as the host of the glasgow summit, the uk wants to set an example to the rest of the world. it does have some pretty ambitious targets, but setting targets, and actually changing policy to achieve them, are two different things. so, how s the government doing? let s take the overall target first of sharply reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet up. there s a legal requirement to get to net zero emissions by the middle of the century, which means the country taking out as much greenhouse gas from the atmosphere as you put in. and the government has promised a 68% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, and a 78% reduction by 2035. there s a good start to build on. total emissions have already fallen by 45% by 2019. but most of that reduction was achieved by removing coal the most polluting fossil fuel from energy systems. and that was the easy bit. further reductions are going to have a much more direct impact on all of us.
that. people are aware of the changes in the climate but less aware of the changes they can make to tackle it, and connecting those two things together is the secret sauce here. it cannot bejust two things together is the secret sauce here. it cannot be just about governments and world leaders coming to glasgow making plans on setting targets, it is also the real life targets, it is also the real life targets that will drive and the change to meet the targets. the ian . ua . e change to meet the targets. the language around climate change can be quite fatalistic and defeatist, do you think that is helpful and galvanises people, or does it turn people off? i galvanises people, or does it turn people off? people off? i think it turns them off. i people off? i think it turns them off- i think people off? i think it turns them off. i think it people off? i think it turns them off. i think it is people off? i think it turns them off. i think it is important to - off. i think it is imp
by governments, climate action tracker has a good summary where different countries are at in terms of meeting the targets and what they said they will do. we of meeting the targets and what they said they will do. said they will do. we need to hold arab countries said they will do. we need to hold arab countries to said they will do. we need to hold arab countries to account, - said they will do. we need to hold arab countries to account, are - said they will do. we need to hold i arab countries to account, are world leaders to account and make sure this upcoming cop 26 summit, they put their money where their mouth is and start achieving those targets instead ofjust saying they and start achieving those targets instead of just saying they will do them. and? really good to talk to you. thank you very much. so what can businesses do to tackle climate change? we can also speak to kathi kaesehage, lecturer in climate change and business strategy at the university of edinburgh. good
encyclical, it s an 80-page call to action, a plea to start protecting our common home before it s too late. president trump says he ll read it. one week later, the president ignores the climate concerns of pope francis and much of the world. he pulls out of the paris accord, making the u.s. the onl opposed to setting targets to reduce carbon emission. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburg. not paris. the church looks like the science person in this debate. which is very strange. immigration, including daca or deferred action for childhood arrivals is another topic that puts pope against president. trump said he would remove the protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants known as dreamers.
reviseris agreement or another carbon emissions dl needs congressional approval? i think it s clear with respect to the paris agreement, that there are concerns by the administration, the president expressed this constitutionally in his speech yesterday. i have similar concerns it should have been submitted to the senate for ratification. it nen if we re talking about exporting innovation and technology to the rest of the globe, i would say not. that s not something that needs to be submitted to the u.s. senate. i would say, however, if you re setting targets, if you re setting emission targets that are enforceable domestically through regulation or statute, very much so. the voice of the american citizening across the country needs to be heard through the ratification process. yes, sir? obviously, a lot of people from the white house are not willing to answer this question of what the president s view is on climate change, so let s talk about your personal views.