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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Verified 20240703

Palestinians, two states for two people palestinians, two states for two people. Let me be clear, none of these people. Let me be clear, none of these partnerships are about containing any country, they are atrout containing any country, they are about a containing any country, they are about a positive vision for our shared about a positive vision for our shared future. When it comes to china, shared future. When it comes to china, i shared future. When it comes to china, i want to be clear and consistent. We seek to responsibly manage consistent. We seek to responsibly manage competition between our countries manage competition between our countries so it does not take into conflict countries so it does not take into conflict i countries so it does not take into conflict. I have said we are for tierisking, conflict. I have said we are for de risking, not decoupling with china de risking, not decoupling with china we de risking, not decoupling with china. We will push back on aggression and intimidation and defend aggression and intimidation and defend the Rules Of The Road from freedom defend the Rules Of The Road from Freedom Of Navigation to overflight to level Freedom Of Navigation to overflight to level economic Playing Field that have helped safeguard security for decades, have helped safeguard security for decades, but we also stand ready to Work Together with China On Issues where Work Together with China On Issues where Progress Hinges on our common efforts where Progress Hinges on our common efforts. Nowhere is that more critical efforts. Nowhere is that more critical than accelerating the climate critical than accelerating the Climate Crisis, d accelerating the climate Climate Crisis, d accelerating the Climate Crisis. We see it everywhere. Record breaking heat everywhere. Record breaking heat waves everywhere. Record breaking heat waves in everywhere. Record breaking heat waves in the United States and china, waves in the United States and china, Wild Fires Ravaging North America china, Wild Fires Ravaging North America and southern europe. A drought america and southern europe. A drought in america and southern europe. A drought in the horn of africa. Tragic. Drought in the horn of africa. Tragic, tragic flooding in libya. My heart tragic, tragic flooding in libya. My heart goes tragic, tragic flooding in libya. My heart goes out to the people. It has kitted heart goes out to the people. It has killed thousands of people. Together, these snapshots tell an urgent together, these snapshots tell an urgent story of what awaits us if we failed urgent story of what awaits us if we failed to urgent story of what awaits us if we failed to reduce our dependence on fossil failed to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel failed to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel is anti begin to climb to prove fossil fuel is anti begin to climb to prove their world. For one day, my administration, the United States. My administration, the United States, has treated this crisis as an existential threat from the moment an existential threat from the moment we took office. Not only for us but moment we took office. Not only for us but for moment we took office. Not only for us but for all of humanity. Last year. Us but for all of humanity. Last year. I us but for all of humanity. Last year, i signed into law in the united year, i signed into law in the United States the largest investment ever anywhere in the History Of The World ever anywhere in the History Of The World to ever anywhere in the History Of The World to combat the Climate Crisis and help world to combat the Climate Crisis and help move the Global Economy towards and help move the Global Economy towards a and help move the Global Economy towards a clean energy future. We are also towards a clean energy future. We are also working with contracts to quadruple are also working with contracts to quadruple our climate financing, to help countries reach their Climate Goats help countries reach their Climate Goats and help countries reach their climate goals and adapt Climate Impacts. And this year. Goals and adapt Climate Impacts. And this year, the world is on track to meet this year, the world is on track to meet the this year, the world is on track to meet the Climate Finance Pledge made under the meet the Climate Finance Pledge made under the paris agreement. Meet the Climate Finance Pledge made underthe paris agreement. 100 Bitiion Underthe paris agreement. 100 billion to underthe paris agreement. 100 billion to raise collectively. But we need billion to raise collectively. But we need more investment, public and private we need more investment, public and private sector alike, especially in places private sector alike, especially in places that have contributed so little places that have contributed so little to places that have contributed so little to global emissions and face some little to global emissions and face some of little to global emissions and face some of the worst effects of climate change. Some of the worst effects of climate change, like the Pacific Islands. The United States is working directly the United States is working directly with the Pacific Islands forum directly with the Pacific Islands forum to directly with the Pacific Islands forum to help these nations adapt and build forum to help these nations adapt and build resilience to Climate Impact and build resilience to Climate Impact. Even as we lead the effort to build impact. Even as we lead the effort to build Innovative New partnerships to build Innovative New partnerships to attack to build Innovative New partnerships to attack the global challenges from all sides. To attack the global challenges from all sides, from the Coalition Mobilising Millions of private sector mobilising millions of private sector commitments to creating a market sector commitments to creating a Market Demand for Green Products in Carbon Market demand for Green Products in carbon intensive sectors like concrete. Carbon intensive sectors like concrete, shipping, aviation and tracking concrete, shipping, aviation and tracking. To the Agricultural Innovation Mission for climate, which Innovation Mission for climate, which is Innovation Mission for climate, which is bringing farmers into the climate which is bringing farmers into the Climate Solution and making our food supply Climate Solution and making our food supply more resilient to climate shocks~ supply more resilient to climate shocks. And the global methane ptedge. Shocks. And the global methane pledge, now endorsed by more than 150 countries, which expands our focus 150 countries, which expands our focus beyond our Carbon Emission Targets focus beyond our Carbon Emission Targets to focus beyond our Carbon Emission Targets to reduce potential Greenhouse Gases in our atmosphere by 30 Greenhouse Gases in our atmosphere