instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that is global question sri lanka, surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have got a panel from here enteral anchor
progress in my career. so science has been central to my career progress. and yes, i respect the science in everything i do. and i respect and trust numbers and figures. science has guided my life. this is a fact. and i have repeatedly said on many occasions and on many different platforms that it is the science that has guided the principles of our strategy is cop28 presidency. and i have been crystal clear about that and i hope that this time, i am clearer in getting this message across. the science says that we must get to net zero emissions by 2050 and we must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 in orderfor us to be must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 in order for us to be able to keep 1.5 within reach. and i have been very clear that myjob and this mission is to ensure that my norstar, north star is about keeping 1.5 within reach. and that will not change. that will not change. in fact, will not change. that will not change. infact, if will not change. that will not chan
Governments have not always given proper respect to SC rulings that underline the links between ecology and human dignity. Delhi’s continuing air pollution is a classic example of the gap between jurisprudence and policy
Chris Dorrington has been the director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality since January 2021. In an age when wildfires are chewing up the West and searing heat is toppling records across the country, a top environmental official like Dorrington should be at least somewhat familiar with major groups working on climate—including the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, the world’s leading body on climate science and projections. But Dorrington had never heard