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together in common cause, there is always room for hope. but there s disappointment as india, the world s third biggest greenhouse gas emitter, says its projected date for achieving net zero emissions is 20 years later than the summit s target. in other news, a train driver is said to have life changing injuries after yesterday s collision between two trains near salisbury in wiltshire. talks continue in the row over post brexit fishing rights, as the uk says it s prepared to take legal action against france. we have breaking news from france. and is this the man to save spurs? tottenham are in advanced talks with former chelsea boss antonio conte after sacking nuno espirito santo, who d only been at the club four months. good evening and welcome to bbc news. world leaders have been gathering in glasgow for the opening ceremony of the global climate summit. those present are charged with taking momentous decisions to save the planet from a climate disaster. they heard a serie
of climate change we have a special report on efforts to save one of the world s biggest green lungs. plus, reunited at last. australia opens its border for the first time since march last year families and loved ones divided by the pandemic are finally together. welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk and around the globe. america on pbs, in the uk president biden has told the un climate summit in scotland that the fight against global warming is a moral imperative. 120 heads of state are in glasgow trying to agree on a plan to stop global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 celsius to prevent the effects of climate change from getting even worse. here s what president biden had to say. this is a decisive decade in which we have an opportunity to prove ourselves. we cannot keep the goal of limiting global warming to just 1.5 celsius within our reach if we come together. if we commit to doing our part for each of our nations with the determination and ambition.
general. and the queen, who can t attend in person due to medical advice, sends a message to the world s leaders in glasgow. none of us underestimates the challenges ahead. but history has shown that when nations come together in common cause there is always room for hope. hello and welcome to glasgow, the end of the crucial opening day of the cop 26 summit. 120 heads of state are here for the first day of negotiations, and already a handful of developments. arguably the most significant came from narendra modi, who announced that india would will meet a net zero emissions target by 2070. it is quite the step for the world s third largest polluter, which until now had resisted pressure from the international community for a net zero committment. critics say that 2070 is at least 20 years too late. but mr modi also pledged to have 50% of his country s energy generated by renewables by 2030. we ll discuss that in further detail later in the show. we also saw speeches from a num