he auoted glasgow by train last night. he quoted greta thunberg, you can see the response, it's a pretty clear thumbs down. activists are demanding more action now to lead by greta thunberg mobbed as she arrived in glasgow. but is that now famous name being pronounced correctly? no. according to greta herself. chris pointed us towards that video commenting i seem to recall that the bbc used to have a pronunciation department... thank you for all your comments to speak. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear or read on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail news watch at bbc dealt without uk or you can find us on twitter @ news watch bbc. you can call us as well. and have a look at our website. that's all for months and we'll be back to your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. the die. the die. after a dry night some rain on the way to the start of the weekend. overnight it's turning right across northwest scotland. the wind will pick up as well. plenty of cloud elsewhe

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here and now in glasgow— listen to him here and now in glasuow. ., , ., glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the covid pandemic— glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the covid pandemic has _ glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the covid pandemic has shown _ glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the covid pandemic has shown us - glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the covid pandemic has shown usjust i glasgow. ladies and gentlemen, the i covid pandemic has shown usjust how covid pandemic has shown us just how devastating a global cross—border threat can be. climate change and biodiversity loss are no different, in fact they pose an even greater existential threat to the extent that we have to put ourselves on what might be called a warlike footing. having myself having the opportunity of consulting many of you over these past 18 months, i know you all carry a heavy burden on your shoulders. you do not need me to tell you that the eyes and the hopes of the world are upon you to act with all dispatch and decisively because time has quite literally run out. the recent ipcc report gave us a cl

., glasgow. that is for others to 'ud . e. glasgow. that is for others to judge- and — glasgow. that is for others to judge. and receiver _ glasgow. that is for others to judge. and receiver pledges l judge. and receiver pledges made here to reduce emissions and to boost aid to the poorest nations that actually delivered in the years to come. we heard in david's report from the cop26 president, the british government minister, alok sharma. as well as telling the conference it was a historic moment mr sharma also became visibly emotional as he apologised for the way in which the meeting ended. may i just say to all delegates, i apologise for the way this process has unfolded. and i'm deeply sorry. i also understand the deep disappointment but i think, as you've noted, it is also vital that we protect this package. applause. at the heart of the two weeks of talks, was the aim of keeping temperatures as close to i.5c above pre—industrial levels as possible, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. so what sort of impact will the agreement have on global temperatures., and on

presenters to glasgow, burning fossilfuels in presenters to glasgow, burning fossil fuels in the process? you could scarcely have failed to notice that we are in the middle of cop26, the climate conference in glasgow billed as a crucial moment in the battle to hold the rise of global warming, from the start of the week it was clear that the bbc was pulling out all the stops to cover the summit fully. sweeping into glasgow, leaders from around the world, ready to make or break talks on the future of our planet. there to greet them, prime minister borisjohnson and un secretary general antonio guterres, as one by one they arrive, fresh from the g20 talks in rome, it's a rollcall of more than 100 world leaders. before proceeding that got under way in glasgow, nick fossett had e—mailed us to ask. the wraps i ghetto forks, on monday of the 14 stories about copper or climate at the top of its news website, none appeared in the top news red lester. simon garrett thought that was... . 0thers took it as a sign that bbc had overestimated the audience's interest in the environment, and there was a

coming up shortly — there's more from glasgow. here's kirsty wark. straight after the news, do stick with us. we're at cop26 in glasgow, with a young audience from all over the world. they are going to be putting four international political figures on the spot about everything from coal mining to electric cars. that's at 10:30 on bbc one. that's it for tonight — we'll be back in glasgow tomorrow to assess if the conference is making progress towards achieving its goals. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. welcome to bbc london this monday evening. thanks forjoining us. as we've been hearing from huw, it's the opening day of the climate summit in glasgow — where world leaders have been meeting. london's mayor also headed there today with other leaders of global cities to call for more funding and more powers to make the neccessary changes. 0ur environment correspondent tom edwards takes a closer look at the challenges facing urban areas. this summer, flash flooding hit parts of the capital. exper

