food availability and price they don tjust state within india, they ripple out across the world. so all countries will ultimately be unsafe in the face of the growing climate threat. , , ., , ..,, threat. given the very heavy cost that will be threat. given the very heavy cost that will be paid, threat. given the very heavy cost that will be paid, as threat. given the very heavy cost that will be paid, as you - threat. given the very heavy cost i that will be paid, as you described, how do we start to address this seriously? seriously? well, fossil fuel pollution seriously? well, fossil fuel pollution needs seriously? well, fossil fuel pollution needs to - seriously? well, fossil fuel pollution needs to be - seriously? well, fossil fuel. pollution needs to be stopped seriously? well, fossil fuel - pollution needs to be stopped being put in the atmosphere. the companies and the sectors who are making vast amounts of money from doing that, we need to make sure that the power t
warming. quickly, we all have a responsibility, this warming. quickly, we all have a| responsibility, this government, individually, but also sector by sector. wejust individually, but also sector by sector. we just talked individually, but also sector by sector. wejust talked on individually, but also sector by sector. we just talked on shipping. how important is that agreement being made today on global shipping? it is very important. it shows that different entities can come together, that they every wedge needs to contribute to this problem, not to just reduce emissions by adapting to these heat extremes, protecting vulnerable people including the shipping industry. professor of climate at columbia climate school thank you very much plenty more of course on those global temperatures on the bbc website. to stay with us. we will talk about the new film which is about to hit the cinema, barbie, it is causing quite a storm but what does it tell us about the moves within the 20 world
they ve also had at least four or 5 degrees gains in just the last few years areas then, and that s a concern. in and of itself because it s a compounding effect of not only is that area more prone the southwest more prone to these heat extremes but also prolonged drought. and so it s that compounding effect of having both of them and we know for a fact that in a changing climate, both of those things are going to get worse anyways. so let s talk solutions and what s being done to find some right. so the good news. let s start with the good news, okay. and that is that the us has reduced emissions by about 1. every year since 2005 so we are making improvements, and the goal is to be net zero emissions by 2050. so we have these goals in place . we have started to make improvements and even on an individual level, you know people going out today, you know, clean up your trash. try to reduce your single use plastics, regenerative agriculture. there s so many things that we can do not just
greenhouse gas emissions. here sjenny sandvig from ennri, the european network of national human rights institution, addressing the court today. few people have it in their power to change the course of history. you do. on behalf of all national human rights institutions in europe, ennri urges the court to use its power to protect vulnerable individuals against escalating and irreversible climate harm. the facts are simple. greenhouse gas emissions cause heat extremes that kill. and here s some of the data that s relevant to the case. in switzerland, temperatures there are rising faster than the global average and heatwaves are becoming more frequent. as well as that recent research has shows that in the last 20 years, heat related mortality in people over 65 in europe has increased by more than 30%. now today s hearing isjust the start of proceedings.
heat extremes that kill. jessica simor kc is a human rights lawyer at matrix chambers. she leads the legal team representing the club of climate seniors she said she s not surprised at the rise of human rights climate change cases being brought to the courts. what we re now seeing is the actual impact of climate change affecting people today. and so people are already able to argue that their rights are being affected by the failure of states to do with they said they would and to do what they agreed to do and have failed to do under international treaties. so the law is the international binding commitment by states to reduce admissions and protect individual rights. to reduce emissions and protect individual rights. and individuals are relying on those rights to bring claims. so it is not surprising, but it will be very interesting to see how the court handles this,