I especially need you. The people in our countries need us. I hope that all the hard work that we have been doing during these two whole weeks is worth it, only if we have an ambitious result. The Climate Summit also saw arguments over Carbon Markets and compensation for poorer countries. Our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is there. Almost every country in the world signed the paris climate agreement in the french capital about four years ago. One of the terms of that particular pact was that every country should update their National Plans on cutting carbon by the end of 2020, the end of next year. All those countries have come to this particular cop, a conference of the parties, here in madrid to actually work out the wrinkles in that plan, to work out the timetable, when theyre going to submit their plans, and to whom. But theyve run into major difficulties here, because a lot of the countries, the European Union and small island states and many others, feel that whats on th
Far right league party. As negotiations continue through the night at the un climate talks in madrid the minister leading them has appealed for flexibility as delegates struggle to Reach Agreement on crucial measures to tackle global warming. The European Union and many small island states, vulnerable to Climate Change, are pushing for more ambitious action from all countries, but some of the biggest polluters, including the us, brazil and india have objected. Gareth barlow reports. International delegates are struggling to agree how to react to and combat Climate Change. A small island dates they more needs to be done, but countries including the us, india, and brazilsay done, but countries including the us, india, and brazil say current plans are adequate. We are sorry to inform you that we are not comfortable with cp25. It is not only brazil, several other partners have expressed our deep discomfort with this proposal for a work stream oii with this proposal for a work stream on lan
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Negotiations have gone through the night and into the Early Morning at the un climate talks in madrid. The minister leading the meeting has appealed for flexibility as delegates struggle to Reach Agreement on crucial measures to tackle global warming. The European Union and many small island states which vulnerable to Climate Change are pushing for more ambitious action from all countries, but some of the biggest polluters, including the us, brazil and india, have objected. Gareth barlow reports. International delegates are struggling to agree how to react to and limit Climate Change. The eu small island states they more needs to be done, but countries including the us, india, and brazil, say current plans are adequate. We are sorry to inform you that we are not comfortable with the tax as it is at icp25. It is not only brazil, avu and several other partners have expressed our deep discomfort with this proposal for a work stream on land. European union, y
Is telling the truth . Andrew or Virginia Roberts, 17 years old when this photograph was taken . Groomed, she says, to provide sexual favours to powerful men. Even the photo is contentious. Andrew says he has no memory of it. Tramp, a nightclub in central london. Virginia roberts says she was there with andrew one night in march 2001. She says they later had sex. Andrew says he was with his family. And he told the bbcs emily maitlis, theres a medical reason why ms robertss allegation cannot be true. She was very specific about that night. She described dancing with you. No. And you profusely sweating, and that she went on to have. Theres a slight problem with the sweating, because i. I have a peculiar medical condition which is that i dont sweat or i didnt sweat at the time. Is it possible that you met Virginia Roberts, dined with her, danced with her in tramp, had sex with her, on another date . No. Do you remember meeting her at all . No. You can say categorically that you dont recal
The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. Lets go live to Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong thats right, it is a bright, breezy monday morning here in hong kong and of course many hong kong is waking up of course many hong kong is waking up to this electoral result. They took to the voting boots on sunday in overwhelming numbers, a record turnout, and even though with just over half the votes counted, it already seems to indicate a landslide victory for the pro democracy camp. The latest results suggest that over 70 of hong kong is voted overwhelmingly in favour of the pro democracy candidates. This may just favour of the pro democracy candidates. This mayjust be local District Council elections, really, the lowest rung of government, but it isa the lowest rung of government, but it is a huge show of support for the protest movement, which of course has erupted in sometimes violent