in my lifetime, i have witnessed a terrible decline. in yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery. that desperate hope, ladies and gentlemen, is why the world is looking to you and why you are here. thank you. applause. a call to action well received but what matters now is how the governments of the world actually respond. so what are the world s biggest producers of carbon emissions promising to do? well, the leader of the biggest emitter, china s president xi, isn t atending the conference. but here s what the leader of the second biggest emitter, the united states, had to say. president biden said the time to act is now, if we want to preserve our world s future. this is the decade that will
so during my lifetime, levels of this key gas have just kept on rising. the most striking thing that i see on c02 since 1958 is that the concentration in the atmosphere has gone up every single year. so where would this leave us? the early computer models couldn t be sure. there were lots of uncertainties. but the scenarios were already looking scary. there have been record temperatures in europe. 48 degrees in sicily. and to avoid the worst damage, the european union has now pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050. it has been under pressure to act because it is the world s third biggest emitter, after china and america. but as our europe editor katya adler now reports, the eu is finding it quite a challenge to meet its own goal. the eu.
world s third biggest emitter, after china and america. but as our europe editor katya adler now reports, the eu is finding it quite a challenge to meet its own goal. the eu. it is the globe s third largest economy, and also the third largest economy, and also the third largest emitter of co2 gases worldwide. but it has a plan to change data. the european commission s green new deal, this is its promotion video, once the eu to be carbon neutral by 2050. essen be carbon neutral by 2050. even thou:h be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish line be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish line is - be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish line is 30 be carbon neutral by 2050. every though the finish line is 30 years away, the race starts now. targeting all the sectors away, the race starts now. targeting all the sectors of away, the race starts now. targeting all
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