hello, you re watching bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: covid, climate change and arana. pressing issues being hammered out at the 620 summit in rome. also in rome, british minister borisjohnson wants minister boris johnson wants the minister borisjohnson wants the eu that french threats over post brexit fishing licenses are completely unjustified. three people are killed in sudan as thousands take to the streets to protest against the military coup. polls open in japan, polls open injapan, the liberal democratic party hoping to maintain their grip on power. 6 reta 6reta thunberg arrives in
hello, you re watching bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: covid, climate change and arana. pressing issues being hammered out at the 620 summit in rome. also in rome, british minister borisjohnson wants minister boris johnson wants the minister borisjohnson wants the eu that french threats over post brexit fishing licenses are completely unjustified. three people are killed in sudan as thousands take to the streets to protest against the military coup. polls open in japan, polls open injapan, the liberal democratic party hoping to maintain their grip on power. 6 reta 6reta thunberg arrives in
they want more done to tackle climate change here in scotland and around the world. alexander mackenzie, bbc news, 6lasgow. yes, indeed, the weather is dull. and it is battering off the roof above us and some of the trees have come down up and down the country so some of those trains coming north from euston, london, have been badly delayed. 6reta is here safely. one of the main principles of the paris accord was to ensure and sure countries would revisit their pledges and set new and more ambitious proposals, they call that the ratchet. that is why in recent weeks and months, countries like the uk and the united states and many in the eu have come forward with these nationally determined contributions and they will talk a lot about it, and they will talk a lot about it, and dcs. 49 countries have committed to a net zero target by 2050 and
many leaders attending the 620 will be making their way to glasgow. borisjohnson has 6lasgow. borisjohnson has warranted it marks the moment of truth on climate change and it is a message shared with 6reta thunberg, travelling to glasgow from london and 6lasgow from london and expected to speak at a rally on sunday. let s get more on the importance of cop26 from chris mason. , ,., ., mason. very important diplomatically - mason. very important diplomatically for - mason. very important diplomatically for the l mason. very important i diplomatically for the uk hosting is huge international conference, 120 world leaders expecting 6lasgow arriving tomorrow night, many flying straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. 0ne straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. one of the biggest events uk has ever hosted in the words of number 10 downing st, the prime minister s residence. a big moment, clearly notjust for the clearly not just for the british prime minister but more broadly for the
and that is something i am going to try and help to build consensus on at this summit. the swedish teenager 6reta thunberg arrived in glasgow by train last night, mobbed by fellow activists. she had voiced concern that cop26 would not lead to significant changes, but said it s not too late to do what we can. if we switched our focus from trying to create loopholes and excuses to not take action, which is very much the case now, no matter how you see it, if we switched from that focus to actually trying to combat climate change in a way that would actually solve it, taking into account the whole perspective, then i think that we could achieve massive changes. the scottish weather outside is dull and security is tight. inside, the stakes are high. as talks begin on how to cut carbon emissions by 2030. in edinburgh this morning, activists gathered to have their voices heard.