For Women Artists. Time is running out to stop a Global Climate disaster and temperatures rising even further, according to a new report from the United Nations. The Un Environment Agency says, over the next decade, global emissions need to fall by more than 7 every year to have any chance of avoiding warming the planet by more than 1. 5 celsius. Even the current rise in temperatures is having an effect, as droughts become more common all over the world. Australia has seen one of its longest dry spells. That has made the massive bushfires in New South Wales and queensland even worse. And in zimbabwe, in southern africa, serious drought is threatening urban and rural life. The Bbcs Stephen Sackur has just been there. When the Zambezi River is in full flow, you can see why the explorer David Livingstone called it a view for the angels. But look at the falls now. This is what southern africas prolonged drought means. The volume of water is down by two thirds. Here we are at this viewpoint
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by a you can do the things you like to do with reless plan designed for you. With talk, text and data. Consumer cellular. Learn more at consumercellular. Tv su and with the ongoing pport of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contrutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thanyou. Woodruff the United Nations released a grim and alarming t assessment abo impact of climate change. Even worse, it found that acountries around the wor not doing nearly enough right now to slow the damage before it becomes worse. The probability of avoiding Dangerous Levels of global average temperature increases is dwindling. So essentially, if you look at the global emissions, they are still going up. A new u. N. Report. S according to it found the planet will have to reduce Carbon Emissions by 7. 6 a year between 2020 and 2030. Instead, emissions have been increasing by about one a
And in sport, aston villa end a run of three Successive Premier League defeats as they beat Newcastle United 2 0 to spoil steve bruces return to villa park. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Britains most seniorjewish leader the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis has intervened in the general Election Campaign, condemning what he says is the labour leaderships failure to deal with anti semitism and questioning ifJeremy Corbyn is fit to lead the country. Writing in todays times newspaper, he says a new poison sanctioned from the very top has taken root in the party. Mr mirvis says, the overwhelming majority of britishjews are gripped by anxiety at the prospect of a labour victory in the election, adding, i ask every person to vote with their conscience. Be in no doubt, the very soul of our nation is at stake. Today, the archbishop of canterbury head of the church of england reacted, saying such an unprecedented statement ought to alert us to the deep sense of insecurity and fea
A un report says the world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster unless there is an immediate reduction in fossil fuel emissions. And well look at a report from a uk Consumer Group warning that many black friday sales are not what they seem. Race and religion are dominating the uk Election Campaign today. Both major parties have been accused of institutional prejudice. For the conservatives, its a charge of islamaphobia. For labour, its anti semitism. To labour first. Heres an article in the times by britains most seniorjewish leader, the chief rabbi ephrime mirvis. He wrote. That sentiment was backed up by the chair of the jewish leadership council, an Umbrella Group representing secularjewish organisations in the uk. Anybody who knows the chief rabbi knows him to be a temperate and a thoughtful person. Hes regarded as a real shepherd to his flock. And the fact that he feels the levels of anxiety and is reflecting the anxiety of the community at this point in time, you need t
speeding last summer. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show we re saving seals in vancouver. aw, there she is! oh, my gosh they re so adorable! hey, buddy! ..saving money in warsaw. ..and heading to what might not be the cheapest but is certainly the rudest restaurant in sydney. messy! i don t want your leftovers! this week, i m on canada s pacific coast, where vancouver lies in the shadow of a mountain range that is the only barrier between the city and one of the world s most vast wildernesses. surrounded by water, every year, thousands of people travel here to marvel at the whales as they dance along the coastline, returning after a long winter away. british columbia is the most biodiverse territory in all of canada. it s got seals, it s got sea lions and hundreds of other species living in these very waters. but it s also home to the biggest port in the entire country, vancouver. and when you bring animals and humans and you put them in such close qu