of my children and yours, hangs in the balance. this will be the decade i that determines the rest of human history. we cannot let it slip by. the wildfires blamed on climate change that raged this summer in california. we report from one town that was engulfed in flames. and coming up in half an hour foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. good evening. let s cross to my colleague christian fraser. a warm welcome to glasgow, i m continuing coverage of cop26, it is 7pm here and the gavel should have come down on the summit an hour ago but it hasn t, because we don t yet have an agreement. in the last few hours, the presidency told us that a third draught of the text will be published this evening followed by a further stock take among the parties to see where we are. with the expectation that the negotiations will continue long into the night. that said, the closing sermon he has resumed, it started in part yesterday t
more than two hours ago, but last minute haggling could see negotiations go on well into the night. the president of the summit, alok sharma, says delegates have come a long way in the last two weeks, and he now hopes there ll be a final injection of what he calls a can do spirit . greenpeace is urging delegates to agree something historic, but can there be a deal that satisfies everyone. well the aim of the summit was to try to reach agreement, among more than 190 countries, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celcius. but the sticking points that remain include finding tougher language, to secure commitments, to phase out coal and other fossil fuels. and finding more money, to help developing nations fight climate change, and make the switch to greener technology. with the very latest from the summit, here s our science editor, david shukman. siren wails. a warning from outside the conference about the state of progress inside. world leaders are singled out for failing
as the government announces a new partial lockdown, starting on saturday. and with thousands of migrants stranded on the border between belarus and poland we look at the dangers they face, caught in freezing conditions and a burning political row. welcome to the programme. the official deadline for an agreement at cop 26 in glasgow has passed but delegates and negotiators are now working into the night to try and sign off undertakings that can be agreed across the board. a 3rd draft is being worked on to replace the last one where some of the language had been strengthened but also weakened elsewhere, for example on the requirements for governments to reduce the use of carbon emitting fossil fuels. experts recognise that the agreements made at the summit will not limit warming to under 1.5 degrees a key threshold which would avoid the worst effects of climate change. let s cross live to the conference in glasgow now and my colleague christian fraser. welcome to gl
which is present at this cop so that we get this shared endeavour over the line. delegates from the most vulnerable island nations say success in glasgow is a matter of life and death. it is a matter of life and survival for many of us. our safety, the safety- of my children, and yours, hangs in the balance. and the other main stories here tonight. a partial lockdown is announced in the netherlands, as covid cases reach a record high. bars and shops will have to start closing early. as migrants continue to camp in freezing conditions in belarus, british troops are sent to poland to strengthen its border. and scotland book a place in the world cup play offs, as they bid to reach the finals for the first time in 2a years. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, are lewis hamilton s title hopes slipping away? another penalty costs him pole position at the sao paulo grand prix. good evening from glasgow, where last minute haggling will see negotiations go on well into
endeavour over the line. one of donald trump s former top aides, steve bannon, has been indicted by a grand jury, after refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the january the sixth attack on the capitol and, britney spears has been handed back control of her life and career by a court in los angeles welcome to the programme. the official deadline for an agreement at cop 26 in glasgow has passed but delegates and negotiators are now working into the night to try and sign off undertakings that can be agreed across the board. a 3rd draft is being worked on to replace the last one where some of the language had been strengthened but also weakened elsewhere, for example on the requirements for governments to reduce the use of carbon emitting fossil fuels. experts recognise that the agreements made at the summit will not limit warming to under 1.5 degrees a key threshold which would avoid the worst effects of climate change. let s cross live to the conference in