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Go on! obviously, ive totally abolished commuting since i, i live above my place of work. but what i used to do is, i used to cycle absolutely everywhere. on the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isnt brexit that in the long term youre going to be remembered for. youre going to be remembered for the deal that you bring back from glasgow, because that is the one thats going to affect the climate that we all endure or live in for decades, centuries, thousands of years, possibly. that is the tragedy ...

Come from. it will affect anything thats based on calcium. thats i thats based on calcium. thats whats happening. the ocean is acidifying in the fastest rate in history. i dont know... ended up writing to president sharma. at the glasgow cop, you have to take this into consideration because this is an existential matter. the into consideration because this is an existential matter.— into consideration because this is an existential matter. the world is onl as an existential matter. the world i...

In june and july that killed hundreds of people. hurricanes devastated the gulf coast and northeast. the remnants of hurricane henri dumped the most rainfall in a single hour in new yorks history. hurricane ida delivered flash floods and winds that left 80 dead across mississippi and louisiana. the bootleg dixie and caldor wild fires destroyed an estimated 1.6 million acres in the pacific northwest and hundreds of homes. thats all just the tip of the literal iceberg. it is happening. in front of...

There has to be action and plenty of it to minimise the impact of climate change. this is very, very urgent, notjust for our country, for the whole world. if i had to give a comparison i would say its a one minute to midnight moment and the clock is ticking. we have to get everybody to do more. and they need to make further commitments, they need to make further commitments on how were going to move away from coal, fossilfuel burning, how were going to move away from using hydrocarbon cars, how ...

Travel has been significantly disrupted across britain, following a weekend of strong winds and heavy rain. there were reports of a tornado in northamptonshire, and hundreds of people were unable to travel by train from london to glasgow, for the first day of the climate conference, after overhead power lines were damaged. frankie mccamley has the details. passengers and trains brought to a standstill at euston station yesterday, all services suspended as rail networks warned people not to trave...

General. and the queen, who cant attend in person due to medical advice, sends a message to the worlds leaders in glasgow. none of us underestimates the challenges ahead. but history has shown that when nations come together in common cause there is always room for hope. hello and welcome to glasgow, the end of the crucial opening day of the cop 26 summit. 120 heads of state are here for the first day of negotiations, and already a handful of developments. arguably the most significant came from...

Of cornwall have arrived. he will speak in the opening ceremony. earlier, scottish first minister nicola sturgeon met climate activist greta thunberg. but there are some notable absences, too. chinas president xijin ping and russias vladimir putin wont be joining the talks. humanity has long since run down the clock on climate change. its one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock, and we need to act now. so, what is cop26? cop stands for conference of the parties, and was set up by the un to...

Colleague news. we willjoin my colleague christian fraser shortly for continuing coverage of this vital climate summit in glasgow, cop 26. this is bbc news. i am christian fraser, live at the glasgow climate change summit. borisjohnson welcome to world leaders with a speech morning younger generations will remember if they dont act now. it remember if they dont act now. if we remember if they dont act now. it we fail, they will not forgive us. they will know that glasgow was the historic turning...

Remember the people who are in these movements _ remember the people who are in these movements that are demanding justice. — movements that are demanding justice, climatejustice, movements that are demanding justice, climate justice, and that is where — justice, climate justice, and that is where i— justice, climate justice, and that is where i get my hope from. you attended your _ is where i get my hope from. you attended your first _ is where i get my hope from. yarn. attended your firs...

And the past seven years are on course to be the hottest on record. in other news: a train driver is said to have life—changing injuries after yesterdays collision between two trains near salisbury in wiltshire. the uk says its prepared to take legal action against france in relation to the ongoing row about post—brexit fishing rights, tottenham have sacked their manager, nuno espirito santo, after only four months in charge. more on that story later and more in the sports news, as well. let...