retaliatory measures against the uk over post brexit fishing rights as talks continue. why local school board elections in the us have emerged as intense political battlegrounds. and a blow for gamers fortress night the chinese version of fortnite is set to shut down later this month. in one of the first substantial deals to be announced at the climate summit in glasgow, world leaders have agreed to end deforestation by 2030. around 100 countries are signing up to the pledge among them brazil, canada, russia and indonesia which is the largest exporter of palm oil, which has led to a dramatic removal of forestry in the country. the commitment will cover 85% of the world s forests. the full details are due to be announced by borisjohnson later. charles mcneill is the senior advisor on forest and climate at the un environment programme, who is in glasgow. he gave us his reaction to the announcement. 100 leaders representing 85% of the world s forests, $12 billion in pu
more now on the commitment of a hundred world leaders attending the cop26 summit to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. brazil, where large parts of the amazon rainforest have been cut down, will be among the signatories today. the pledge includes almost $19.2 bilion of public and private funds. experts have welcomed the move, but warned a previous deal in 2014 had failed to slow deforestation at all . joining me now is chaitanya kumar head of enviroment & green transition at the new economics foundation how significant is this commitment from your perspective? how significant is this commitment from your perspective? bosnia how significant is this commitment from your perspective? bosnia and how significant is this commitment from your perspective? bosnia and how significant is this commitment from your perspective? bosnia and n0 audio. chaitanya kumar, ithink chaitanya kumar, i think you might be on mute. chaitanya kumar, i think you might be on mute. sorry abo
Exporter of palm oil, which has led to a dramatic removal of forestry in the country. the commitment will cover 85% of the world s forests. the full details are due to be announced by borisjohnson later. charles mcneill is the senior advisor on forest and climate at the un environment programme, who is in glasgow. he gave us his reaction to the announcement. 100 leaders representing 85% of the world s forests, $12 billion in public funds and another $7 billion in private funds in provisions for empowering indigenous peoples, the public private, the public sector, the private sector, it s absolutely a dream come true and we are so excited. it s such an accomplishment. it s a game changer and i think what people don t realise that without this, without stopping deforestation and restoring the world s forests, we cannot avert
This is bbc news i m sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a huge breakthrough at the climate summit as world leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030 a pledge welcomed by the united nations. it s absolutely a dream come true. we re so excited, it is just such an accomplishment. it is a game changer and i think people don t realise that without this, without stopping deforestation and the world s forest, we cannot avert catastrophic climate change. president biden apologises for his predecessor donald trump, who pulled the us out of the paris climate accords, saying he wants the us to lead by example. the french president delays
Retaliatory measures against the uk over post brexit fishing rights as talks continue. why local school board elections in the us have emerged as intense political battlegrounds. and a blow for gamers fortress night the chinese version of fortnite is set to shut down later this month. in one of the first substantial deals to be announced at the climate summit in glasgow, world leaders have agreed to end deforestation by 2030. around 100 countries are signing up to the pledge among them brazil, canada, russia and indonesia which is the largest