for dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme bringing together bbc specialists with the correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries from the dateline london. this week borisjohnson s finance minister opens the taxpayers purse as the prime minister himself tries to persuade world leaders to open theirs to mitigate climate change. plus, is famine stocking afghanistan? joining us to discuss all that is henry chu of the la times, who keeps the show on the road whilst the us west coast sleeps. latika bourke, columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald in australia. and here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simon jack. cop26, which begins in glasgow this weekend, is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present individual beefed up pledges to mitigate climate change, agreed rules to prevent double counting and honour previously agreed plans in which the poorer countries can adapt to survive. the summit
now on the program, dateline. hello and welcome to the programme, bringing together bbc specialists with correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries, on dateline london. this week, borisjohnson s finance minister opens the taxpayers purse as the prime minister tries to persuade world leaders to open theirs to alleviate climate change. plus, is famine stocking afghanistan? stalking. joining us is henry chu of the la times, who keeps the show on the road whilst the us west coast sleeps. latika bourke, columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald in australia. and here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simon jack. cop26 begins in glasgow this weekend. it is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present pledges to mitigate climate change, agreed rules to prevent double counting and honour previously agreed plans in which the poorer countries can adapt to survive. the summit host, perennial optimist borisjohnson,
hello and welcome to the programme bringing together bbc specialists with correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries, on dateline london. this week, borisjohnson s finance minister opens the taxpayers purse as the prime minister tries to persuade world leaders to open theirs to alleviate climate change. plus, is famine stocking afghanistan? joining us is henry chu of the la times, who keeps the show on the road whilst the us west coast sleeps. latika bourke, columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald in australia. and here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simonjack. cop26 begins in glasgow this weekend. it is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present pledges to mitigate climate change, agreed rules to prevent double counting and honour previously agreed plans in which the poorer countries can adapt to survive. the summit host, perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is optimist bori
and the sydney morning herald in australia. here in the studio, the bbc s buiness editor, simonjack. cop26, which begins in glasgow this weekend, is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present individual beefed up pledges to mitigate climate change, agree rules to prevent double counting, and honour previously agreed plans to ensure the poorest countries, too, can adapt to survive. the summit s host, that perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is in the balance . the queen, a valuable asset in the last minute lobbying and arm twisting that characterises summits, won t now be there. on medical advice, say courtiers. still, her majesty was caught on microphone recently, saying of cop26 : it is very irritating when they talk, but they don t do. henry, when might we be in the realm of expectation management for the summit? . , of expectation management for the summit? ., , ., , of expectation management for the summit? ., , summit? certain
For dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme bringing together bbc specialists with the correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries from the dateline london. this week borisjohnson s finance minister opens the taxpayers purse as the prime minister himself tries to persuade world leaders to open theirs to mitigate climate change. plus, is famine stocking afghanistan? joining us to discuss all that is henry chu of the la times, who keeps the show on the road whilst the us west coast sleeps. latika bourke, columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald in australia. and here in the studio,