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of undermining respect for parliament after they allegedly got drunk on a flight to visit uk forces in gibraltar. fw de klerk, the last white president of south africa, and a key figure in the country s transition to democracy, has died at the age of 85. communities across the uk come together for armistice day, a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow has entered its last hours with countries being urged to step up their efforts and reach a meaningfulfinal deal. let s cross now to glasgow and my colleague annita mcveigh. welcome back to glasgow. the president of cop26, alok sharma, has told negotiators that the world is watching and that they cannot fail them by not securing a climate deal. mr sharma said the latest draft text is a significant step forward, but urged countries to step up their efforts on the penultimate day of talks. we won t get an update on that draft until friday, by the way. it ....
will address the conference by a written statement instead. welcome back to glasgow. world leaders are gathering for the un climate conference and this is day one of the leaders summit. they are being urged to put aside their differences and agree urgent action to limit dangerous rises in temperature. around 120 heads of state will attend the conference, including the us president, joe biden. but the leaders of both china and russia, two of the world s biggest greenhouse gas producers, won t be there. the summit is being seen as the moment when countries must deliver on pledges to limit temperature rises to 1.5 celsius above pre industrial levels, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. scientists say that we need to make sure it doesn t rise beyond that. the uk prime minister borisjohnson says the world is at one minute to midnight having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change, and the prince of wales who is due to address the leaders today says a wa ....
because of the children including single parents and mps are considering more protections for renters in england and they will be part of a bill currently in the house of commons, called the renters reform bill. now for ten seconds are pretty sight in the sky, it is called a full book superman and looks bigger and brighter than normal because it is closer to earth than usual. 21,000 kilometres, thatis, than usual. 21,000 kilometres, that is, in fact! you re all caught up now. see you later. v0|ceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. the german government has pledged to put fighting climate change at the heart of its agenda. it has just hosted world leaders to help lay the groundwork for international talks in november. but for many, the two week long gathering failed to make sufficient progress on climate finance and the pac ....
how far does she feel her climate change credentials are being compromised in her new role? jennifer morgan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. so there you were in february last year. you stepped down as head of greenpeace international. in march, you became germany s international envoy for international climate action. why did you accept the role? well, you know, when minister baerbock called in this german government which has, i would say the most impressive positions on climate change domestically and internationally i thought i always try and go where i feel like i can make the biggest difference. and the opportunity to work for such a government, for such a minister at this moment of time in climate, ithought, i have to give it a go . you know, greenpeace, we always talk about acts annalena baerbock, the german foreign minister is who you are referring to. yes. who was also former co leader of the green party in germany. so, that s what attracted you. 0k. you ....
welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. the german government has pledged to put fighting climate change at the heart of its agenda. it has just hosted world leaders to help lay the groundwork for international talks in november. but for many, the two week long gathering failed to make sufficient progress on climate finance and the pace of cuts in carbon pollution. my guest isjennifer morgan, germany s american born envoy for international climate action. until last year, she was leader of the environmental campaign group greenpeace international. how far does she feel her climate change credentials are being compromised in her new role? jennifer morgan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. so there you were in february last year. you stepped down as head of greenpeace international. in march, you became germany s international envoy for international climate action. why did you accept the role? well, you know, when minister baerbock called in this german government wh ....