. _ summit in glasgow. even no objections, it _ summit in glasgow. even no objections, it is _ summit in glasgow. even no objections, it is so _ summit in glasgow. even no objections, it is so decided. | summit in glasgow. even no - objections, it is so decided. after two marathon — objections, it is so decided. after two marathon which _ objections, it is so decided. after two marathon which the - objections, it is so decided. after two marathon which the un climate summit has finally reached a deal aimed at limiting global warming. after two years of incredibly hard work, _ after two years of incredibly hard work. we — after two years of incredibly hard work, we have our glasgow climate pact _ work, we have our glasgow climate act. , ., ., pact. the revised deal will mean countries will _ pact. the revised deal will mean countries will have _ pact. the revised deal will mean countries will have to _ pact. the revised deal will mean | countries will have to strengthen their emission cutting targets for 2030. but after a last—minute interventio

david shukman, bbc news, in glasgow. such crucial decisions that are taking place at cop26 over the next week and a half. and the bbc will be across all the latest headlines for you. do stay with us en that story across the channel and on our website. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a luxury apartment block under construction in nigeria's commercial capital, lagos, has collapsed. rescue workers are using heavy lifting equipment and life detection kits to search through heaps of rubble and twisted metal for survivors. a member of nigeria's national emergency management agency said four people had been rescued so far and four bodies recovered. covid—i9 has killed more than five million people since the world health organisation reported the outbreak of the disease in late december 2019, according to a new tally. the number takes into account deaths recorded by national health authorities, and represents only a fraction of the actual coronavirus—related deaths, which could be two to three times

i glasgow. that technical work has been done-— glasgow. that technical work has been done. , , ., ., been done. i suppose the fundamental auestion is been done. i suppose the fundamental question is does _ been done. i suppose the fundamental question is does this _ been done. i suppose the fundamental question is does this keep _ been done. i suppose the fundamental question is does this keep the - been done. i suppose the fundamental question is does this keep the goal- question is does this keep the goal of 1.5 question is does this keep the goal of1.5 degrees, question is does this keep the goal of 1.5 degrees, capping global warming ati.5 of 1.5 degrees, capping global warming at 1.5 celsius alive? that is the point at which scientists very clearly say we are going to see even more dangerous consequences of climate change. 50. even more dangerous consequences of climate change-— climate change. so, we need to see the final text _ climate change. so, we need to see the final text on _ climate change. so, we need to see the final text

the glasgow train of ambition, the glasgow train of ambition, the glasgow train of 1.5 degrees. climate change is real. there is no politics in climate change. so my fellow political leaders, our response to climate change should never depend on whether our domestic response to climate change will get us re—elected in the next elections. responding to climate change is critical to our survival, of our communities. the survival of humanity. it is not and should never be linked to our political survival in the next elections. so, friends, we urge all countries to board the glasgow train. we need to continue to work hard, to keep the glasgow train moving and moving fast. so we can reach the next summit in egypt and deliver on the glasgow train of ambition and 1.5 degrees, so in closing, mr president, we thank glasgow. we thank the prime minister, borisjohnson and your presidency, alok sharma, and your team. foryourable presidency, alok sharma, and your team. for your able leadership and we thank glasgow for keeping us safe. friends, glasgow ends today, but the real work begins no

they are both in glasgow. then to a 23-year-old cmate activist from samoa. >> the youth have rallied behind the pride. we are not drowning, we are fighting. this is our cry to the world, we are not drowning. we are fighting. amy: we are broadcasting from glasgow and new york. then we look at monday supreme court oral arguments on the constitutionality of texas' near total ban on abortion. we will speak with the legendary lawyer kathryn "kitty" kolbert who argued the 1992 landmark supreme court case credited with saving roe v. wade. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. more than 120 world leaders gathered in glasgow, scotland, monday for the opening of a crucial united nations climate summit whose outcome could determine the future habitability of the planet. the cop26 climate change conference, as it is officially called, open with this dire warning with the u.n. secretary-general. >> brutalizing biodiversity coming killing oursel

they are both in glasgow. then to a 23-year-old climate activist from samoa. >> the youth have rallied behind the pride. we are not drowning, we are fighting. this is our cry to the world, we are not drowning. we are fighting. amy: we are broadcasting from glasgow and new york. then we look at monday supreme court oral arguments on the constitutionality of texas' near total ban on abortion. we will speak with the legendary lawyer kathryn "kitty" kolbert who argued the 1992 landmark supreme court case credited with saving roe v. wade. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. more than 120 world leaders gathered in glasgow, scotland, monday for the opening of a crucial united nations climate summit whose outcome could determine the future habitability of the planet. the cop26 climate change conference, as it is officially called, open with this dire warning with the u.n. secretary-general. >> brutalizing biodiversity coming killing ours

