Hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. The visuals on american tv are stark and sad families and children wading rivers or braving deserts, sometimes with their belongings on their backs, in a desperate bid to cross into america. Those are just the final steps in a long journey, that often starts in central america, places like el salvador, honduras and guatemala, which is why the us vice president has made herfirst overseas trip to the region starting in guatemala city. She wants to highlight us efforts to fix the root causes of mass migration. She s carrying with her the us chequebook, and a simple idea if life in these nations is improved, then people won t try to come north to seek a better one. To that end, ms harris and the biden administration are pledging $310 million in immediate humanitarian aid, plus, $4 billion in long term funds to boost development and security across the region. that is part of $4 billion in long term funds. And it s
it s time for click. this week catching carbon. scannable snacks. and food, made from thin air. tick, tick. we ve heard the warnings for some time. they have been getting louder and louder. the question is has our time to act run out? 2020 was the joint hottest year on record. hurricanes and flash floods have battered the planet. the earth is in crisis. and maybe, just maybe, this time, something will be done. next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. but much of the harm comes from things that we cannot see so clearly, like the fossil fuels emitting greenhouse gases. they currently emit more than 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxi
we ve heard the warnings for some time. they have been getting louder and louder. the question is has our time to act run out? 2020 was the joint hottest year on record. hurricanes and flash floods have battered the planet. the earth is in crisis. and maybe, just maybe, this time, something will be done. next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. but much of the harm comes from things that we cannot see so clearly, like the fossil fuels emitting greenhouse gases. they currently emit more than 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, and every bit of c02 that goes into the air pushes the global temperature up just that little bi
now on the bbc, it s time for click. this week catching carbon. scannable snacks. and food, made from thin air. tick, tick. we ve heard the warnings for some time. they have been getting louder and louder. the question is has our time to act run out? 2020 was the joint hottest year on record. hurricanes and flash floods have battered the planet. the earth is in crisis. and maybe, just maybe, this time, something will be done. next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. but much of the harm comes from things that we cannot see so clearly, like the fossil fuels emitting greenhouse gases. they currently emit more than 30 billion metric tons
we can protect our precious planet, so let s come together over these two weeks and ensure that where paris promised, 6lasgow delivers. at the 620 in rome, prince charles calls for more action to tackle climate change and warns leaders of what he calls their overwhelming responsibility to generations yet unborn . ladies and gentlemen, cop26 begins in glasgow tomorrow. quite literally, it is the last chance saloon. we must now translate fine words into still finer actions. now on bbc news, it s time for click which this week digs into carbon capture and sustainable technology as the cop26 climate change summit gets underway. this week catching carbon. scannable snacks. and food, made from thin air. tick, tick. we ve heard the warnings for some time. they have been getting louder and louder. the question is has our time to act run out? 2020 was the joint hottest year on record. hurricanes and flash floods have battered the planet. the earth is in crisis. and maybe, just may