a reminder of the top a reminder of the top story. a reminder of the top story. the a reminder of the top story. the overnment announces a pay rise government announces a pay rise for public sector workers including police, military and teachers but how much won t be known until next year. and a virtual audience today for the queen but the palace has announced she will not attend the global summit cop26 later in glasgow this month. that s all from us here. goodbye from me and time to join the bbc news teams where you hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. tributes to one of rangers greatest managers. walter smith has died at the age of 73. another step towards the 2023 women s world cup, we ll have the latest from the home nations in qualifying action tonight. and a storm at the t20 world cup, as south africa s players are ordered to take a knee, one of their stars opts out of their latest match. good evening, we ll start with the very sad news that the
hello there. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port, los angeles, to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everything from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too, and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today, president biden summoned us business bosses to work 24/7 to clear the backlogs. this is an across the board com
the cop26 the c0 p26 climate the cop26 climate summit in glasgow is almost here and one goal keeps coming up. met is almost here and one goal keeps coming urn- zero is defined as the point where any emissions are balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere. in other words a country reaches net zero when the c02 output matches that it takes out of the atmosphere. commitments are being made. china wants to reach net zero x 2060. the us by 2050 and the uk by 2052. in total more than 130 countries have set or are considering a net zero target and as the host, the uk is pushing its importance. we need to pledge collectively to achieve carbon you doubt the but the climate activist greta thunberg is unimpressed by what she is hearing from world leaders. build back better , blah, blah, blah. cheering and applause. green economy , blah, blah, blah. net zero by 25 2050 , blah, blah, blah. the demand is for more actions, not more words, and ahead of its hosting