and diplomatic editor james bays begins our coverage from glasgow. o intense diplomacy ahead of this event has been going on for years. this has been billed as the conference, but can save the planet. its host, the u. k. prime minister, making the point of the city where it's being held. glasgow was the place where the steam engine was invented. 250 years ago, triggering an industrial revolution that started the climate crisis. yes, my friends, we brought you to the very place where the doomsday machine began to tick. humanity has long since run down the clock on climate change. it's one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock and we need to act now and the warnings of what is at stake here, continued this from the un secretary general lillian, our addiction to fossil fuels. he's pushing humanity to the body. we face a stark choice either. we stop it, but it stops us. we are digging our own grapes. us president joe biden came to glasgow with, unlike his predecessor, donald trump, a strong commitment of quite the climate emergency. but without the t

the long—awaited climate summit has opened in glasgow. world leaders, prominent scientists and advisers are ready for 12 days of discussion with one principal aim, of discussion with one principalaim, to of discussion with one principal aim, to get the world to reduce carbon emissions and avoid a climate catastrophe. and to confirm the urgent need for action, the world media organisation has published its annual global climate report stating that the past seven years have been the hottest on record, with far—reaching repercussions for current and future generations. our science correspondent rebecca morrell has details. a gloomy start to proceedings in glasgow, but there are high hopes for a sunnier outcome. in a socially distanced conference centre, a reminder we're still in a time of covid, as alok sharma formally takes the reins for what some say is the last chance to save the planet. floods, cyclones, wildfires, record temperatures — we know that our shared planet is changing for the worse. and we can only address that together th

welcome back to glasgow. world leaders are gathering for the un climate conference and this is day one of the leaders summit. they are being urged to put aside their differences and agree urgent action to limit dangerous rises in temperature. around 120 heads of state will attend the conference, including the us president, joe biden. but the leaders of both china and russia, two of the world's biggest greenhouse gas producers, won't be there. the summit is being seen as the moment when countries must deliver on pledges to limit temperature rises to 1.5 celsius above pre—industrial levels, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. scientists say that we need to make sure it doesn't rise beyond that. the uk prime minister borisjohnson says the world is at "one minute to midnight" having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change, and the prince of wales who is due to address the leaders today says a "war—like footing" is needed to deal with the climate crisis. ahead of today's events borisjo

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. earlier i spoke to peter kalmus, who's worked as a climate scientist at nasa'sjet propulsion laboratory and associate project scientist ucla's joint institute for regional earth systems science and engineering. what chance of it being much cop? this is the 26th conference and i think we have had a real wake—up call this summer, so this is a little bit different than the previous 25 meetings because i think the world — i mean, the earth is giving us very, very clear warnings that we are definitely in an emergency right now and it's getting harder and harderfor anyone to deny that. but that being said, it is a huge challenge and honestly, i'll be very surprised if something extremely meaningful comes out of this. we have heard a lot of discussion, though — even in the past few weeks and months — about the need to move from simple commitments to, really, being seen to be doing the job as well and there seems to be a pressure on many of the countries there to do that. would you se

don't forget the cop26 taking place in glasgow. there it is, that is glasgow for you. and we will be seeing a lot of that over the course of the next 12 days as leaders seek further solutions to the climate crisis facing us all. goodbye for now. morning. a change of month brings with it a change of the weather. we'll start the week with sunny spells and scattered showers. by the middle part of the week, it gets noticeably quieter, cooler for all of us, and some frost and fog overnight, so plenty to pack in there. so on monday morning, then, it looks somewhat like this — with low pressure easing away, and as we go through the week, high pressure will build in which quietens things down. but ahead of it, we can trace those isobars all the way back to the north — and that means a colder wind direction, with that northerly wind driving the blue tones, the cooler air, a little bit further south, you really will notice the difference with the feel of the weather if you are out and about this week. so sunny spells and blustery showers from the word go, most of the showers

