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Hes had john kerry here in london making a very strong case. another key question is, you know, there is some division within the biden administration on the question of china. with those who really think we have got to be careful with the u.s./china relationship in order to get china fully on board the climate agenda. and those who think the stakes are too high and very hard line is critical, given the need for deterrence, and the geopolitical chal challenges. >> and sort of given all of this, ...

News for all of us. if we want to keep our i.5—degrees target alive, we need china to come with ambitious plans and ambitious implementation of those plans. you say, "if we want to keep the i.5—degree celsius target alive." many people would say that targets already dead. in the words of one analyst who knows the science very well, "recent commitments over the last decade or two to curb greenhouse gas emissions have been an epic fail." and even during the covid pandemic, when there was a glo...

But were also going to look at the commitments in this package, which will actually by 2030 reduce a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions. that puts us well past what we committed as a goal when the president rejoined paris day one. so, hes going to go there meeting people, knowing that the united states is all-in again, and theyre going to have to run to keep up with us. thats how this is going to be moving forward because every time we invest in clean energy, every time we invest in environment...

Progressives, even now. there is a sense here, we heard from lawmakers, waiting to see. progressives are saying were not going to vote unless we have firm commitments that they will back the reconciliation program and until they do we wont vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. and so now were hearing moderates in the house saying they may not be for this bill. usually when a president goes to capitol hill he goes to to seal the deal that he is just getting the ball from the one yard line i...

Different world. >> reporter: u.s. leadership through example is vital at glasgow to boost other countries ambitions. the biden administrations plan is bold. half u.s. emissions by 2030 and hit net zero carbon by 2050. >> it is fantastic but needs to demonstrate they can deliver that and the lack of agreement at federal level and in many states to the outside world looks like that will be a major challenge. >> reporter: success also depend on big, new commitments from china. the worlds biggest p...

Pelosi when it comes to the votes, of course, of the infrastructure vote that manu is talking about there, but when it comes to the presidents trip here what pelosi said to her caucus earlier was that the president needed a vote of confidence from the congress to seal his trip here, to send him off on a good note to come and meet with these world leaders as hes trying to making argument, not just about climate and leading the way there, having the u.s. make the commitments so they can get other ...

Talking about booster vaccines, whereas many citizens of african nations and other country offense the world have not got that. >> stay there one moment. back to capitol hill as lawmakers emerge from the meeting with the president. lets listen in and hear what theyre saying. >> mr. president, are you going to have a bill in hand? what did you tell the democratic senators? what did you tell the democrats? >> one more try there to see if the president would give an update. did he get the commitmen...

Meeting its own commitments to carbon emissions reductions — because the courts say that, right now, youre failing to live up to your own promises. you know, i would like the french court to have a look at what is happening abroad, because i would think... but thats not the point, minister. every country gets judged on its own promise. yes, but... macron made these promises, theyre easy to make, but hes not keeping them. but we are keeping our promises. well, look at the courtjudgment. if you ...

Its commitments going forward. but theres a larger picture issue here, which is how much should the world take the u.s. at its word? on many of these commitments. obama got the u.s. in the paris climate accord. what does the next president do? the iran nuclear deal. obama got the country in. trump got them out. biden tried to get back in. thats a lasting problem. its something that biden will not solve in this summit, but its lasting challenge for the u.s. going forward. >> enormous challenges u...

Moments? >> just a little. good to see you, eric a. you know, at this point what they really are looking for, and they meaning the democratic law enforcement, is they are looking for some admissions from the oil and gas companies. they want them to admit that they had some sort of involvement in the seem of climate denial and misinformation, and they also want commitments that they will cut financial ties with these outside trade groups who are also spreading this sort of climate misinformation....