or, to be more precise, america in the company of nicaragua and syria. if president trump pulls out of the paris climate accord, that s who the us willjoin as the only countries in the world not to have signed the landmark 2015 agreement. it will signal a withdrawal of american leadership on perhaps the most critical issue of our time, with enormous implications for the future of the planet, politics and jobs worldwide. so what is the paris accord? under it, countries committed to capping global warming at 2 degrees celcius with an endeavour to limit temperature gains even further, to 1.5 degrees. rich countries also agreed to provide climate finance to help poorer nations switch to renewables. they pledged $100 billion a year by 2020, many countries wanted more. today, the top ten greenhouse gas emitters make up over 70% of total emissions, china overtook america as the world s biggest emitter in 2007. for more on the announcement, we can speak to barbara plett usher wil
and leave empty chairs. gracing us with their presence, caroline wheeler of the sunday express and jack blanchard from the mirror. hello and first of all, let s bring you up to date with the latest developments on the campaign trail and today everyone seems keen to focus on brexit. theresa may insists only she can bring back a good dealfrom those crucial talks in brussels. iam i am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together, and build a briton that is stronger, fairer, and even more prosperous thanit fairer, and even more prosperous than it is today. no, no, says jeremy no, no, sasteremy corbyn, accusing the conservatives of fostering what he calls a toxic climate ahead of those talks. we will confirm to the other member states that britain is leaving the european union, that issueis leaving the european union, that issue is not in doubt. but instead of posturing and pumped up animosity labour government under my leadership will set out a plan for brexit ba