levels. hello there. a decisive decade for tackling climate change, the words of president biden as he pledged to cut us carbon emissions by around 50% by the year 2030. that s double the reduction he and president 0bama signed up to four years ago, and represents a major policy reversal from the trump administrati, which pulled the us out of the pari climate agreement. the announcement came at a virtual summit for world leaders hosted by the us. here s how some of the other leaders responded. we should protect nature and preserve the environment, like we protect our eyes. second, we must be committed to green development. green mountains are gold mounted. to protect the environment is to protect productivity, and to improve the environment, is to boost productivity. we need transformation on the largest scale and smallest scope, we in india are doing our part. scope, we in india are doing our part- scope, we in india are doing our art. ~ . , ., our part. we have in place
and the woman who s spent decades trying to find out what happened to her father after his ship went down in world war ii in one of the uk s worst maritime disasters. coming up on the bbc news channel, heartbreakfor heartbreak for england as new zealand s incredible comeback denies them a place in the t20 world cup final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has called on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and give a determined push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. borisjohnson said people would find it absolutely incomprehensible if they failed to commit to serious reductions in carbon emissions. with just 48 hours left before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow is due to end, borisjohnson travelled to glasgow and said a deal was in sight but there was still a lot of work to be done. with more here s our science editor david shukman. can the world agreed to slow down the release of the gas is heating th
county cricket club, says azeem rafiq should be praised for his bravery and says sorry to him and to his family. families across the atlantic are reunited as the us opens its borders to fully vaccinated travellers, for the first time in over a year and a half. former us president barack obama tells young people they should stay angry about climate change and warns time is running out. and coming up before eight o clock: the successor to the hubble space telescope which aims to picture the very first stars ever to shine in the universe. the prime minister has been accused of running scared from a debate taking place in the house of commons now about the rules that govern mps. it follows a row about the government s efforts to change those rules last week prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp owen paterson. that and the government u turn the following day caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps. the labour leader ke
now on bbc news we have a global climate debate special, with kirsty wark. time is running up for global leaders to make the binding promises on climate change needed to save the planet for the next generation and generations to come. in this debate from cop26 in glasgow, young people from around the world will be asking four leading international political figures tough questions about the commitment to averting environmental disaster and finding solutions for change. music. hello and welcome, wherever you are, to the bbc s big global climate debate. the latest report from the intergovernmental panel on climate change warned that it is now code red for humanity. the british promised boris johnson, had said if we do not get serious about climate today it will be too late for our children to do so tomorrow. so, from ending coal mining and drilling, to ending a travel and committing rich countries to helping poorer ones, we are committing to environmental cases. this is the pan
the reputation of our democracy and our country, and so this is far from a one off. police in texas have opened a criminal investigation into a crush at a music festival in houston in which eight people died. officers are also investigating unconfirmed reports of audience members being injected with drugs. another premier league manager gets the sack aston villa s dean smith becomes the second to be fired this weekend. now on bbc news we have a global climate debate special, with kirsty wark. a global climate debate time is running out for global leaders to make the binding promises on climate change needed to save the planet for the next generation and generations to come. in this debate from cop26 in glasgow, young people from around the world will be asking four leading international political figures tough questions about the commitment to averting environmental disaster and finding solutions for change. music. hello and welcome, wherever you are, to the bbc s big globa