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of rich peatlands releasing damaging carbon dioxide. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. one of president putin s closest advisers, the foreign minister sergei lavrov, has told the bbc that russia has not invaded ukraine. he s repeated the kremlin line that there is no war but instead a special military operation . this comes as russia s invasion of ukraine is almost four months old. mr lavrov, who s been at the heart of power in russia for over 20 years, spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg. hello, thank you. how are you? it was the first time sergei lavrov had agreed to meet since moscow launched its offensive in ukraine. russia s government has created a parallel reality. invasion? what invasion? translation: we didn t invade ukraine. - we declared a special military operation because we had absolutely no other way of explaining to the west that dragging ukraine into nato was a criminal act. russia s special operation has resulted ....
In near impenetrable swamps full of snakes and crocodiles, but the scientists, using hand held drills, have discovered a fantastically large expanse of peat. so we want as many samples as possible from as many different locations. and this rotting vegetation is important, because it traps carbon. we estimate that there s around 30 billion tonnes of carbon stored in the peatlands of the cuvette centrale in the congo basin. and that s equivalent to around 20 years of us fossil fuel emissions, so a huge amount of carbon. the scientists here have discovered something extraordinary in these swamps a slab of peat that s two metres deep and as large as england. it s the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world, and that makes it incredibly important when it comes to climate change. if all this carbon is released into the atmosphere, ....
Polluters, should pay for that service, should pay to protect them. why should we stay poor so you can breathe? a reasonable question. but outside help has been slow to reach these isolated forests. is it your sense that the international community has shown commitment, money, to sort this? i think not yet, not enough money. i think these ecosystems aren t yet valued as they should be at an international level. scientists have done their work. now the race is on to prevent these precious peatlands going up in smoke. andrew harding, bbc news, in the republic of congo. it s estimated that the global perfume industry is worth around $50 billion a year. it s a high stakes business, trying to make sure customers pick the right product. now a famous french brand ....
Presidency. they are giving us details about the hours and days before january six, the conversations and the tone of the conversations that the president was having and his thoughts during that time and the fact it was seemingly being advised by one of his lawyers about this plan to get mike pence do not certify the election, that he was told in no uncertain terms, including by mike pence, that it could not happen, that it was not legal and that mike pence would not do it, yet, donald trump continued with his plan and as we know now, just minutes, hours before that surge into the capitol building by the protesters, that violent attack on congress, the president was still urging mike pence to do what he wanted but as we now know, mike pence refused to do it. it know, mike pence refused to do it. , ., ., ., it. it is worth noting that the select committee it. it is worth noting that the select committee cannot - it. it is worth noting that the i select committee cannot bring criminal ....
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