Rapid cuts in the gases heating the Planet Something thatjust hasnt happened so far. Back in the early 90s, when Climate Negotiations started, about 35 Billion tonnes of Greenhouse Gases were being emitted into the atmosphere every year. And since then, despite all the talking, those emissions have just kept climbing. Now, with all the plans and promises to cut them, they could fall to about 46 Billion tonnes a year by 2030. But the science is incredibly clear that they need to come down far more than that if were to have any chance of heading off the worst effects of higher temperatures, which is why this is such a crucial issue for the talks in glasgow. Next, theres the question of financial help for the poorest countries. This is long overdue. Its developing nations like the philippines that are hit hardest by Climate Change. They have been promised 100 Billion a year, which they say is vital to adapt to more dangerous conditions. A third challenge is finalising the rules for measu
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Rising global Gas Prices ministers say theyve been assured theres no cause for immediate concern over the supply of gas after a meeting with Industry Leaders as at least four Energy Companies are expected to go bust next week. Weve already seen four supplier failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and partly as other features of the market. Its really difficult to tell whether there will be any more. Thats one of the reasons that government is talking to industry this weekend. Holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings after Travel Restrictions in england are relaxed. France is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the United States in protest over a Security Deal which includes the uk. Us armed forces apologise for their tragic mistake after killing ten innocent people, including seven children, in a Drone Strike during their final days in afghanistan. Now on bbc news, countdown to cop26. Hello and welcome to lagos
In canada. The Temperature Records were being smashed, and the previous record was 44. 1; celsius. Now it is 19. 6. That is now canadas highest ever temperature. Moving into the us, it went from this to this. And further south in portland, the older record was beaten by another big margin. And none of this is normal. This is how one canadian climatologist put it. Nature is telling us that this is not normal, too. On the pacific coast, its estimated over A Billion marine creatures have been killed. This man runs an Oyster Business in canada. Basically cooked the oysters, clams, mussels around here now are all gone. And you can see the Sand Dollars are all dead. And now one heatwave has been followed by another. This image shows the 10th Ofjuly in the us the red means hotter than average, and this is Death Valley in california. It reached 54. 1; celsius, and if confirmed that will equal the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere and if that is the heat, one of its consequences is wil
out of fossilfuels. this week we have been driving less and using this week we have been driving less and using plant based alternatives. and we ll be talking to one family about the practical changes needed to play a part in the fight against climate change. also on the programme tonight. two police officers plead guilty to taking and sharing photographs of the bodies of two sisters, who were stabbed to death in a park in london. the health secretary admits the government won t hit its target of recruiting 6,000 more gps by 202a. and how smart are smart motorways a report calls for their rollout to be halted until the government can prove they re safe. and coming up on the bbc news channel. tottenham have confirmed the former chelsea and inter milan boss antonio conte is their new manager until the summer of 2023. good evening once again from the global climate summit in glasgow where world leaders have reached agreement today on two major areas affecting the future of
the dead two. and it s alive with day of the dead parades, the dead parades, commemorations return to mexico after a year off due to the pandemic. cheering and applause. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. it s the last best chance, one minute to midnight, the last chance saloon, the descriptions surrounding this long awaited climate summit cop26 are certainly dramatic and world leaders, scientists and advisers are gathering in glasgow for 12 days of negotiations with the aim of a global reduction in carbon emissions to avoid a climate catastrophe. they do so as the world meteorological organisation has published its annual global climate report. it states the past seven years have been the hottest on record. rebecca morelle has more details. a gloomy start to proceedings in glasgow, but there are high hopes for a sunnier outcome. in a socially distanced conference centre, a reminder we re still in a time of covid, as alok sharma formally takes the r