so whenever adaptation is mentioned, glasgow will have its| is mentioned, glasgow will have its name on it. is mentioned, glasgow will have its name on it— name on it. exactly. in the paris agreement _ name on it. exactly. in the paris agreement from _ name on it. exactly. in the paris agreement from six _ name on it. exactly. in the paris agreement from six years - name on it. exactly. in the paris agreement from six years ago, | name on it. exactly. in the paris l agreement from six years ago, we would _ agreement from six years ago, we would develop a goal on adaptation, it hasn't— would develop a goal on adaptation, it hasn't really been clear what that means in the six years it has been _ that means in the six years it has been in _ that means in the six years it has been in abeyance but now in two years _ been in abeyance but now in two years we — been in abeyance but now in two years we will have it. we can get some _ years we will have it. we can get some idea — years we will have it. we can get some idea of the importance of it by looking _ some idea of the importanc

we shall not leave empty— handed from glasgow _ shall not leave empty— handed from glasgow. iceland supports the text. and accepts it. i thank you, mr president _ president. applause. thank you, iceland, for your intervention. i now give the floor to chile. . ~ intervention. i now give the floor to chile. ., ,, i. , intervention. i now give the floor to chile. ., ,, , . ~ to chile. thank you very much, mr president — to chile. thank you very much, mr president i— to chile. thank you very much, mr president. i would _ to chile. thank you very much, mr president. i would like _ to chile. thank you very much, mr president. i would like to - to chile. thank you very much, mr president. i would like to first - to chile. thank you very much, mr president. i would like to first of. president. i would like to first of all associate our intervention with the intervention made by peru and may be _ the intervention made by peru and may be built from what my distinguished colleague was indicating. i would like to ask others — indicating. i would like to ask others to— indicating

this do you make of what you are hearing from glasgow?— from glasgow? this is a historic opportunity _ from glasgow? this is a historic opportunity that _ from glasgow? this is a historic opportunity that comes - from glasgow? this is a historic opportunity that comes at - from glasgow? this is a historic opportunity that comes at a - from glasgow? this is a historic. opportunity that comes at a critical time for the rainforest. it is important because we need to protect nature, but also to protect us. it is impossible to keep the 1.5 target alive if we don't end deforestation. we are enthusiastic and optimistic, but this will be a game changer for halting deforestation. but it does demand all countries to come back from glasgow and to stop the action straightaway. x�*t�*oll from glasgow and to stop the action straightaway-— straightaway. you are optimistic but how will people. _ straightaway. you are optimistic but how will people, how _ straightaway. you are optimistic but how will people, how will _ how will people, how will governments be forc

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. as the flavour of the challenge there but already we have had a taste of the problems as well because as the world's richest nations, the g20, have been gathering in rome and the leaders there were accused of failing to make the commitment needed. the british prime minister borisjohnson admitted minister boris johnson admitted the minister borisjohnson admitted the pledges there were too vague and not enough. the un secretary general said the time for diplomatic niceties was over. he called the glasgow summit "the last hope". laura kuenssberg reports on events in rome. a roman sunday stroll. a stylish canine seems the perfect accessory among the ancient alleys. what conflicts, what epic political struggles have these streets seen? history round every corner. then spot 15 of the most powerful leaders in the world taking in the sights. a coin in the famous fountain to guarantee a wish, but it might take more than tradition to stop the uk and france pulling away. applause. others watch o

in _ glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close. in many - glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close. in many ways, i getting close. in many ways, the reality of climate change for many of us has been impossible to ignore. 2020 tied for the warmest since records began. heat floods and catastrophic fires and droughts managed parts of the world. in the past seven years with a warmest on record. climate change is here now. it is not a problem for our children alone, it is a problem for us today and we are quickly running out of time to solve it.— of time to solve it. many are similar saying _ of time to solve it. many are similar saying sentiments i of time to solve it. many are similar saying sentiments to i similar saying sentiments to you, as you have a ready herd, but without xi jinping actually physically attending this event and also they are bolsonaro of brazil being there as well, what are your hopes in terms of what are your hopes in terms of what will be achieved? we what are your hopes in terms of what will be achieved?- what will be achieved?

