Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly

In this episode we listen to H.E. Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland discuss Scotland‘s efforts to fight climate change and how partnerships between Scotland and it‘s Arctic neigburs is key to achieving Scotland‘s ambitious plans to reduce carbon imissions. The First Minister‘s speech is followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event originally took place at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Q&A was moderated by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of the Arctic Circle and former President of Iceland.

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