fatih birol, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. every year the world awaits your world energy report, it is hugely influential, and this year it said something very interesting. it predicted that, for the first time, demand forfossilfuels, oil, coal and gas, will peak by 2030 and then start to decline. now, is that based on real evidence or is it your wishful thinking? no, i think it is based on very real evidence. there are two drivers which will end up giving us a different world in 2030 compared to today. the first one is. ..a new clean energy economy is emerging. emerging fast, and faster than many of us realise. let me give you a couple of examples. electric cars. three years ago, only three years ago, 1 out of 25 cars sold in the world was electric. so three years ago, 1 out of 25. this year, 1 out of 5 cars sold is electric. and even with the current conservative policies, 2030, every second car sold in the world will be an electric car. look at the other side. i m going
a spokesman for the israeli military told bbc news it was looking into the incident but couldn t say if it had been caused by israeli action, although an idf social media post stated the military had conducted activities in the jabaliya region, saying they encountered terrorists and struck a large number of terrorist infrastructure. hamas claims the second strike was also on a school, tal al zaatar, adding that 32 members of one family were killed, including 19 children. in other developments today, hundreds of people have left gaza city s al shifa hospital on foot. doctors say israeli forces had issued by loudspeaker an order to evacuate. the israeli military denies this, saying it had agreed to expand and assist an evacuation, following a request by the hospital s director. yogita limaye has more now from jerusalem. and a warning her report contains distressing images. people fleeing al shifa hospital in gaza s north. the hospital s director says israel ordered civilians
as pleasure mounts for a cease-fire, secretary of state antony blinken says far too many civilians have been killed in gaza. in the meantime, a mass exodus of palestinians trying to escape the violence. we re live from israel with the latest ahead. and after the u.s. downed a spy balloon and encountered several dangerous military jet maneuvers over the south china sea, president biden and president xi jinping of china will meet face to face for the first time in over a year, all in hopes of breaking the ice between the two world powers. but will it move the needle? and new york appointing its first ambassador to loneliness. we ll explain why. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. it has been another bloody and violent day across gaza as israel s war on hamas intensifies. and a warning some of what you re about to see is graphic, you may find it disturbing. stunning new video showing the aftermath of
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. tonight, west virginia senator joe manchin says he will not run for reelection, delivering a major throw to democrats hope to keep control of the senate in 2024. melanie zanona is up on capitol hill. does this open a seat that republicans could potential pick up next year? reporter: yeah, absolutely, wolf. this is a huge blow for the democrats. they were waiting on pins and needle to see what joe manchin was going to do. that s because west virginia will be one of the toughest seats for the democrats to defend next year. donald trump won the state by double-digit points. without an bandy there, it will be easier for republicans to flip that seat. even manchin was likely going to face a tough time winning the election. jim justice, the popular republican governor is running on the gop side. he s also endorsed by donald trump. so rpg are feeling quite confidence in a statement ahead of the senate gop arm said, we like our odds in an
international centuries, hitting his 49th in india s cricket world cup match against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday, didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record. with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 5, south africa have just begun their chase. and quinton de kock, the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli, is already out. it is 21-1 it is 21 1 after seven overs. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city. both teams have cancelled training sessions in the past