we will be leaving glasgow with clarity on the work we _ leaving glasgow with clarity on the work we need to undertake to breach the i5— work we need to undertake to breach the 1.5 degrees goal. parties have made _ the 1.5 degrees goal. parties have made progress in several key areas. i made progress in several key areas. i want _ made progress in several key areas. i want to— made progress in several key areas. i want to highlight for accomplishments. there are many more _ accomplishments. there are many more for— accomplishments. there are many more. foraccomplishments accomplishments. there are many more. for accomplishments that represent — more. for accomplishments that represent significant progress in the world's efforts against climate change _ the world's efforts against climate change. thus cop, adaptation has been _ change. thus cop, adaptation has been central in all our conversation. and the texts adopted recognise _ conversation. and the texts adopted recognise this relevance. we now have _ recognise this relevance. we now have a _ recognise this relevance. we n

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david shukman, bbc news, in glasgow. so many strands to follow there. do go to our website for more climate coverage and reporting from cop26. go to bbc.com/news. there's a live page with the latest news as it breaks in glasgow as well as videos, the bbc�*s reality check and interactive features where you can see how climate change is affecting you and how you're affecting stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the french president says he will delay retaliatory measures against the uk, while talks about post—brexit fishing rights continue. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign — - they are being held somewhere inside the compound — - and student le

our first report on events in glasgow is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the sound of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95—year—old monarch, even if not in person. she's seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics, but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship. i, for one, hope that this conference will be one of those rare occasions where everyone will have a chance to rise above the politics of the moment and achieve true statesmanship. it is the hope of many, the legacy of this summit, written in history books yet to be printed, will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity. we, none of us, will live forever. but we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children's children, and those who will follow in their footsteps. but ther

let's take you now to glasgow where the royal- now to glasgow where the royal reception is about to take place — we've just seen the duke and duchess of cambridge go in. i'm sorry to say we appear to havejust of cambridge go in. i'm sorry to say we appear to have just come by a moment too late. there will also be a video message delivered by her majesty the queen recorded earlier, and that message will be in lieu of her presence in glasgow this evening. she was due to host this perception but, on the advice of her doctors, she made the decision not to travel to glasgow and she is resting, doing only light duties — by the look of pictures today, going out in her carand by the look of pictures today, going out in her car and taking her corgis for a walk in all —— all in preparation for remembrance sunday. speaking earlier prince charles stressed the importance of dealing with climate change, saying a warlike foot is dealt to dutch needed to deal with it. creating the environment _ needed to deal with it. creating the environment that _ needed to deal with it. creating the environme

rebecca morel, bbc news, glasgow. christian: the other major pledge puts trees at the top of the agenda, deforestation, 100 countries pledging to end and reverse deforestation, all in under 10 years. the countries account for 85% of the world's forests. the pledge is being backed up with $19 billion in public and private finance. last year, it was reported that the deforestation of the amazon rain forest in brazil surged to the highest level since 2008. forests covers over 30% of the world's land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. between 1990 and 2016, the world lost over one million square miles of forest. >> i come from a country where 52% of our land is tropical forest. 35% of our land is amazon a gland, and we have 52% of the world's high-altitude ecosystems. we come today not with a theoretical approach. we come with clear commitments. we are not waiting until 2030. we are committing ourselves to protect 30% of our territory. we must act now. christian: while the commitments have been welcomed,

amy: from new york and glasgow, this is democracy now! >> u.s. department of defse has a larger annual carbon footprint than most countries on earth, and it also is the single largest polluter on earth. amy: today we look at the seldom discussed link between u.s. militarism and the climate crisis. the u.s. military is one of the world's largest greenhse gas emitters and the world's biggest consumer of oil, but milary emissions have been exempted from international climate treaties for decades. we will speak to two u.s. veterans. >> it is absolutely imperative that winclude u.s. military emissions in the overall acunting ogreenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, even if it is politically inconvenient to do so. amy: plus, we speak to stella moris, the partner of julian assange. she is in glasgow highlighting wikileaks's role in exposing the hypocrisy of wealthy nations in addressing the climate crisis. >> julian should never be extradited because he was doing his job as a journalist, being criminalized as a journalist. amy: all that and more,

victoria gill, bbc news, in glasgow. the agreement is the first climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce global coal consumption. but was a controversial change in the wording of the text from "phase out" coal to "phase down" after india opposed it along with china. our correspondent in bejing, stephen mcdonell explained why china wanted this change on coal. well, on the one hand, it will come as something of a blow to people who wanted a more ambitious goal at this conference, to see this wording watered down. but, on the other hand, perhaps we shouldn't be too pessimistic about the final agreement. for example, here, we're already seeing in the communist party's media mouthpiece, xinhua wire service, commentaries saying that coal is the dominant contributor, the dominant cause for carbon emissions in electricity generation. so that is a message, a party line, going out to everyone — coal is the biggest part of the problem. what's also being stressed here from the chinese delegation at the conference has been its dis

