https://www.ft.com/videoRSS for NodeMon, 26 Feb 2024 05:48:09 GMT3600https://www.ft.com/video/19741c07-07e1-4e2e-a9a3-041a57e3a24b19741c07-07e1-4e2e-a9a3-041a57e3a24bMon, 26 Feb 2024 04:01:35 GMTCan there be a 'just transition' from India's coal industry? | FT StandpointThe FT has partnered with One World Media fellowship programme to publish the work of filmmaker Pawanjot Kaur, who tells the story of the people who live in Jharkhand, a major coal mining region of Indiahttps://www.ft.com/video/92195d0c-de21-43b0-96ad-8e09a9c1991f92195d0c-de21-43b0-96ad-8e09a9c1991fThu, 22 Feb 2024 04:02:36 GMT Arctic drilling: should oil and gas reserves remain untapped? | FT Energy Source With the Arctic warming, melting sea ice is opening routes to untapped petroleum and gas reserves. Nations within the Arctic Circle are making claims on those reserves by establishing exclusive economic zones, while others are investing billions to get a slice of the pie. The FT’s Myles McCormick explains the economic and environmental risks that come with exploiting this final frontier https://www.ft.com/video/a1c254ae-8ba3-4090-aa95-d361d120325da1c254ae-8ba3-4090-aa95-d361d120325dWed, 14 Feb 2024 17:47:24 GMTCarbon problem for damaged peatlands | FT Climate CapitalDamaged peatlands are a leading source of emissions globally, and restoring them will rely on convincing the public sector and private finance to give conservation projects long-term backing https://www.ft.com/video/37793bc4-f7bd-46c9-953c-3b831756619337793bc4-f7bd-46c9-953c-3b8317566193Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:58:06 GMTSketchy Politics: the rules of the electoral raceThe FT's UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green discuss how outlying runners in the electoral race could affect the election result, and how the rules have shifted https://www.ft.com/video/18e009c6-965e-47ae-b786-fe339d95ec9818e009c6-965e-47ae-b786-fe339d95ec98Sun, 11 Feb 2024 04:03:02 GMTA new era of desalination | FT Food Revolution For decades it’s been hoped that seawater could be desalinated at scale, to provide drinking water and irrigate crops. But desalination plants still only provide a fraction of the world’s fresh water, largely because they’re expensive to build and use a lot of energy. But, as the FT’s Gill Plimmer explains, advances in technology and green energy efficiency mean desalination is now becoming a more viable proposition https://www.ft.com/video/a787fd16-ead7-4772-9d15-4eab5d3f528fa787fd16-ead7-4772-9d15-4eab5d3f528fThu, 01 Feb 2024 04:07:59 GMTA new frontier in offshore wind energy | FT Climate CapitalTaiwan has some of the best wind speeds in the world, and urgently needs to boost its supplies of green energy. But getting an offshore wind industry off the ground is proving complicated. The FT's Rachel Millard investigates https://www.ft.com/video/ebcde3b3-1ba4-491e-9670-2b53d519f34eebcde3b3-1ba4-491e-9670-2b53d519f34eThu, 25 Jan 2024 04:03:05 GMT Fighting agricultural pollution in England’s waterways | FT Food RevolutionAgricultural pollution is a huge problem in the UK’s waterways. But how can it be alleviated? We look at various farming techniques and innovations, natural solutions such as improving soil health and buffer zones, and financing models to help farmers https://www.ft.com/video/993cba90-cd92-401a-8c49-0b8835bd1257993cba90-cd92-401a-8c49-0b8835bd1257Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:03:13 GMTChina’s intensifying focus on food security | FT Food RevolutionRapid urbanisation across the world’s second largest economy has meant less room for agriculture. China has become increasingly reliant on foreign suppliers like Brazil, and the FT's Eleanor Olcott explains why Beijing is diversifying its sources of imported goods to protect the inflow of staples such as corn, soybeans and ricehttps://www.ft.com/video/de7e965d-cded-4848-9831-b078cc94cd18de7e965d-cded-4848-9831-b078cc94cd18Wed, 17 Jan 2024 04:03:13 GMTA Fragile State by Lola Shoneyin | Democracy 2024Democratic freedoms can vanish in a gunshot, warns the Nigerian writer in a powerful film featuring poetry, dance, and an original score from Made Kuti, the grandson of Fela Kuti. This the second of four films from around the world examining the state of democracy, government, rights and freedoms https://www.ft.com/video/7a037ce1-a00f-46fb-9fcc-34777b99242b7a037ce1-a00f-46fb-9fcc-34777b99242bWed, 17 Jan 2024 04:03:13 GMTIn That Top by Aditi Mittal | Democracy 2024‎The Indian comedian takes on the role of both father and daughter in a comedy sketch exploring family tensions over the meaning of democracy. This is the third of four films from around the world examining the state of government, representation, rights and freedom https://www.ft.com/video/bd19b92f-f0e5-4668-a9a8-33b3ed68dddebd19b92f-f0e5-4668-a9a8-33b3ed68dddeWed, 17 Jan 2024 04:03:13 GMTDemocracy by Margaret Atwood | Democracy 2024In a year in which more than half the world goes to the polls, acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood asks whether democracy is fragile and easily destroyed or flexible and resilient. This animated monologue is the