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Sinema have put out some very supportive statements but they havent said explicitly that they will get behind this bill. and until that happens, its very hard to see how these two sides come together and give the president what he wants. >> the president, he was clearly worried that if he came empty-handed as far as the u.s. congress was concerned, that would undermine his strength in going into these meetings with g20 world leaders. >> yeah, and what white house officials say is that fellow wor...

That was in february, but its now revised that to under 200 million and separately the scottish government has apparently cut £40 million off the £110 million estimate of other costs, including transport and health provision that it had provided to uk officials. so there we go, theres a sense of the costs of cop26. 0k, back to you, lorraine. will the progress of every country be made very visible, particularly those countries having the greatest influence on agreed targets? thats from andy. ye...

To make sure people close the gap, they come forward with strong commitments and we see sector announcements as well, such as commitments to end coal and fossil fuels. and that the momentum is continued past cop because we need to keep going in this really critical decade. and talking of energy and sources of energy, thats the next question. hi, im alistair. and my question is, _ boris johnson recently pledged that the uk would become the saudi arabia of wind. i is it realistic orjust bluster? a...

Talked about climate and poverty and covid. and issues that are certainly in common between the u.s. and the holy sea, and people around the world. he carries that into the meetings that will happen here in italy for the g-20, and that will also be an important part of whats happening with the meeting with the french president as well. but dealing with that riff between the u.s. and france is important to get that taken care of before the official g-20 begins here in italy. so a lot of work to d...

The french leader saying that european nations have to take more on their own shoulders because they cant depend as much on the u.s. i wonder, what does president bidens response to that? does he believe he can win back that trust? >> i think that trust is strong and continuing to grow. absolutely. he spends a tremendous amount of time engaged with european leaders. he is going to meet with president macron today, hes spoken to him on the phone multiple times over the last couple of months. he b...

And that is actually quite a clever slogan by alok sharmas team, because it means you could get to the end of cop, tot up all the commitments made by the countries to reduce their carbon emissions, not be at limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees, but still have the potential to eventually get there. so, basically, you cant lose. because as long as its not impossible, it still alive. right, lets have another question. hi, imjason. what pressures will be put - on countries not doing enough to ...

The paper quotes a letter from frances prime minister to the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen, which says �*show britain that brexit is damaging. you cant avoid the cop26 summit in glasgow in tomorrows papers. the times is reporting that china has appeared to rebuff the prime ministers pleas to do more to cut carbon emissions. on that, and borisjohnson tells the i paper that it will be incredibly difficult to get a result in glasgow, saying �*there has been progress ...

Between the president and the prime minister here on sunday. but the main business _ minister here on sunday. but the main business in _ minister here on sunday. but the main business in rome _ minister here on sunday. but the main business in rome for- minister here on sunday. but the main business in rome for the i minister here on sunday. but the l main business in rome for the 620 main business in rome for the g20 leaders will centre on climate before cop26 in glasgow next week. well, thats ...

This comes as the white house has been emphasizing that lines of communication between the u.s. and china are critical to avoid accidental conflict, to responsibly manage the competition. but, wolf, beyond these geopolitical dynamics, theres also the concern that xis absence limits the amount of progress that can be made on climate. xi is also expected to skip out in person of cop26. climate watchers say this could be a sign that the worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter is not ready to make any...

Enforcement mechanisms that would prevent the use the soil of afghanistan by any group or individual against the security of the united states and its allies." critics of the deal have called it a surrender document because it left out the afghan government. when the taliban broke its commitments, the u.s. did not pause the agreement. under president obamas envoy, richard holbrook first broached the idea of an end to the conflict, which would have involved dealing with the taliban. he said it wa...