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christian fraser is live in glasgow. queen elizabeth says she hopes the glasgow summit will be a rare occasion when world leaders will "rise above the politics of the moment" and act on climate change. lets go back to christian fraser at the cop26 summit in glasgow. i was just i wasjust reading i was just reading a tweet from our environment correspondent who speak talking about these new targets that modi has set out. my guess is that the world will have changed so much by then it won�*t be worth india going alone on a relatively high carbon trajectory. if everyone else has stopped emissions, india will become the pariah anyway." much more significant is the commitment they made to 2030. let�*s talk about that that rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. that target of i think a lot of people here will welcome that? yes. people here will welcome that? yes, this debate was _ people here will welcome that? yes, this debate was always _ people here will welcome that? yes this debate was always about balancing the environmenta

our top stories: world leaders at the climate summit in glasgow promise to end deforestation by 2030 — a pledge that's being welcomed by the united nations. is absolutely a dream come true, we're so excited, it's such an accomplishment, in the game changer and i think people don't realise without this, without. deforestation and restoring the world's forest, we cannot avert catastrophic climate change. it follows an opening day in which india's prime minister, narendra modi, pledged for his country to become carbon neutral by the year 2070. emergency teams in nigeria work through the night to find dozens of people feared trapped in the rubble of a collapsed apartment block. the us supreme court hears arguments in the controversial texas abortion case, with at least one legal challenge likely to be allowed to move forward. in one of the first substantial deals to be announced at the climate summit in glasgow, world leaders have agreed to end deforestation by 2030. around 100 countries are signing up to the pledge — among them brazil, canada, russia and indonesia which is the large

the un climate summit in glasgow has adopted a new agreement, called the glasgow climate pact, aimed at curbing global warming. but many say the deal is a disappointment. the summit�*s british president has apologised for the way the process unfolded, but said the agreement would keep within reach the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. many countries say the final text has been watered down, and the un secretary general said the world was still knocking on the door of a climate catastrophe. our science editor david shukman has this analysis. hearing no objections, it is so decided. relief after a long and stressful fortnight. the conference faced challenges right to the end. the day began with confusion and uncertainty. a delivery of what looks like pizza boxes. in fact, documents for the un secretary—general. a great deal was at stake. we have had two incredibly intense weeks of negotiations in glasgow, and we arrive at what i believe is the moment of truth, and this is the moment of truth for our planet, and a moment of truth for our children and our grandchildr

the un climate summit in glasgow has adopted a new agreement called the glasgow climate pact aimed at curbing global warming. but many say the deal is a disappointment. the summit�*s british president has apologised for the way the process unfolded, but said the agreement would keep within reach the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. many countries say the final text has been watered down, and the un secretary—general said the world was still knocking on the door of a climate catastrophe. our science editor david shukman has this analysis. hearing no objections, it is so decided. relief after a long and stressful fortnight. the conference faced challenges right to the end. the day began with confusion and uncertainty. a delivery of what looks like pizza boxes. in fact, documents for the un secretary—general. a great deal was at stake. we have had two incredibly intense weeks of negotiations in glasgow, and we arrive at what i believe is the moment of truth, and this is the moment of truth for our planet, and a moment of truth for our children and our grandchildre

the un climate summit in glasgow has adopted a new agreement, called the glasgow climate pact, aimed at curbing global warming. but many say the deal is a disappointment. the summit�*s british president has apologised for the way the process unfolded, but said the agreement would keep within reach the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. many countries say the final text has been watered down, and the un secretary general said the world was still knocking on the door of a climate catastrophe. our science editor david shukman has the latest. relief after a long and stressful fortnight. the conference faced challenges right to the end. the day began with confusion and uncertainty. a delivery of what looks like pizza boxes. in fact, documents for the un secretary general. a great deal was at stake. we have had two incredibly intense weeks of negotiations in glasgow, and we arrive at what i believe is the moment of truth, and this is the moment of truth for our planet, and a moment of truth for our children and our grandchildren. negotiators broke up into huddles, a rare

