we reflected within 2a hours. we made a mistake, collectively, and we ve come to the commons and said, look, let s separate these things out and let s do this properly , because fairness is important. the role young people can play in tackling global warming will be the focus of the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow today. campaigner greta thunberg will host a protest as thousands of young people are expected to join. more than half the country s licensed drivers have not returned since the pandemic, as a taxi shortage raises public safety concerns. and here we go again, abba have told the bbc they would be willing to help end the uk s two decade defeat at eurovision.
able to meet demand. the value of cop26 is that it is highlighting the importance of taking action rapidly on climate change. but the problem is that we can all make pledges and all countries are making pledges with the best will in the world, but what we have seen repeatedly in the last 26 years as these pledges have no action associated with them, they have no accountability and therefore they don t happen. [30 therefore they don t happen. do we need to see governments having to enforce some of these measures then, and actually say, we are going to make this a legal requirement? a legal requirement? yes, i think we a legal requirement? yes, i think we absolutely - a legal requirement? yes, i think we absolutely do. i a legal requirement? yes, i think we absolutely do. we | a legal requirement? yes, i- think we absolutely do. we need to find ways to hold governments accountable for the pledges that they make and also to make companies accountable for the pledges that they make and
in the uk and around the world. we begin in glasgow at the cop26 climate change conference. the uk prime minister and host of the cop 26 climate change conference, borisjohnson, has said he s cautiously optimistic after some progress has been made by nations trying to find ways to reduce the effects of global warming. he added a note of caution though, warning against false hope . our political editor, laura kuenssberg has been following the day s events. when cultures clash can they still agree? when there is so much difference, there can be dissent. shouting. there are so many faces in glasgow, so many facets of what could be done. mr dicaprio, are you pleased with what has happened this week? hollywood stars might campaign but less developed countries may complain. the united nations fee
in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign, they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders are threatened, that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man made object - anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems - to keep on going. tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines leaders at the climate change summit in glasgow, make some progress in the race to limit global warming.