nuclear drills, as fears grow about an escalation of the war in ukraine. and the with a difference, hundreds of runners where they most stylish stilettos to take part in washington s annual high heel drag queen race. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. united nations secretary general says the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rose to concentration levels unprecedented. next month they will meet in egypt for, 27. cop27. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to r
over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at leas
and she accepted her mistake. he s so weak he has done a grubby deal trading national security because you are scared to lose another leadership election. a sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats more than 38,000 have arrived in the uk this year. and in champions league football, liverpool beat ajax to secure a place in the last 16. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, nightmare in melbourne. a major upset, as england s stunned by ireland in a rain affected defeat at the t20 world cup. good evening. the united nations secretary general says the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un show concentrations of greenhouse gases rose to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet in egypt for the next un climate summit, cop27. at last year s summit, a new global agreement was reached, the glasgow climate pact, for countries to revisit and strengthe
and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the worlds woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year. well, we have just got the figures in for this year and just 2a out of 193 countries strengthened their plan. if you take together all the pledges the world has made, we still see emissions increasing by 10% by 2030. now, the science is very clear on this. it says emissions need to almost halve by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of climate change, so we are moving in the wrong direction. it s the same story when you take an atmospheric perspective. another new report shows concentrations of the main greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all hit record levels last year, with the biggest increase in methane ever recorded. it underscores the urgency of action.
cop27. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the worlds woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year.