glasgow. there is an inherent contradiction _ glasgow. there is an inherent contradiction not _ glasgow. there is an inherent contradiction notjust - glasgow. there is an inherent contradiction notjust in - glasgow. there is an inherent i contradiction notjust in scotland but many nations that you are reliant for the economy on fossil fuels, 5% of the gdp and thousands ofjobs, you are reliant on it so how do you square the circle? we have not how do you square the circle? - have got to move away from it and move away as quickly as possible but, yes, we have got to do it in a way that doesn't leave individuals and communities on the scrap piece. i grew up in scotland in the 70s and 80s and saw the consequence of taking away the industry, we cannot do that again, we need to build the alternative industry for people to have jobs. alternative industry for people to havejobs. we need to alternative industry for people to have jobs. we need to eliminate our reliance on fossil fuels and we need to accelerate that. for a country like scotland whe

how is that reverberating where you are in glasgow? >> he was asked a number of questions about it last night and he was saying he still believes that framework deal will be passed by the democrats next week. but yes, it does undermine it because although he has defended the climate change portion, people can see one of the principal provisions in that climate legislation was to clean electricity program, which was the stick to go with the carrot. that is what would have encouraged electricity companies to start turning towards cleaner ways of producing energy and that has been taken out by senator manchin. also, separate to that, there will obviously be skepticism about what the president is saying even though e american targets look healthy at this point. four years ago, five years ago, they walked away from the paris agreement. people would look at the polls in the united states and say how do we make sure -- how do we know donald trump won't come back and america will walk away again? laura: does it feel like there is a deal on the

climate summit in glasgow for the rest of the hour. new jersey democratic governor phil murphy has won a second term after surviving a surprisingly close reelection bid against republican jack ciattarelli. murphy had been heavily favored in new jersey, which has more than a million more registered democrats than republicans. it was the latest indication democrats could lose ground during critical midterm elections next year. on wednesday, president biden said he hoped to reverse the democratic party's fortunes by passing his 10-year, $1.75 trillion green energy and social safety net bill. pres. biden: people are absent and uncertain about a lot of things, from covid to school to jobs to a whole range of things and the cost of a gallon of gasoline. so if i am apple to sign into law by build back better initiative, i am in a position where you will see a lot of those things really are rated quickly and swiftly. amy: in buffalo, new york, democratic socialist mayoral candidate india walton has conceded to incumbent mayor byron brown, who

glasgow in. nick buxton, we will link to your report "global climate wall." next up, writer amitav ghosh, author of the new book "the nutmeg's curse: parables for a planet in crisis." stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "the universe wakes up" by the comet is coming. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. as we end today's show with the prize-winning indian write amitav ghosh. his new book is titled "the nutmeg's curse: parables for a planet in crisis." ghosh writes about how the roots of the climate crisis date back to western colonialism and the violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment. amitav ghosh's previous books include "the great derangement: climate change and the unthinkable" and the novel "gun island." he joins us from his home in brooklyn, new york. welcome to democracy now! we last spoke to you at the beginning of covid and how it was ravaging india. and here we are in the second week of the cop

climate envoy, responding to the glasgow pact saturday. >> so i would say paris built the arena and glasgow starts the race. and tonight, the starting gun was fired. we have about nine years within which to make those critical decisions we were warned about in 20 by the ipcc, and we have the years in this decade, the decisive decade, in order to cut 45% of global emissions to hold onto the 1.5. amy: he was secretary of state at the paris agreement under obama. your response, brandon wu? >> that glasgow was the starting gun a climate action? it just erases 2.5 decades of rich country and action. we had been at these negotiations for 26 years. and for 26 years, wealthy countries like the united states have failed to reduce our emissions even though we know that is what we must do to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis. what kerry is doing is erasing history, erasing a history of climate loan realism in which the united states is the primary -- amy: can you talk about this nice virtual summit that is planned between the chinese leader in the u.s. later, between biden x andi and what

