‘Hyper inequality is a threat to both capitalism and democracy and we simply must deal with it’

The former Clinton administration Vice President, Al Gore, is now an environmental campaigner and chair of sustainable investment firm, Generation. He spoke to Justin Webb about his hopes for a lower carbon, less unequal future, in response to the pandemic. He is calling on governments to take advantage of a “once in a generation obligation” to ensure the global economic recovery is also a green one.

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