first of four films examining the state of government, representation, rights and freedomhttps://www.ft.com/video/34a3c4d9-fc73-4967-99a5-a00e87f0ef3934a3c4d9-fc73-4967-99a5-a00e87f0ef39Wed, 17 Jan 2024 04:03:13 GMTTerra Incognita by Elif Shafak | Democracy 2024The Turkish novelist explores democracy's delicately balanced ecosystem in a collaboration with renowned experiential art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast. This is the last of four films from around the world looking at the state of democracy, representation, rights and freedomshttps://www.ft.com/video/85b22857-9e8f-420a-9016-89bb3694c0ae85b22857-9e8f-420a-9016-89bb3694c0aeTue, 26 Dec 2023 14:03:40 GMTThe worst year for banks since 2008 | FT FilmThe banking sector survived two big shocks in 2023: the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the disaster-driven sale of Credit Suisse. Swift action prevented a global economic crisis but threats remain https://www.ft.com/video/6186a646-d88b-44fa-8422-e46e3c82dc236186a646-d88b-44fa-8422-e46e3c82dc23Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:46:23 GMTDecarbonising bonus from ancient soil-enrichment | FT Food RevolutionBiological charcoal, or 'biochar', is produced when organic matter, such as waste wood, is heated with little or no oxygen present. It’s based on an ancient technique designed to improve soil, but as the FT’s Clive Cookson explains, experts are looking at the feasibility of large-scale production and use as a way of decarbonising modern agriculture and slowing global warminghttps://www.ft.com/video/8f1da4b6-fa36-4000-a2c6-22f92f52e3a98f1da4b6-fa36-4000-a2c6-22f92f52e3a9Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:02:36 GMTEskom: how corruption and crime turned the lights off in South Africa | FT FilmSouth Africa's state power company Eskom is battling a legacy of neglect, mismanagement and state capture as it struggles to bring an end to rolling blackouts that have severely damaged businesses and the economyhttps://www.ft.com/video/453b0ade-5788-4234-a070-7c166c34c501453b0ade-5788-4234-a070-7c166c34c501Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:31:34 GMTIs ultra-processed food really that bad? | FT Food Revolution Ultra-processed foods are cheap and convenient. But many health experts say they are simply bad for us, and, as the FTs Madeleine Speed reports, health warnings about UPFs could have unintended consequences. Governments are mulling over how to advocate for more balanced diets, but kicking the ultra-processed habit may take some time https://www.ft.com/video/95f86c5d-5a94-4e63-bbe8-6cc5ffb59a2b95f86c5d-5a94-4e63-bbe8-6cc5ffb59a2bTue, 19 Dec 2023 04:01:53 GMTThe end of the combustion engine? | FT Energy SourceAcross the globe, billions are being invested in the electrification of the car industry. Governments have put future bans on the sale of internal combustion engines, but recently we’ve seen politicians backtracking a little on the issue. Also, there are still huge infrastructure and cost challenges ahead for EVs. So, are reports about the death of the internal combustion engine a little premature? https://www.ft.com/video/f425d86e-afac-48d5-9048-f10dc256e65df425d86e-afac-48d5-9048-f10dc256e65dTue, 19 Dec 2023 04:01:53 GMTThe carbon capture question | FT Climate CapitalOil, gas and heavy industries such as cement and steel making are banking on developing systems that will deal with the emissions responsible for global warming. But the question of whether it can be done at the necessary scale and cost remainshttps://www.ft.com/video/1c199563-e2cd-4817-990f-79972f3828fb1c199563-e2cd-4817-990f-79972f3828fbMon, 18 Dec 2023 04:02:41 GMTAI: a blessing or curse for humanity? | FT TechArtificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in our lives. But will this prove to be a blessing for humanity, or have we created a monster? We talk to leading futurists and experts to find out the impact they believe AI will have on our personal potential, jobs, and even safetyhttps://www.ft.com/video/e4c062f0-953c-4eee-8be4-66cfe1fde297e4c062f0-953c-4eee-8be4-66cfe1fde297Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:02:22 GMT Big deals in US shale may not mean boom times are back | FT Energy Source High energy prices have generated bumper profits for fossil fuel supermajors, and some are spending big to acquire significant producers in US shale. But, as the FT’s Jamie Smyth reports, this may not mean a return to the boom times for the industry, especially in the American Midwest https://www.ft.com/video/cba814fa-f6d8-4875-88b0-11d4b129c68ccba814fa-f6d8-4875-88b0-11d4b129c68cTue, 12 Dec 2023 04:02:06 GMTWater rights are at the heart of protecting the Colorado River | FT Climate CapitalThe Colorado River Valley, the Grand Canyon equivalent of waterways in the US, is drying up amid the fighting for, and trading of water rights. Numerous players are involved, but as the FT’s Aime Williams explains, driving a deal where everyone agrees to cuts is complicatedhttps://www.ft.com/video/309c90e8-d25f-48dd-b288-50e6e7a08265309c90e8-d25f-48dd-b288-50e6e7a08265Mon, 11 Dec 2023 04:48:48 GMTInside