applause so plenty of applause but let s run you through the details. it calls on all countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. but some governments feel this wording isn t strong enough. there is a recognition that global emissions will likely peak before 2025 and that for developing nations this may be later. but elsewhere, language appears to have been weakened, with the text reiterating rather than requesting developed countries give support to vulnerable nations facing climate change. sultan ahmed al jaber went on to praise the deal as an historic package . many said this could not be done. but when i spoke to you at the very start of this cop, i promised a different sort of cop. a cop that brought everyone together, private and public sectors, civil society, ngos, and public sectors, civil society, ngos, faith leaders, youth and indigenous peoples. everyone came together from day one. indigenous peoples. everyone came togetherfrom day one. everyo
carbon polluters along with china, india, russia and japan, what does the u.s. need to do to lead the charge at the cop 26 climate summit in glasgow? so far america hasn t been setting a stellar example, falling short of its carbon pledges. and right now biden doesn t have a climate deal, just promises. yeah, it s definitely a less than ideal position to be in. however, the united states does have a long track record of become a leader in global affairs. so i think that with the new government that the u.s. has, it has had in the last year, and a lot of the strong actions we have taken to reassure our allies around the world, i think we re well positioned to make a return to the track we were on, where we were trying to meet our paris accord numbers, and just really attempting to become a