The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for

The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and China's supremacy at the box office. Here are five stories to watch out for. 00:00 - Top five stories for 2021 00:39 - Democracy under threat 04:17 - The electric revolution revs up 06:55 - A chance to turn a corner on climate change 10:39 - China v Hollywood: battle of the box offices 14:40 - Defending the planet Sign up to The Economist's daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3qJCAk5 Find all of the articles in World In 2021: https://econ.st/3a4z5Pr Read our latest coverage of covid-19: https://econ.st/3abooL1 Find all our climate-change coverage: https://econ.st/3oBoLSX 2020: the year when everything changed: https://econ.st/2Kytkyy The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights: https://econ.st/3oIb0BI How would-be autocrats used covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power: https://econ.st/3qJ29l8 Why democracy failed in the Middle East: https://econ.st/2Wl9pps Electric vehicles: who will rule the Teslaverse? https://econ.st/3qK0ITG Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve: https://econ.st/2JICCYY Paris-anniversary climate pledges bring progress but fall short: https://econ.st/3nxNB60 The world's energy system must be transformed completely: https://econ.st/37V83Y5 Why it's time to make coal history: https://econ.st/39YIvf9 The World in 2021: the pandemic has shaken up the movie business: https://econ.st/39YGWxS Daily chart: Hollywood is losing ground in China: https://econ.st/39ZvUIs How Hollywood should deal with Chinese censors: https://econ.st/2VYlocv Why easier access to space imposes new environmental responsibilities on humanity: https://econ.st/340i8Sp A new moon race has begun: https://econ.st/3qMu7fM

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