I am telling you, if we ever clean up plastics in the ocean, it will be because of these two folks and senator lee, and i wi be willing coconspirators. I have been told about this a lot, and im astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation. We are going to have a hearing today about some solutions, and we are going to find a way to create some kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know they are doing it for the world bank, but i like the global fund idea where you come together under American Leadership to solve the problem. To our two colleagues, to live for your leadership. Senator leahy . Thank you, mr. Chairman. With all the jokinthat goes back and forth, it isafe to say that the chairman d i feel very strongly about this. We do want to help. Were inwhitehouse and vietm last year, and we met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic pollution and had a great meeting, and we talked about a
Lot and im just astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation and what were going to dog is have a hearing today about some solutions, and senator leahy and myself will sit down and find a way to create somee kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know theyre doing it at the world bank, that i like the fund idea where the world kd of comes together under amecan leadership to solve the problem. So too are two colleagues, thank you very much for your leadership and senator leahy. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. With all joking they goes back and forth, i think it safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. We do wt to help. Senator whitehouse and i were in vietnam last year. We met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic poltion, had a great meeting. S. White house was a star at that, but heres a country with a 2000mile coastline, and when i say we, that means all huma
Rising sea levels, rising sea levels, sea level is rising. Take home by, for example, these 2 red area shows the parts of the city that could be underwater by 2050. And that applies to coastal cities all over the world. Sea levels could rise by several meters, but there are still ways to prevent this scenario. Indigenous fishermen in mumbai are trying to save the natural bastions talkie to protecting the city. Autism fisherman is keeping up the tradition of the mumbais 1st inhabitants. They have lived off the seas, bounty for generations. Schools to spot me covered by mongrel forest, which used to protect the citys inhabitants today to begin to shoot of these mangroves was a threat to the coolies likelihood coastal erosion would both leading to cvo flooding come locker per hour is what it about the future of the place he calls home his status steadily decreasing, a clear sign that the mangroves are not doing well. The resident of mongrels get down indiscriminately, you see garbage ever
Adopted back in 2050 to me in a bill work for everyone and everything that in on our planet. The goals are lofty and progress is flawed. But many communities and ecosystems are benefiting from projects at n. P. R. And towards sustainable development. Today, we introduce you to some of them and the people working to week, never boss about how long. Welcome to eco, india. Some of that i could by april 28th in all religions in india. What it last connected to the National Grid with the hope of receiving electricity for at least a few hours a day. But last minute challenges in implementation have meant that bazza who are in india dont have access to electricity yet a Renewal Energy expert and in a weird turn in west bengal, challenging the abundance Solar Energy Available in the region into land that light up the lives of people who are yet to that city of conduct in this part of toby that is dated a teen. She lives in the forest fringe area of face. Because back with our district where th
The bill awaits signoff from the president. Akron turns up the heat. France threatens to veto a brexit deal if it does not like the terms, piling pressure on the e. U. Not to make further concessions. Welcome to the program, everybody. 7 00 in london. 8 00 in paris. Lets look at the futures. We are fairly flat on futures. The young stock x50 futures flat. Yesterday, we saw some decent gains for the ftse, up by more than 1 and that was a standout compared to the rest of europe which was more mixed. It was mixed in the u. S. Session as well. We did actually see a bit of a late rally in u. S. Equity trading, up to some of those new highs we were talking about in headlines. All of that in the context of the hopes and dreams around u. S. Stimulus. The concern about what can legitimately be done in the shortterm and a lot of hope around vaccines. Perhaps oncent day some parts of the equities space and a late rally in the u. S. Yesterday and we are now pausing. We are pausing somewhat here. W