years of experience of un climate negotiations and clearly shown that voluntary commitments simply don t work. and so when we see the us sort of foot dragging techniques and we really wasted a lot of time here talking about things that are really of little consequence when people s lives are at stake on an issue where the world and people around the world are really eager to see progress on something that s absolutely possible. and is it possible to have this sort of progress on plastics if you haven t got the likes of, say, china and india on board? yeah. i mean, i think it s you know, international negotiations i mean, ithink, you know, international negotiations are always going to be complicated, but it s like, we have the fossil fuel industry here in full force and, you know, they re looking to triple production by 2050. and so if we re going to address that level of crisis coming from that industry, i think we re going to have to see. you know, we need ambition from countries lik
are at stake on an issue where people around the world are eager to see progress on something that is absolutely possible. i5 something that is absolutely ossible. , , ., possible. is it possible to have this possible. is it possible to have this side possible. is it possible to have this side of - possible. is it possible to | have this side of progress possible. is it possible to - have this side of progress on plastic if you do not have the likes of china and india on board? ., ., ., board? international negotiations - board? international negotiations are - board? international. negotiations are always board? international- negotiations are always going to be complicated but we have the fossil fuel industry here in full force and they are looking to triple production by 2050 so if we re going address that level of crisis from that industry, we need an action from countries like the united states and we re going have that switzerland and the european union are going to step up a
of crisis coming from that industry, i think we re going to have to see. you know, we need ambition from countries like the united states, and we re going to hope that switzerland and the european union are really going to step up and put pressure on the rest of the world to drive the change that s needed. graham forbes speaking to me earlier. this is bbc news, our main headlines.. argentina have beaten australia 2 1 to progress to the quarterfinals of the world cup in qatar. lionel messi scored on what was his 1000th professional match. the ukrainian president zelensky says the west s price cap on russian oil is too weak to cause serious damage on moscow. clean up efforts are under way in southern brazil after days of heavy rainfall. hundreds of people have been evacuated in recent days as residents begin to count the cost. emer mccarthy reports. after the deluge, the clean up is under way in southern brazil.
you know, we need ambition from countries like the united states, and we re going to hope that switzerland and the european union are really going to step up and put pressure on the rest of the world to drive the change that s needed. this is bbc news, our main headlines. argentina have beaten australia 2 1 to progress to the quarterfinals of the world cup in qatar. lionel messi scored on what was his 1000th professional match. the west s price cap on russian oil is too weak to cause serious damage on moscow, says president zelensky. relatives of a palestinian man shot dead by israeli troops in the occupied west bank this week have told the bbc there was no justification for his killing. 21 year old raed al naasan was one of four men killed in similar circumstances in a single day. eu diplomats have expressed corncern over the spiralling death toll, and the un has warned of another boiling point . a warning you may find this report by our middle east correspondent tom bateman distre