replacement of gas boilers, higher green taxes under declining incomes. can the prime minister understand their frustration can the prime minister understand theirfrustration and can the prime minister understand their frustration and disdain that those who tell them they must bear these burdens fly into 6lasgow those who tell them they must bear these burdens fly into glasgow in their private jets, very around the town in their gas guzzling cavalcades and more fundamentally, does he really believe that given the huge natural forces does he really believe that given the huge naturalforces which have changed the world s climate continually, that somehow or other, by reducing carbon dioxide, we can turn the world s thermostat up and down at will? down at will? first of all, this country is down at will? first of all, this country is moving down at will? first of all, this country is moving to - down at will? first of all, this country is moving to a - down at will? first of all, thi
average temperature has risen at the fastest rate of any 50 year period in 2000 years. think on that. in his opening statement this afternoon, the cop president alok sharma said this summit is probably the world s last hope. alok sharma, elected president. the global summit is finally under way. 6lasgow is hosting world leaders and thousands of delegates for these crucial climate change talks. the president of cop26 told andrew marr that keeping globalwarming to 1.5 c would be challenging. if we look at all the commitments that have been made, and i said we re heading towards 2, how is it that over this next decade, indeed over the next few years, we close that gap so that we get closer to 1.5?
we can protect our precious planet, so let s come together over these two weeks and ensure that where paris promised, 6lasgow delivers. at the 620 in rome, prince charles calls for more action to tackle climate change and warns leaders of what he calls their overwhelming responsibility to generations yet unborn . ladies and gentlemen, cop26 begins in glasgow tomorrow. quite literally, it is the last chance saloon. we must now translate fine words into still finer actions. now on bbc news, it s time for click which this week digs into carbon capture and sustainable technology as the cop26 climate change summit gets underway. this week catching carbon. scannable snacks. and food, made from thin air.
been changing the environment. he has been so changing the environment. he has been so upbeat and has all these plans been so upbeat and has all these plans to been so upbeat and has all these plans to save the planet and now it feels plans to save the planet and now it feels like plans to save the planet and now it feels like it plans to save the planet and now it feels like it is dawning on him that it is not feels like it is dawning on him that it is not going to happen the way he wanie it is not going to happen the way he wants it it is not going to happen the way he wants it w it is not going to happen the way he wants it w i it is not going to happen the way he wants it to. i have seen a lot of people wants it to. i have seen a lot of people reading the front pages i think people reading the front pages i think a people reading the front pages i think a lot people reading the front pages i think a lot of people reading the front think a lot
fill the second day of this 620 summit, and that draught communiqu appears to have even softer language than previous draughts on the climate commitments that the 620 could reach at this summit. they talk for example about the need for meaningful and effective actions to reach net zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, not immediate actions. and while the aim is to cap local warming at 1.5 degrees, it seems at the moment to be a largely avoiding firm commitments. that will be a difficult sell as we go into an all important un climate conference in glasgow next week because the president of that summit in glasgow has said that this 620 meeting is make or break were 6lasgow has said that this 620 meeting is make or break were glasgow to succeed. beyond the main themes and talking point at this summit, there have been a lot of bilateral meetings as well, and bilateral tensions noticeably between britain and france at the moment, who are locked in a post brexit fishing deal