as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. and, temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly a 150 years, in nearly 150 years, amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe the biden administration has condemned a supreme court ruling which curbs the us government s power to limit carbon emissions from coal fired power stations, calling it a devastating decision. all six members of the conservative majority in the supreme court backed the landmark ruling, which marks a victory for the coal industry. the case was brought on behalf of mostly republican led states which were worried that they d be forced to move away from using coal to cleaner sources of energy. from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of t
the case was brought on behalf of mostly republican led states which were worried that they d be forced to move away from using coal to cleaner sources of energy. from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change. america is a large part of the problem the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gase in the world after china but also a victim. you can see from the water line above the vast lake how much it has shrunk in recent years, impacting the water supply for millions of people in the south west. president biden came into office pledging to lead a global effort to reduce carbon emissions, promising at the cop summit in glasgow last year to lead by example. will we act and do what is necessary? will we seize the enormous opportunity before us or will we condemn future generations to suffer? future
as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. and, temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly a 150 years, in nearly 150 years, amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe the biden administration has condemned a supreme court ruling which curbs the us government s power to limit carbon emissions from coal fired power stations, calling it a devastating decision. all six members of the conservative majority in the supreme court backed the landmark ruling, which marks a victory for the coal industry.
this is bbc news, the headlines: the us supreme court has dealt a serious blow to president biden s plans to tackle climate change. it s issued a ruling that limits the government s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. the case was brought on behalf of 19 mostly republican led states and some of america s largest coal companies. hong kong is marking 25 years since britain handed over control of the territory to china. the chinese president, xijinping, is in the city to celebrate the event. he ll also oversee the inauguration of hong kong s new leader, john lee. the former policeman will take over as chief executive from carrie lam. nato leaders have pledged more financial aid and weapons for ukraine. the alliance also renewed calls for president putin