by 30 in Greenhouse Gases in our atmosphere by 30 in this decade. It is all within by 30 in this decade. It is all within our by 30 in this decade. It is all within our capacity. We need to bring within our capacity. We need to bring the within our capacity. We need to bring the same commitment and urgency bring the same commitment and urgency and ambition as we Work Together urgency and ambition as we Work Together to meet the Sustainable Development goals of 2030. These goats Development Goals of 2030. These goals were adopted at the United Nations goals were adopted at the United Nations of 2015 as a road map for improving nations of 2015 as a road map for improving lives around the world. The hard improving lives around the world. The hard truth is, for decades of progress. The hard truth is, for decades of progress, the world has lost ground these progress, the world has lost ground these past progress, the world has lost ground these past years in the wake of covidt9. These past years in the wake of covid 19, conflicts and other crisis~ covid 19, conflicts and other crisis the covid 19, conflicts and other crisis. The United States is committed to doing its part to getting committed to doing its part to getting us back on track. All told, the first getting us back on track. All told, the first two years of my administration, the United States invested administration, the United States invested more than 100 billion to drive invested more than 100 billion to drive the invested more than 100 billion to drive the Development Progress in bolstering food security, expanding access bolstering food security, expanding access to bolstering food security, expanding access to education worldwide, strengthening Health Care Systems and fighting disease. And we have helped and fighting disease. And we have helped mobilise billions more in the private helped mobilise billions more in the private sector investments. But to accelerate private sector investments. But to accelerate our Forward Progress on the Sustainable Development goals, we att the Sustainable Development goals, we all have to do more. We need to build we all have to do more. We need to build new we all have to do more. We need to build new partnerships to change the way we build new partnerships to change the way we tackle this challenge, to unlock way we tackle this challenge, to unlock trillions of additional financing for development, drawing on att financing for development, drawing on all sources. We need to fill the ap on all sources. We need to fill the gap and on all sources. We need to fill the gap and address the failures of our existing gap and address the failures of our existing system exposed by the pandemic. We need to make sure that women pandemic. We need to make sure that women and pandemic. We need to make sure that women and girls benefit fully from our progress. We must also do more to grappte our progress. We must also do more to grapple with it. Yet that holds back so to grapple with it. Yet that holds back so many low and middle Income Countries back so many low and middle Income Countries. When nations are forced to service countries. When nations are forced to service unsustainable Debt Payments over the needs of their own people. Payments over the needs of their own people. It payments over the needs of their own people, it makes it harder for them to invest people, it makes it harder for them to invest in people, it makes it harder for them to invest in their own futures. And as we to invest in their own futures. And as we work to invest in their own futures. And as we Work Together to recover from global as we Work Together to recover from global shocks, the United States will continue to be the largest single will continue to be the largest single country donor of humanitarian assistance single country donor of humanitarian assistance at this moment of unparalleled need in the world. Fotks. Unparalleled need in the world. Folks, cooperation, partnership, these folks, cooperation, partnership, these are folks, cooperation, partnership, these are the keys to progress and these are the keys to progress and the challenges that affect us all and the the challenges that affect us all and the baseline for responsible gtobat and the baseline for responsible global leadership. We dont need to agree global leadership. We dont need to agree on global leadership. We dont need to agree on everything to keep moving forward agree on everything to keep moving forward on agree on everything to keep moving forward on issues like arms control, the cornerstone of international securitv~ the cornerstone of international security. After more than 50 years of progress security. After more than 50 years of progress under the non proliferation treaty, russia is shredding non proliferation treaty, russia is shredding a long standing arms control agreements, shredding a long standing arms controlagreements, including arms control agreements, including announcing arms control agreements, including announcing the arms controlagreements, including announcing the suspension and withdrawing from the convention in europe withdrawing from the convention in europe treaty. It is irresponsible and makes europe treaty. It is irresponsible and makes the entire world less safe and makes the entire world less safe the and makes the entire world less safe. The United States continues to look safe. The United States continues to took for safe. The United States continues to look for good faith efforts to reduce look for good faith efforts to reduce the threat of Weapons Of Mass Destruction reduce the threat of Weapons Of Mass Destruction and leads by example, no Matter Destruction and leads by example, no matter what else is happening in the world matter what else is happening in the world this matter what else is happening in the world. This year, we safely destroyed at least the last chemical munitions destroyed at least the last chemical munitions in the us stockpile, Futfitting Munitions in the us stockpile, fulfilling our commitment. And we condemn fulfilling our commitment. And we condemn the continued violation of the un condemn the continued violation of the Un Security Council resolution, but we the Un Security Council resolution, but we are the Un Security Council resolution, but we are committed to diplomacy to brin but we are committed to diplomacy to bring about but we are committed to diplomacy to bring about the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. We are working with our the korean peninsula. We are working with our partners to address irans destabilising activities that threaten Global Security and remain steadfast threaten Global Security and remain steadfast in our commitment that iran steadfast in our commitment that iran must steadfast in our commitment that iran must never acquire a Nuclear Weapon iran must never acquire a Nuclear Weapon let iran must never acquire a Nuclear Weapon. Let me be clear,

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