the Newcastle restaurant that keeps things close to home | FT Food RevolutionThe FT's Daniel Garrahan and food writer Tim Hayward travel to Newcastle, north-east England, to visit Anna Hedworth, chef-proprietor of Cook House. Cook House opened its doors in late 2018 and was Tim's restaurant of the year in 2019 but has since had to navigate the pandemic and soaring inflation. Hedworth is fiercely committed to the area and has found innovative ways to help sustain her restaurant business during the cost-of-living crisis https://www.ft.com/video/9f002882-c330-4c7f-88c0-4cc5112125a29f002882-c330-4c7f-88c0-4cc5112125a2Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:00:00 GMTHow Biden's Inflation Reduction Act changed the world | FT Film The US was for decades the exemplar of free market globalisation. That changed with Donald Trump’s 'America first' agenda. President Joe Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act continues the push for re-industrialisation by using tax credits, loans and grants in a bid to create a domestic clean energy supply chain. The FT looks at three companies using IRA incentives to invest in the US and examines whether the legislation signals the end of globalisationhttps://www.ft.com/video/5053951c-1c3f-41fc-a0d3-bdf1a35aa9b65053951c-1c3f-41fc-a0d3-bdf1a35aa9b6Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:01:44 GMTCrispr gene editing technology could transform medicine | FT Tech It’s been barely a decade since two researchers came up with a plan to edit DNA in order to disrupt genetic disorders, but the UK has just become the first country to approve a therapy based on Crispr gene editing. Crispr technology could transform medicine, but questions such as the long-term effects on patients, how much it will cost, and who will have access to it, need answershttps://www.ft.com/video/c0caca29-a0ca-46b6-a117-41be5f200372c0caca29-a0ca-46b6-a117-41be5f200372Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:00:03 GMTAre small modular reactors the future for nuclear? | FT Energy Source Small modular reactors - SMRs - are generating plenty of interest among governments keen to ramp up atomic energy production to help them hit net zero targets. Supporters claim that SMRs are safer, cheaper, faster and easier to build than large-scale plants. But as the FT’s Myles McCormick explains, cost and safety concerns still need to be overcome https://www.ft.com/video/1e888407-26bc-4d91-a963-ed7e8bd245361e888407-26bc-4d91-a963-ed7e8bd24536Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMTThe business of padel | FT ScoreboardPadel has emerged from the pandemic as one of the world's fastest growing sports. The FT speaks to investors, players and coaches, to see why money is pouring into the upstart racket sporthttps://www.ft.com/video/a92d7024-7b60-4c0c-86d0-f5567c744f01a92d7024-7b60-4c0c-86d0-f5567c744f01Thu, 30 Nov 2023 04:00:00 GMTUS transmission lines prove problematic | FT Energy SourceTransmission lines are hugely important to America’s green energy targets. But all across the country battles are being fought that are hindering their progress. And as the FT’s Amanda Chu reports, sometimes the same environmentalists that support the clean energy transition don’t support building the power lines that are required for it to take place https://www.ft.com/video/a6cb3604-abf9-40db-bd12-5a744fbb787aa6cb3604-abf9-40db-bd12-5a744fbb787aWed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMTSketchy Politics: Sunak sets out his stall for the electionThe FT's Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green sketch out how the British prime minister is hoping to tempt voters to support the Conservatives ahead of elections next year. Can the return of David Cameron or Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts make a difference? The FT's Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green sketch out how the British prime minister is hoping to tempt voters to support the Conservatives ahead of elections next year. Can the return of David Cameron or Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts make a difference? https://www.ft.com/video/99b29d16-7ca9-4ad9-a7ba-ebed59ffcccc99b29d16-7ca9-4ad9-a7ba-ebed59ffccccTue, 28 Nov 2023 04:00:00 GMT EU plan for connectivity patents could backfire | FT TechThe EU has a radical plan to revamp the patent process for the technology that powers our smartphones, connected cars and the internet of things. But as the FT’s Brooke Masters explains, there are fears that changing the way patent holders are paid for their intellectual property may actually end up hindering innovationhttps://www.ft.com/video/db2e862f-b0d3-4840-a51f-8160aa4982b2db2e862f-b0d3-4840-a51f-8160aa4982b2Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:59:47 GMTCitigroup and the 'financial supermarket' experiment | FT Film The 1998 mega-merger between banking giant Citicorp and insurer Travelers Group created the world's biggest financial services company. But Citi's share price plummeted and the group has been hit by a series of scandals. The FT looks at what went wrong and how the bank can turn itself around.