FORTY MILLION TONNES FADE IN: EXT. PETROCAL ENERGY GROUP, ROOF, MORNING A single bee on glass. Close. The faceted eye, the specific way it moves its foreleg across its face. Behind it, distorted through the glass: the grey geometry of an office park. Pull back. The glass is one wall of a wooden hive structure, small and precise, bolted to a sheet of rubber roofing. A sun on the side, painted. Below it: a small brass plaque. PETROCAL ENERGY GROUP POLLINATOR INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED YEAR ONE MARTIN PRUETT (51) stands beside the hive with the specific posture of a man showing someone his garden. He is not quite tall enough for the gesture to be grand and he makes up the difference with enthusiasm. Beside him: DARA OSEI (32). She has the composed alertness of someone on a first day who has decided not to be nervous. Her coat is right for the weather. She is carrying a notepad she has not opened yet. She looks at the hive. She looks at Martin. She looks at the hive again. DARA What is the methodology for the pollinator count? MARTIN Sorry? DARA To confirm the programme is functioning. How is the pollinator population tracked. MARTIN Oh. That is actually a great question. We work with a local beekeeper. Dave. He comes by quarterly. DARA And the impact on local flora. Is that measured? MARTIN That is something we are actively developing. The data collection framework is in the works. 1