutionary act of art. german pop art was more critical than its american counterpart less sing big and more irony. america was very direct perhaps the most innocent aggressive and striking movement in contrast to european part. in the great atmosphere of post-war europe when along came this

offensive way with almost a missionary spirit of commercialism which you guys call with all the new products and right images of the united states. in the u.s. and europe pop art was a male demean women were muses or sex objects pure male projection just like in advertising as the old adage goes sex sells and that certainly applied to pop art. but this exhibition turns that on in ted. barrett revelation. last night a man wields a cook's whiskey could it be he's actually at work in the kitchen some would say now that's the right kind of pop and high time for it. well now before we go you may remember one of the few cheerful stories to come out

of this crisis colonel tom moore is the british army veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for charity and now he will be knighted by queen elizabeth moore who turn 100 years old. inspired the country when i walked a lapse in his garden to raise money for the national health service. you're watching news i'm claire richardson and brad lemon thanks so much for joining us to. stand for. language course in. video or. anytime anywhere.