because yes, both sides signed up to it but there was no way of knowing in practice what was going to happen until the protocol was in operation which is why the european union on the scene having seen it in action and listen to the company we are going to change our process and create a bespoke situation for northern ireland because what we had in place to start with was not working that both sides worked with the experience of the political stuff that was not necessarily obvious at the time they signed it. the international energy agency said today that if the world wants to meet its target of net zero emmissions by 2050 then there needs to be a clear unmistakable signal from world leaders when they gather in glasgow injust over two weeks time. investment in clean power they said will need to be tripled in the next decade. the good news is that progress is being made. this year two thirds of all investment in new power capacity went into renewable energy.
and star trek s william shatner at the tender age of 90 makes history as the oldest person to travel into space. the european union has published a set of new proposals to relax the strict laws that govern how goods travel from britain to northern ireland post brexit. brussels say their plans will lead to an 80 per cent reduction in customs checks. at the start of the year, a new post brexit agreement was introduced, called the northern ireland protocol. it established new economic barriers to the transport of live animals and certain products like chilled meats which cross the irish sea from great britain. and that s because as part
this is bbc news i m christian fraser. the european union has set out new proposals to slash the red tape on british goods entering northern ireland the bloc says the changes will eliminate 80 per cent of the border checks for animal products. we have completely turned our rules upside down and inside out to find a solid solution to an outstanding challenge. the international energy agency says the world needs to spend trillions of dollars more on clean energy if we are to meet the climate change targets we have set for 2050. the governors race in virginia is going to the wire which gives us a glimpse perhaps of what is to come in next year s all important midterm elections.
of the post brexit agreement, northern ireland has remained in the eu s single market for goods in order to keep the sensitive border between northern ireland and the republic open. but it means there s a new trade border hin the irish sea and that s angered unionists who say it undermines northern ireland s place in the united kingdom. here s our northern ireland correspondent emma vardy. could this be the light at the end of the tunnel for businesses? bringing goods into northern ireland from great britain has become much more difficult under the brexit arrangements. international shipping is a worldwide interconnected web if we went back to 2020, that s the paperwork under the protocol. this is the paperwork for four or five. the uk government argues that difficulties are so serious that it now wants an entirely new treaty. we re seeing fewer if anybody wanting to begin moving goods between great britain and northern ireland. gb companies that are supplying smaller quantities
of the european court ofjustice in the arrangements, but political leaders in the republic of ireland say the demands are an act of bad faith. the uk going back on the deal that it signed up to. this is a country that makes treaties, that strikes agreements and then intends to renege on them. and that message must now resonate around the world. don t make any agreement with the british government, don t sign any treaty with the united kingdom until you can be confident that this is a country that can honour its promises. without a resolution the uk could trigger a clause to override part of the brexit deal, sparking a potential trade war with northern ireland caught in the middle. emma vardy, bbc news. anand menon is the director of uk in a changing europe i asked him how far these proposals go in addressing the problems in the northern ireland protocol. in terms of addressing the problems, the eu claims that the checks that