Called the trillion trees act,s an effort that was made more um public by president trumps support of that at the davos World Economic forum. Tell us, congressman, what does this act propose . Well, this is an act that does just what it says, plant trees across the globe by 2050, for the u. S. To do our share oft that. Lott s a whole more, though. Our biggest tool that we have are forestsnd kee as far as mitg climate issues. When we utilize those forests and keep them sustainable and working and active, we royal have the best tool thats out there thats widespread, its natural, and its very economical to sequester carbon out of the atmosphere with fr forests. You come to this as a forester yourself, the only one in congress, a graduate of yale, a masters in forestry there. This must have been music to your ears when you heard the president getting behind this re effort. Yeah,is abo its something t near and dear too me. If you look at the planet, takn theres 3 billion tree the in the pla
It will be a shorter working week with no loss of pay. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport holly hamilton wales have opened their World Cup Campaign witha wales have opened their World Cup Campaign with a convincing victory over georgie. We will relive all the tries at 2 30. With rain on the way, some have been looking for a dry place to stay and that rain is brought to us by a weather system that is influenced by what happened in the caribbean two weeks ago. I will tell you more later on. Also coming up by royal appointment harry and meghan visit a south african township as they arrive in south africa with four month old archie for their first overseas tour as a family. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Its called 0peration materhorn and its the biggest peace time operation to repatriate britons stranded abroad after the collapse of thomas cook. The Civil Aviation authority has chartered a fleet ofjets to bring home more than 150,000 british holidaymakers. Thomas cook brita
On bbc news at 5pm a brexit showdown at the Labour Party Conference. Could Jeremy Corbyns support for a neutral stance be defeated by remain supporters . This is the scene live at the conference now and any short after the session there will be a vote on brexit and then a speech from sir keir starmer who is due to address the conference shortly. We will bring you that live. British talent dominates the emmys. Well speak to luke jennings, the writer who created killing eve. And wales enjoy a strong start to their Rugby World Cup campaign, beating georgia by 43 points to m in japan. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the collapse of the holiday giant thomas cook and the measures being taken to help those affected. 0peration matterhorn is the biggest ever Peacetime Operation to repatriate those britons stranded abroad. The Civil Aviation authority has chartered a fleet of jets, to bring home more than 150,000 british holiday makers. Thomas cook is britains oldest package tour company and wen
Their perfect start here in toyota againstjoy loads are georgia. Scoring four tries and wrapping up that bonus point before the break, but for a team that prides itself on its defence, i think there be disappointed they gave two tries in the first time. Although they managed to control back and put some gloss on the scoreline. I think Warren Gatland will be very satisfied with the outcome here. It has been a difficult week for wales, they were rocked news that Warren Gatland was s right hand man had been forced to return home over alleged betting irregularities on by. Alleged betting irregularities on rugby. That rocked the camp, but they have responded the right way here, coming through unscathed ahead ofa here, coming through unscathed ahead of a huge game, and australia in six days time. Of a huge game, and australia in six days time. We have had some tough games against australia, so we have to go into the game with a lot of confidence. I know that him we tend to get better as tour
With freedom of speech, europes top court is due to rule on the right to be forgotten. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme the causes of obesity are complicated and not just about a lack of willpower, so lets stop fat shaming. That is the conclusion of the british psychological society. Do you agree . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, says the world is waking up to the threat of climate change. Closing a special un climate summit, he welcomed the pledge by nearly 80 countries to make their economies Carbon Neutral by 2050, but he warned that there was still more to do. You understand the Climate Emergency is the fight of our lives, and for our lives. I thank young people around the world for leading the charge, and holding my generation accountable. We have been losing the race against climate crisis, but the worl