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Hosted by us presidentjoe biden, that 2021 must be the year countries "get serious" about stopping climate change. 0ur chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt reports. john kerry, president bidens climate envoy, has been elbow bumping his way around the world in the past few weeks as part of the us�*s effort to raise global ambition on the climate issue. well work together to address the climate crisis. this week, the uk announced it planned to make even more aggressive emissions cuts,...

When we were announced as the cop26 president, less than 30% of the world economy was covered by a net zero target. we are now at 70% so we have seen some progress. what we now need to do is to get more progress in terms of near—term emission reduction targets to 2030. but, as greta thunberg says, setting targets is easy. delivering on them is much harder. of course its a step in the right direction, but if only it was so simple that we could just invest and put money in things and that would ...

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But if only it was that simple, that we could just invest and put money in things and that would solve the problem. of course that will be required as well but it will take so much more than that. we need to be realistic and see the whole picture. todays meeting is designed to get the world on the right track in the run—up to the big un climate conference the uk is due to host in glasgow in november. the hope is that by getting leaders talking now were more likely to get really bold commitment...

Emissions reductions. of course its a step in the right direction, but if only it was that simple, that we could just invest and put money in things and that would solve the problem. of course that will be required as well but it will take so much more than that. we need to be realistic and see the whole picture. todays meeting is designed to get the world on the right track in the run—up to the big un climate conference the uk is due to host in glasgow in november. the hope is that by getting...

As the cop26 president, less than 30% of the world economy was covered by a net—zero target. we are now at 70%, so we have seen some progress. but what we need to do is to get more progress in terms of near—term emission reduction targets to 2030. but as greta thunberg says, setting targets is easy. delivering on them is much harder. of course its a step in the right direction, but if only it was that simple that we could just invest and put money in things and that would solve the problem. ...

We need to be realistic and see the whole picture. the idea of the meeting today — which is being hosted virtually, from washington — is to get big emitting nations to raise their game on climate. what is needed at glasgow in november is to get them to commit to policies that really will deliver carbon cuts that can keep climate change within manageable limits. so this is a really extraordinary moment in terms of reporting climate change because there is kind of cautious optimism around the ...

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Under the trump administration and its policies of climate change denial, is over. what will be more closely watched is what comes from this two—day summit. mr biden campaigned on and has made it the environment and has made it the environment a priority for his administration. now he needs to make good on that promise. it is being reported at the white house will announce the us will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half over the next decade. that is double what was previously promised und...

Hopelessly addicted to coal. last year, it accounted for 75% of the planets new coal—fired capacity, so while there are some positive signs, china is reaching a moment of truth. one recent study suggested that if it is to meet even its modest emission target, it needs to start closing not building but closing its coal—fired fleet at a rate of 60 power stations a year for the next ten years. a0 world leaders are atjoe bidens summit. some have made their own pledges. japan says it will cut emi...