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Apologize, but i do apologize for the fact that the united states in the last administration pulled out of the paris accords and put us behind the 8-ball. >> thats gotten a lot of attention. what do you think of that? >> its important to say because we the united states under the biden administration, had done a lot of that negotiation and gotten the other countries to that brink of making the pledge. and we had made a pledge. then to have the next president suddenly come in and cut the legs out...

This is a breakthrough. among the signatories it _ this is a breakthrough. among the signatories it includes - the signatories it includes president bolsonaro of brazil and we know how much criticism he has coming for there must, nonetheless, be at the back of your mind the anxiety as to how genuine these commitments will prove to be. genuine these commitments will prove to be-_ prove to be. absolutely. but now that _ prove to be. absolutely. but now that it _ prove to be. absolutely. but now th...

Will take time and certainly a lot of coaxing, cajoling and investment. lot of coaxing, caoling and investment._ lot of coaxing, caoling and investment. and very briefly, what else _ investment. and very briefly, what else are _ investment. and very briefly, what else are you _ investment. and very briefly, what else are you hoping - investment. and very briefly, | what else are you hoping for? of course this is a very of course this is a very encouraging start, cop26, but we still have 1.5 week...

Announcements fairly quickly. its been in train for some time, number one. number two, i also would indicate that i think were going to have plenty of time to make sure all the major nominees are able to be cleared in time. where the terms would expire, and number three, i was giving a lot of thought to it, and i have been meeting with economic advisers on what the best choices r. weve got a lot of good choices but im not going to speculate now. nancy, cbs. >> i think you had your hand up. im so...

The private sector, can come into its own. absolutely. and it is u- into its own. absolutely. and it is up to _ into its own. absolutely. and it is up to consumers - into its own. absolutely. and it is up to consumers to - into its own. absolutely. and it is up to consumers to put l it is up to consumers to put pressure on companies and the companies to get further commitments. it is an essential component. we need both distant political decision—makers to take these steps and we also need the...

Commitments on trees, on forests, good for tackling climate change, youre seeing some important contributions on accelerating the move away from coal. you had a big announcement from japan today about money to get to the point. now, weve got until middle of the month. weve got less than two weeks to go. how much more progress can we make? thats the issue. and what everybody knows, what we have to achieve, everybody knows, but we have to do enough. we have to commit enough to reducing co2 output,...

Seeing hints of _ a bit less so into colombia. we are seeing hints of big _ a bit less so into colombia. we are seeing hints of big multinational. seeing hints of big multinational corporations going in that direction of travel with this announcement on deforestation, some have signed up to that so it is a step in the right direction? , , , to that so it is a step in the right direction?— direction? yes, but it is about accountability _ direction? yes, but it is about accountability and _ dire...

Have seen in the last few years how little they have contributed, in fact its countries like india that are contributing to world stability by sending out vaccines and so on, and on the other hand i think the richer countries, they not only need to put out they not only need to put out the money and put their money whether commitments are, but also dramatically reduce their own carbon emissions, and this is not the time to pull each other down, but it is also a time to remind the wealthy countri...

Pledged to protect 30% of the countrys land by next year. i come from a country where 52% of our land is tropical forest, 35% of our land is amazonic land and we have 52% of the world high altitude ecosystems, better known as paramus, so we come today not with a theoretical approach, we come here with clear commitments. we decided to sign the leaders pledge for nature so that by 2030 we will have 30% of our land being declared a protected area. but i must say this today, we are not waiting until...

Work together to halt deforestation and land degradation by 2030, not just hold but reverse. you and land degradation by 2030, not just hold but reverse.— just hold but reverse. you heard boris johnson _ just hold but reverse. you heard boris johnson mentioning - just hold but reverse. you heard boris johnson mentioning the i boris johnson mentioning the president borisjohnson mentioning the president of colombia. colombia is of course home to some of the amazon rainforest — and the colombia...