would create millions ofjobs worldwide. mr biden apologised for the actions of his predecessor, donald trump, who pulled the united states out of the paris climate accords. meanwhile india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the conference that his country aims to become carbon neutral by the year 2070. it s the first time india, one of the world biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, has announced a net zero target. our first report on events in glasgow is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the sound of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95 year old monarch, even if not in person. she s seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today
0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the skirl of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95 year old monarch, even if not in person. she s seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics, but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship.
announced by borisjohnson on tuesday. it follows an opening day in which president biden spoke of the millions ofjobs that can be created through new technologies to reduce carbon emissions. india s prime minister, narendra modi, told the conference that his country aims to become carbon neutral by the year 2070. it s the first time india has announced a net zero target. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the skirl of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95 year old monarch, even if not in person. she s seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics, but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship.
a red london bus. electric, of course. with the skirl of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95 year old monarch, even if not in person. she s seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics, but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship. i, for one, hope that this conference will be one of those rare occasions where everyone will have a chance to rise above the politics of the moment and achieve true statesmanship. it is the hope of many, the legacy of this summit, written in history books yet to be printed, will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity. we, none of us, will live forever. but we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps.
the united states out of the paris climate accords. meanwhile, india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the conference that his country aims to become carbon neutral by the year 2070. it s the first time india, one of the world s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, has announced a net zero target. our first report on events in glasgow is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the sound of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95 year old monarch, even if not in person. she s seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that