and iceland s version of a sound and light show the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. hello, thank you forjoining us. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy, but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. it s taken a year and a half of intense wrangling and much resistance to get here, hence the tears ofjoy amongst some democrats in the senate. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill, which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate packag
and iceland s version of a sound and light show the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. hello, thank you forjoining us. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. it s taken a year and a half of intense wrangling and much resistance to get here, hence the tears ofjoy amongst some democrats in the senate. republicans had tried to derail the legislation saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill, which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package
welcome to bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories: the us senate backsjoe biden s bill to fight climate change, channeling hundreds of billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today and that makes me feel very, very good. the first left wing president in colombian history is sworn into office, calling for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug trafficking. a ceasefire comes into effect between israel and the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, but there are already reports of continued fighting. the fight for life in afghanistan one year since the taliban takeover, we see how the country s maternity services are at breaking point.
which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today and that makes me feel very, very good. very, very good. and a very relieved chuck schumer. alden meyer is senior associate of e36, a london based climate change think take. he was director of the union
is pledging to live up to. n0 audio translation available. is a former senator and mayor of bogota, he is promising as a former senator and mayor of bogota, he is promising a more inclusive government. he wants to address inequality, offer free education, improve the healthcare system, and to phase out colombia s reliance on fossil fuel extraction. to pay for these ambitious measures, he is promising tax reforms. but mr petro is also a former left wing guerrilla leader and, as president, he says he willfully implement a peace deal signed with the farc rebel group in 2016. a deal that stalled under the administration of outgoing leader, ivan duque. translation: it is. possible, yes, we can. we will implement the peace treaty and then we will follow to the letter the recommendations of the report of the truth commission,