climate change conference in glasgow. we've been hearing about the grand agreements world leaders are trying to reach, but what can the rest of us do? reducing carbon emissions could mean all of us changing our habits from what we leave behind to what we eat. our science correspondent has been to meet a family in leeds looking to the future. reporter: family life makes it difficult to count carbon emissions, but the ash but for this family, decarbonizing the daily routine has become a priority. >> nobody likes to be reminded that i constantly need to do better. reporter: do you think it would be better to -- >> eating morelant-based things, we are trying to do that. as a parent, i am busy but trying to make these changes for the better. it is kind of next generation that will be left with these problems. reporter: and we will all need to take part in the solution. according to one study, the u.k. could half its energy by 2050 without compromising the quality of life. >> we have to reduce emissions so quickly over the next

how is that reverberating where you are in glasgow? is it undermining president biden�*s negotiating position? he glasgow? is it undermining president biden's negotiating position?- biden's negotiating position? he was certainly asked _ biden's negotiating position? he was certainly asked a _ biden's negotiating position? he was certainly asked a number— biden's negotiating position? he was certainly asked a number of- certainly asked a number of questions at last night about it in rome at the end of the g20 summit and he saying he still believes that framework deal will be passed sometime next week, but i think you're right, it does undermine it, because although he has a framework agreement and has defended the climate change portion of that, people can see that one of the principal provisions in that climate legislation was the clean electricity programme which really was the stick to go along with the carrot. that is what would have encouraged electricity companies to start turning towards cleaner ways of producing energy and t

welcome to glasgow. how optimistic are you that we are going to get some change out of cop26? i want to very optimistic at cop26. at this one. _ want to very optimistic at cop26. at this one. i_ want to very optimistic at cop26. at this one, i really want to be optimistic that the world leaders... we have _ optimistic that the world leaders... we have seen the impact of the climate — we have seen the impact of the climate change. i believe we need to do it right _ climate change. i believe we need to do it right now because climate change — do it right now because climate change is — do it right now because climate change is affecting us right now. we see very— change is affecting us right now. we see very huge number of changes that are happening. the crop yields are very low — are happening. the crop yields are very low. mount kilimanjaro is really — very low. mount kilimanjaro is really in — very low. mount kilimanjaro is really in a _ very low. mount kilimanjaro is really in a bad state

are you runnina to glasgow this morning. are you running away _ to glasgow this morning. are you running away from _ to glasgow this morning. are you running away from sleaze - running away from sleaze allegations? already in glasgow, the health secretary. is it ok to do a virtual meeting for your private employer from your house of commons office? i’m employer from your house of commons office? �* ., ., ., ., office? i'm not going to get into any individual _ office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. _ office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. i'm - office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. i'm asking i office? i'm not going to get into i any individual case. i'm asking but the principle. if you have an external_ the principle. if you have an external interest i cannot see why you would — external interest i cannot see why you would be using anything that is funded _ you would be using anything that is funded by— you would be using anything that is funded by the taxpayer. include in your office?— your office? yes. in a sta

in glasgow on saturday. visit democracynow.org to see our past interviews with kathy as well as her reading her poetry and also interview with kathy and her mother, the former president of the marshall islands, as well as our interviews with vanessa nakate and greta thunberg at past u.n. climate summits. will come back, 1000 environment and land defenders have been killed since the signing of the paris agreement in 2015. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "ocean" by uliya. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we bring you climate countdown. we go now to glasgow where activist held a memorial for those who were unable to attend the u.n. climate summit this year -- the 1005 land and environmental defenders who have been murdered since the paris agreement in 2015. one in three of those killed was an indigenous person. at the fridays for future mass rally in glasgow, four climate activists from colombia talked about the murders of land defenders in their count

that�*s all from glasgow tonight. for more details of today�*s agreements and background to the summit, go to bbc news online at www.bbc.co.uk/news, and you�*ll find lots of information there. time now for the day�*s other news, so let�*sjoin sophie. huw, thank you. two metropolitan police officers have pleaded guilty to taking and sharing photographs of the bodies of two sisters who were found stabbed to death in a park in london. pc denizjaffer and pcjamie lewis, who�*d been assigned to guarding the crime scene, distributed the images of bibaa henry and nicole smallman injune last year. helena wilkinson has this report from the old bailey. this is one of the last photos of bibaa henry, on the left, and nicole smallman. hours after it was taken, they were murdered. last week, mina smallman saw her daughters�* killer sentenced for his crimes. today, she was back again at the same court, having to endure yet more unimaginable pain. it may sound really ridiculous that this case has brought us to even more an