this time, something will be done. next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. but much of the harm comes from things that we cannot see so clearly, like the fossil fuels emitting greenhouse gases. they currently emit more than 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, and every bit of c02 that goes into the air pushes the global temperature up just that little bit more. and we can tjust flick a switch, turn everything off
we ve heard the warnings for some time. they have been getting louder and louder. the question is has our time to act run out? 2020 was the joint hottest year on record. hurricanes and flash floods have battered the planet. the earth is in crisis. and maybe, just maybe, this time, something will be done. next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic
welcome to bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories: leaders at the climate change summit in glasgow make progress in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host says it s time to deliver on the promises. the eyes of the population of the world are on you and the eyes of the british government and all the other governments that care about these are on negotiators and we have your numbers. relief in australia, as a four year old girl, who was taken from a campsite more than two weeks ago, is found alive and well. at least 25 people are killed in kabul, in an attack on afghanistan s biggest military hospital. the islamic state group says they did it. and as the race to be the next governor of virginia hots up, what the outcome could
next week, we ll be at the cop26 un climate change conference in glasgow, where pressure is building on those in power to make big changes. and this is the first of three click specials all about sustainability what we can change and how much technology can help. we all know plastic is a problem for our planet. left unchecked, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. but much of the harm comes from things that we cannot see so clearly, like the fossil fuels emitting greenhouse gases. they currently emit more than 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, and every bit of c02 that goes into the air pushes the global temperature up just that little bit more. and we can tjust flick a switch, turn everything off and kill our missions dead,
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