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Just a few weeks ago, i was in glasgow at the cop 26 summit to interview mark carney, the former governor of the bank of england, who is now the uns special envoy on climate change. he was there to announce the worlds biggest players in the finance industry would pledge trillions of dollars to ensure the worlds biggest economies moved away from fossil fuels. it was billed as a transformation of the global system, climate change they said would be a key consideration in nearly all big financial d...

Two of the most important topics of discussion in Cop 26 this year have been Energy Security and Climate Change. These topics were brought up specifically in considering the huge impact decarbonising the world would bring on economies that primarily produced or relied heavily on fossil fuels.

Cop 26 hasn’t been the first time when world leaders of the most influential country’s have gathered together to talk about climate change and take vows to increase renewable energy and decrease emissions.

Deterrence and hoping that that sends a clear message to u.s. and other western allies that russia means business. >> all right. well see what comes out of that video call. natasha lindstadt joining us there. >> thanks for having me. before his virtual summit with president biden, putin is said to head to india for talks with the prime minister narendra modi. that is kicking off with defense ties expected to be in focus. lets head straight out to new delhi where cnns veda kasud joins us. goods...

OK it may have not achieved its ridiculous, impractical phase-out of coal, but it did pass the agreement that is now called

His approach has been to control allies— his approach has been to control aiiies into — his approach has been to control allies into backing the us approach to counter— allies into backing the us approach to counter china. that seems to be coming _ to counter china. that seems to be coming into— to counter china. that seems to be coming into focus and succeeding, but i _ coming into focus and succeeding, but i think— coming into focus and succeeding, but i think the big issue facing bo...

The country�*s president, david panuelo says cop26 resulted in some positive movement but it is not enough to help his country in fight against climate change. cop 26 in my view represented the crossroads of our communities. the chance to fight and tackle climate change and the last best chance to finalise our game plan to save humanity. you know, the extinction of species and our planet�*s life—support system. i believe if left unchecked climate change will result in total civilisational ...

No, i generated the earnings in the fund and in the uk and thats where i paid my full tax all the time. so why did you have these vehicles that were registered from the cayman island and jersey? because what i said which i mentioned earlier is that the clients of large endowments worldwide, thats where they want to be. lets take a bigger picture it look and how you run the fund. the fund has massive stakes in oil and gas companies around the world. i think still to the tune of some 27 billion do...

She was masterful at it. i walked myself to a predators home. ghislane maxwells brother, ian, says at least one sibling will be present every day of the trial to support her. it is impossible for me to think that she would have been engaged in these really horrendous charges. if convicted, she faces up to 80 years in prison. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. if you want to get in touch with me, im on twitter — @bbckarishma. the report just now, the reportjust now, for instance. im looking forwa...

Wrapped up in glasgow. despite mixed reactions, the cop 26 conference concluded the cop26 conference concluded with some of the boldest pledges on climate change in the last 30 years. but what has it realistically achieved for the small island states which are particularly at risk? small island nations are already seeing the effects of climate change. they are grappling with more extreme weather events such as flooding, hurricanes and droughts. they are also battling with rising sea levels. and,...