is more difficult. transport, changing the way we travel, eating less meat, flying less, insulating our homes, that requires the government to engage with mobilised people. governments have been extremely reluctant to do this. boris johnson s extremely reluctant to do this. borisjohnson s and above all. we have pretty much come to a grinding halt. all the good stuff is in the past and none of the good stuff is happening today. flan past and none of the good stuff is happening today- happening today. can the uk or governments happening today. can the uk or governments around happening today. can the uk or governments around the - happening today. can the uk or governments around the world | happening today. can the uk or - governments around the world afford to make these changes for climate change? indie to make these changes for climate chance? ., , ., to make these changes for climate chane?~ ., to make these changes for climate chane2. ., ., . change? we can t afford not
developing through wales, the midlands, the southeast. temperatures potentially 23 degrees. they could be sunny spells but it will be around ten or 11 celsius in the shetlands. state spending across tonight with outbreaks of rain. not as windy as last night. clear skies elsewhere. in south east wales and parts of england, could get down to an end to his senses. lotz mcleod tomorrow. patchy rain or drizzle starting to pushing erratically across the country tomorrow. up to 21 degrees in aberdeenshire. a warmer day than today. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson s message to the united nations and ahead of cop26 summit on climate change the world must take radical and urgent action.
angela merkel has not done enough to tackle climate change, despite her initial efforts to address the problem on the world stage. but germany s politicians have come under pressure from a new generation of activists. most parties have tailored their manifestos after this summer s deadly floods, they know that voter priorities are changing. none of the party really have enough measures to reach the goals of planet protection. climate protection. only the greens have the large amount of measures that come close to the goals and the targets we have to reach, but the others not. they come close? they come close. but not sufficient? not sufficient. in the german forest they are planting different species that they hope will point the way to a warmer, drier future. change it seems inevitable for a country which must decide now how best to safeguard its future. new performance figures
conference coming up soon in glasgow, which he said would be a critical turning point for humanity. it helped to have an american president on side. joe biden pledged to double us contributions for developing nations to tackle climate change. that was a big win for mrjohnson, who was determined to cement a crucial relationship that has had its rocky moments. he wasn t able to tuck the promise of a new trade deal into his suitcase, but it was still a largely successful trip that showcased the two leaders working together on shared priorities. and nowhere is that more evident than when it comes to climate crisis. mr president, see you in glasgow. thank you. barbara plett usher, bbc news, new york. let s get more on this now with the environmentalist and guardian columnist george monbiot. thank you forjoining us here this morning. very quickly, what were your thoughts on what you heard
there is no doubting how passionately germans feel about climate change but that alone might not be enough to put annalena baerbock into the chancellery. who this, after all, is the country which invented the motorcar. some worry about the pace of change and how to protect the environment without killing off industry. translation: i would like to know who is going to pay for this. - if the car industry gets kneecapped and tens or may be hundreds of thousands, maybe a million people lose theirjobs, maybe they should be a slower solution. together, perhaps, we can slow down global warming but when i see china opening up 200 airports and a thousand coal power stations, i do wonder how small germany is supposed to save the world. it is widely acknowledged that