University English Podcast

This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. In this episode we have something from the environment, world news and sport. In the environment, we note that the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has released a report which gives us around 12 years to do something to ensure that the world does not warm more than 1.5°C from pre-industrial times. You can read more about this story here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report  In world news, the longest sea bridge in the world has opened in China. This is an amazing engineering feat, and may have wonderful consequences in time. However, some people are not wholly supportive of the project. You can read more about this story here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/longest-sea-bridge-to-open-china-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-permit And in sport, the big news is that Dylan Shiel has transferred from Greater