i m sally bundock. so let s now get down to business and it is the eve of cop 28 in dubai, where world leaders, government representatives and delegates will discuss ways to tackle climate change. this year, health will be at the heart of the summit with the first ever official health program. from the lab to the patient, the healthcare industry is responsible for twice the carbon emissions of the aviation sector. now rival ceos from seven of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, alongside the world health organization are set to decarbonise the sector and make healthcare more sustainable. i spoke to pascal soriot, the ceo of astrazeneca and is heading up the task force and paul hudson, the ceo of sanofi. i began by asking pascal what has already been achieved. each company card to reduce carbon emissions. as a company astrazeneca over the next few years we reduce carbon emissions by 60% even though the size of the company almost doubled. at the top 28 we are planning to anno
a very warm welcome. president biden has warned that a continuation of the conflict in gaza would only play into hamas s ideology. in what appears to be a softening of the us stance, mr biden said on social media, and without mentioning israel, that continuing down the path of terror, killing and war is to give hamas what they seek. it comes as intelligence chiefs from the us, israel and egypt are continuing talks in qatar to try to further extend the current six day pause. earlier, 12 more hostages were released from gaza bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. tuesday s hostage handover included 10 israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians, mostly women and teenage boys, who have so far been released from israeli jails, since the truce began on friday. tal heinrich, spokesperson to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told the bbc, the israelis are willing