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All on the 107 27 countries and organisations that are here doing these —— 197 countries. so it is not all britains responsibility. what struck me in the last few days is how gloomy the prime minister has been sounding, he is normally upbeat but he sounds miserable about all this and i think that is because so far countries have not made commitments to cut their carbon emissions bite enough to hit that crucial targets of limiting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees by the midd...

Hurr hundreds of world leaders that the u.s. is leverage the leadership to get the most ambitious commitments to history to address the climate address is. all the while, his domestic agenda back home still not fully on track. >> let this be the moment that we answer historys call. >> tonight, a call to action from a president looking to rally the world. >> demonstrate to the world the united states is not only back at the table, but hopefully leading by the power of our example. >> as he contin...

But without xi jinping actually physically attending this event and also they are bolsonaro of brazil being there as well, what are your hopes in terms of what are your hopes in terms of what will be achieved? we what are your hopes in terms of what will be achieved?- what will be achieved? we are in a weird _ what will be achieved? we are in a weird space _ what will be achieved? we are in a weird space right - what will be achieved? we are in a weird space right now. - what will be achieved? w...

First. crosstalk. let me hold you on first because china - first. crosstalk. let me hold you on first because china is i you on first because china is talking about 2060 and russia talks about 2060 and i think the saudis do as well so were not there. the saudis do as well so were not there-— the saudis do as well so were not there. ., �* ., not there. no, were not there, and every _ not there. no, were not there, and every year _ not there. no, were not there, and every year we _ not there. ...

On a daily basis now.— on a daily basis now. yes, so im on a daily basis now. yes, so im quite _ on a daily basis now. yes, so im quite confident _ on a daily basis now. yes, so im quite confident that - im quite confident that everything weve seen this summer and previous summers is going to get worse. probably even noticeably worse over the next five years. another thing that sort of keeps me up at night is the unknown unknowns. the headstone was not something in the pacific north—west thi...

If we cant keep the global average temperature rise to below1.5, then we do 1.6, then 1.7 and so on. we can always prevent things from getting worse. its never too late to do as much as we can. as the meeting gets under way, protesters say the time to tackle climate change is now. but after nearly three decades of talks, there are questions over how much can be achieved. with world leaders soon to arrive, all eyes will be on whether cop26 will succeed. rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. well, a...

Challenges and reducing emissions is another year lost. i think theres hope that the politics this year will permit advancing the agenda of reducing emissions and bringing the world community together but, as you noted at the beginning, this is cop26 and there has been a lot of these in the past. it there has been a lot of these in the past-— there has been a lot of these in the past. it 26, exactly! so let me ask — in the past. it 26, exactly! so let me ask you _ in the past. it 26, exactly...

Looks like that will be a major challenge. >> reporter: success also depends on big, new commitments from china. the worlds biggest polluter is responsible for more than 1/4 of global emissions. chinas long-term goal is becoming carbon neutral by 2060. >> so its quite important that china move much more than they have and theres that long-term goal is pretty good but between now and 2030 they havent done anything. >> reporter: the goal is to stop burning coal for electricity while still rapidly ...

—— he used. so, sorry for the language, but the sentiment we do understand, he feels strongly that we need to make significant changes, as do the world leaders speaking behind us. rebecca morelle is here. youre still standing? just behind us. rebecca morelle is here. youre still standing?— youre still standing? just about. just youre still standing? just about. just about! _ youre still standing? just about. just about! its _ youre still standing? just about. just about! its only _ youre s...

Thats where we stand right now. what we look at is getting what climate legislation we can get given this current makeup and hoping ultimately for a larger number of politicians who are willing to get behind the sort of bold climate legislation that we need so we sort of take what we can get at this point and got to work for more because this just isnt enough both for the united states and what we see from other countries at this point. >> last question. what should we be looking for this week? ...