so there are two completely separate conversations going on here. one is from david king, looking at events like those recent american and canadian heat waves, plural, i should say, because they were more than one of them, and just look at one event in late ten in canada, where they had an increase on the previous high temperature of 4.6 celsius. now, that may not mean very much to people, but if i tell you that a normal increase on our record would be probably by .1 of a degree or point to have a degree, you can see that people like sir david are absolutely horrified that we have an increase of 4.6 degrees. this is completely off the scale and has alarmed ten, notjust ten, this is completely off the scale and has alarmed himn, notjust him, but many other scientists as well. in the meantime, governments are going on with their discussions about, well, can we possibly limits climate change to 1.5 celsius? and sir david is saying,
professor myles allen is head of the climate dynamics group at the university of oxford and has served on the un s intergovernmental panel on climate change. great to have you with us. i would like to start with glasgow, because i want to ask you what would be a sign of actual practical success for you coming out of that key summit? well, for me, it s really very simple. one thing which people have to understand about this problem as it is fixable. we don t need to keep using the atmosphere as a giant waste dump. you know, 200 years ago, if you told somebody living in london that within 50 years, we would stop dumping sewage in the river, they would ve told you, that s impossible. where else to put a? we sorted that out, we can sort this out too. and we can sort it out within a generation. we can stop climate change that out, we can sort this out too. and we can sort it out within a generation. we can stop
we ll have all the latest on the sporting action in tokyo a little later in the programme we ll hear from our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins. and a reminder that you can find much more about tokyo olympics on our website, including this day by day guide to all the key events. just go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. let s take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. international charities say they re disappointed that a pledge by world leaders to provide five billion dollars to boost global education has come up short. britain and kenya, joint hosts of this week s education summit in london, say the figure is currently just over $4 billion. nobel prize winner malala yousafzai told the summit girls in particular faced an education crisis . if we want a stronger, fairer world, we must keep girls learning. girls education improves public health, mitigates climate change, improves peace and promotes economic growth.
climate change within a generation if we in glasgow but should be is how we list the industry that is selling the products that s causing the problem to help solve ads. at the problem to help solve ads. at the moment, we see the fossil fuel industry as just sitting in the corner, selling its goods, part of the problem. it has to be made to be part of the solution. i the problem. it has to be made to be part of the solution. part of the solution. i heard david kane say that part of the solution. i heard david kane say that fossil part of the solution. i heard david kane say that fossil fuel - part of the solution. i heard david kane say that fossil fuel era - part of the solution. i heard david kane say that fossil fuel era is - kane say that fossil fuel era is over, and i thought, well not to them it s not. so what would you suggest to make them step up to their responsibilities to humanity? absolutely. we cannot afford to wait for the world to stop using fossil fuels before we st
pledges come in over that period, different countries have different budgetary timescales. if you talk to the aged charities, they say that s a reflection of the letter a, other priorities and economies dealing with health, they also say the uk s decision to cut the aid budget has flattened appetite amongst other countries. why should they do that when the uk cuts there is? so there s that political debate there, but $a billion over five years they hope will make a real dent in getting 175 million children back into school. the charity aims to use the money raised in particular to help girls missing out on school around the world. many who don t complete their schooling end up being married and getting pregnant at a young age. nobel laureate malala yusufsai spoke by video link at the summit. if we want a stronger, fairer world, we must keep girls learning. girls education improves public health, mitigates climate change, improves peace