on the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isn t brexit that in the long term you re going to be remembered for. you re going to be remembered for the deal that you bring back from glasgow because that is the one that s going to affect the climate that we all endure or live in for decades, centuries, thousands of years, possibly. that is the tragedy of it. look, i don t think people realise the difference between 1.5, getting it, restraining it to 1.5 degrees, the difference between 1.5 degrees and two degrees is the difference between losing 70% of the world s coral reef at 1.5 degrees and losing all of it at two degrees. that is an appalling prospect. not to mention desertification, storms, heatwaves. all that. and the consequences, to say nothing of the natural disaster, the consequences for humanity, are enormous. but a couple of weeks before the conference starts, you go on holiday in marbella. is that world leadership?
so, a kind of new industrial revolution? i think there is a huge opportunity to do things better in our country, and to be at the cutting edge of new technology. that is the way i think the country should go. i also think it s the way people want to go. the big change in all this is, it s not what governments think any more, it s not what the corporations think, it s what their punters think. and the people watching, they want to change. on the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isn t brexit that in the long term you re going to be remembered for. you re going to be remembered for the deal that you bring back from glasgow because that is the one that s going to affect the climate that we all endure or live in for decades, centuries, thousands of years, possibly. at this stage, we have had a decent g20, but it is nothing like enough. heading for 2.7!
go on! obviously, i ve totally abolished commuting since i, i live above my place of work. but what i used to do is, i used to cycle absolutely everywhere. on the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isn t brexit that in the long term you re going to be remembered for. you re going to be remembered for the deal that you bring back from glasgow, because that is the one that s going to affect the climate that we all endure or live in for decades, centuries, thousands of years, possibly. that is the tragedy of it. i don t think people realise that the difference between 1.5, restraining it to 1.5 degrees, increasing 1.5 degrees and two degrees, is the difference between losing 70% of the world s coral reefs at 1.5 degrees and losing all of them at two degrees. that is an appalling prospect. everybody knows that it s the uk that s out in front. when i was a kid, 80% of our power came from coal. when i was mayor of
i also think it s the way people wants to go. the big change in all this is, it s not what governments think any more, it s not what the corporations think, it s what their think. it s not what the corporations think, it s what their punters think. and the people watching, they want to change, and they want us to grip this thing. and on the subject of change, we re all thinking about our own carbon footprint. what is, what is the, what is thejohnson household doing. yeah, i know! obviously, i ve totally abolished commuting since i live above my place of work. but what i used to do is, i used to cycle absolutely everywhere. what about beef, for example? look, i, i, ithink that. i ve got to probably stop eating a lot of everything, a lot less, i ve got to stop, i ve got to start eating a lot less of all kinds of things. on the big issue, the cop26 of it, it isn t brexit that in the long
isn t brexit the response to the media the way trump was? the politician ns in the u.k. couldn t pull it off. it was supposed to be economic. they wanted to change the u.k. he has to meet with theresa may, who is having trouble with brexit. what does he say?