of governments, about a partnership of governments, countries, global corporations just assert a sane ability in their plans. you re watching bbc news. cop26 i m c0 p26 i m live cop26 i m live in glasgow as the cop26 i m live in glasgow as the cop26 summit gets under way. 25,000 delegates will attend from 200 countries to announce how they will cut emissions by 2030. borisjohnson calls it the worlds moment of truth. what we need to do is make sure that at the summit world leaders come together and meet the commitments that are necessary. world leaders will be making their way to glasgow from the g20 summit
ambitions to fight climate change after skipping this year s g20 summit in rome and the united nations climate summit in scotland. cnn s chief climate correspondent bill weir joins us from scotland where the cop26 summit got under way today. bill, this comes on the heels of the g20 summit. what did world leaders agree on there? i know sometimes these summits, you know, they put out a lot of flowery language. they ve solved all the world s problems, and then you find out there isn t any teeth in this. what was your sense of what was accomplished? reporter: toothless would work today. i think most environmental groups, young people who care very much about this issue, since they have to live with the repercussions, are voicing their disappointment today. basically the richest 20 countries in the world says, yes, we agree that our house is on fire, but they refuse to say how exactly they want to put it out or by when. they really tried to knuckle down on coal, like how soon can
detail worked out and some concrete actions to try to commit a little bit in a firmer way, let s see, to achieving net zero emissions by the middle of the century. and exactly what the middle of the century means and what that means for keeping that goal at 1.5 degrees alike. you are watching bbc news. goal at 1.5 degrees alike. you are watching bbc news. mark, thank you ve much. watching bbc news. mark, thank you very much- some watching bbc news. mark, thank you very much. some very watching bbc news. mark, thank you very much. some very interesting - very much. some very interesting analysis there on the language coming from the g20 leaders and from the italian prime minister, mario draghi. we will have much more throughout the rest of the day here from glasgow on the first day of cop26, the procedural start of the conference of parties 26. the next couple of days will focus on the world leaders who are gathering here in glasgow for this crucial climate change summit. right now
is that the italians particularly have been keen to get 2050 as a date in this final communique, but some of the other big emitters have tried to push that to 2060. so it made a century is a little bit of a fudge. but mario draghi there, talking about how in his eyes this 620 has been a success. the 620 leaders have committed to keeping 1.5 degrees within reach. to put in call behind us, as he said. closer to getting that goal of climate financing of $100 billion per year. he said, we are proud, but it is only a start. how proud should they be? let us talk to director of the global economy and finance programme at the chatham house international think tank in london, and formerly an official working on the g7 and 620. thank you for talking to us. i look sharma, the president of cop26, had said before the g20 started that
our customers . so you can stay ahead. get started with a great offer and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live. today on the show world leaders gathered at the g20 summit in rome this weekend to discuss economic recovery, climate change, the fight against covid-19 and more. what were the successes and