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Transcripts for MSNBC The ReidOut 20240604 23:56:00

Catastrophe. climate scientists are virtually unanimous that we have nine years to cut our fossil fuel emissions in half in order to keep global warming at 1.5 degrees celsius, no higher than that if we want to avoid catastrophe. even the conservative international energy association that usually supports new fossil fuel development is saying no, this is it. we cannot, cannot do any more development, no more drilling, fracking, or mining of new fossil fuels. we can t even burn what we have already developed. because we re going in the wrong direction. fossil fuel emissions are rising, and we have to cut them in half. otherwise it s a catastrophe. otherwise, we re compromising the future of our children and grandchildren. this pipeline would bring double the amount of tar sands oil from canada, as tara said, across pristine land, under water that is very, very precious and pure.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten 20210602 21:27:00

To wildlife that only lives there. so for decades there has been concern about the massive oil and gas installations and the big plans to expand into areas that are still untouched. i ve seen the impact of the industry for myself. it has become a battleground now because those who want america to be less dependent on foreign oil say they ve got to open this place up to far more drilling. when donald trump was president, vast tracts of pristine land were licensed for oil and gas extraction. nowjoe biden has now brought that to a halt. environmental campaigners, who have long protested against arctic drilling, say they are now pleased, but still remain cautious. a suspension is not a cancellation. so we would expect it to be cancelled permanently and that would be in line with what president biden has promised, which is the phasing out of all fossil fuels and a shift

Transcripts for BBCNEWS Outside Source 20210602 18:53:00

Controversial leases allowing oil and gas exploration, in a wildlife refuge in alaska, have been suspended by president biden. the white house has ordered an environmemtal review of the possible impact, on what s been descibed as america s last great wilderness. the leases were sold at the very end of the donald trump s presidency, with some 11 billion barrels of oil lying beneath the ice. here s our science editor, david shukman. it s one of the most sensitive ecosystems on the planet. we spotted this polar bear while filming in alaska some years ago. the whole arctic region is home to wildlife that only lives there. so for decades there has been concern about the massive oil and gas installations and the big plans to expand into areas that are still untouched. i ve seen the impact of the industry for myself. it has become a battleground now, because those who want america to be less dependent on foreign oil say they ve got to open this place up to far more drilling. when donald trump

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Six 20210602 17:17:00

Alaska some years ago. the whole arctic region is home to wildlife that only lives there. so for decades there has been concern about the massive oil and gas installations and the big plans to expand into areas that are still untouched. i ve seen the impact of the industry for myself. it has become a battleground now because those who want america to be less dependent on foreign oil say they ve got to open this place up to far more drilling. when donald trump was president, vast tracts of pristine land were licensed for oil and gas extraction. nowjoe biden has now brought that to a halt. environmental campaigners, who have long protested against arctic drilling, say they are now pleased, but still remain cautious. a suspension is not a cancellation.