brazil is one of the signatories to the deal, but the bbc has seen evidence of the growing deforestation of the amazon rainforest. we re being led to an area where illegal logging is taking place. and here we are at the edge of a national park, an area that is supposed to be protected. two metropolitan police officers are convicted of taking and sharing photos of bibaa henry and nicole smallman after the sisters were found murdered in north london. the officers are told to expect prison terms. the uk environment secretary has welcomed what he calls a big de escalation of the post brexit fishing row with france. paris says it will delay introducing punitive trade measures while further talks are held. calls for plastic in wet wipes to be banned. a labour mp is proposing a new law that could put an end to this. and the former chelsea boss antonio conte, is appointed the new manager, at tottenham.
this is bbc news i mjane hill. the headlines. world leaders have agreed a plan to drastically cut methane gas emissions, at the un climate summit in glasgow. but china, russia and india are not part of the deal. together, we are committing to collectively reduce our methane by 30% by 2030, and i think we can probably go beyond that. separately, leaders strike a deal to halt and reverse deforestation by the end of the decade. we have to stop the devastating loss of our forests, these great, teaming ecosystems, trillion pillared cathedrals of nature. brazil is one of the signatories to the deal, but the bbc has seen evidence of the growing
deforestation of the amazon rainforest. iam i am live at cop26 in glasgow where we will be looking in more detail at those two big announcements of the day so far. i will also be talking to the former australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull. convicted of taking and sharing pictures of two murdered sisters. two met police officers, are told to expectjail terms. calls for plastic in wet wipes to be banned. a labour mp is proposing a new law that could put an end to this. good afternoon.
actions and these words in glasgow, is there a change on the way? i think it looks like it, that you are right, there is a lot to be concerned and even suspicious about when it comes to brazil and these issues. i hope this is a sign they are moving in a different direction. one key issue of cop26 will be how we deal with notjust deforestation but the pretension for the sharing of carbon credits across the world, countries like brazil have always tried to have their cake and eat it when it comes to forestation and deforestation. if they are more willing to talk about this constructively it will be a huge step forward, i hope it is the case. how big an issue is deforestation in the uk? $5 how big an issue is deforestation in the uk? , ., how big an issue is deforestation in theuk? a. y how big an issue is deforestation in the uk? as a country we were once covered in the uk? as a country we were once covered in forest, the uk? as a country we were once covered in forest, before th
on issues like methane emissions and deforestation, those are voluntary agreements and they are going to be put to the test at the same time that scientists say we are running out of time to slash emissions. in the gulf between words and action, the global temperature continues to rise, but as the leaders conclude their speeches and the negotiators take over, there is much more talking to do. victoria gill, bbc news, glasgow. us presidentjoe biden said nearly 100 countries have signed up to cut their emissions of methane. and one of the most important things we can do in this decisive decade is to keep 1.5 degrees in reach, is reduce our methane emissions as quickly as possible. as had already been stated, it s one of the most potent greenhouse gases there is. it amounts to about half the warming we are experiencing today. just methane.