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To president biden -- and this is what he told me and the progressive caucus. senator manchin had committed to the framework, that president biden unveiled the day before he went to europe for cop26. senator manchin committed to that framework. the president said this is the thing that he committed to. this is less than what we wanted. but i was able to get the progressive caucus to endorse that framework. we all feel so desperately urgent, about getting childcare commitment needed. getting inso...

Have to get used to seeing less of the queen physically out and about, but as her virtual address to the climate change conference cop26 illustrated, she doesnt have to be present to make an impact. ladies and gentlemen, the queen. for more than 70 years, i have been lucky to meet and to know many of the worlds great leaders. and i have perhaps come to understand a little about what made them special. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and po...

Cop26 climate in glasgow. after a major diplomatic effort by the uk, an agreement was reached, but it didnt go as far as had been hoped. im deeply sorry. i also understand the deep disappointment, but i think as you have noted, its also vital that we protect this package. applause. meanwhile in westminster, a political storm had been brewing. parliaments standards committee said a tory mp had egregiously broken lobbying rules and recommended a 30—day suspension. the mp 0wen paterson denied all...

Them? yes. countries committed in 2015 to the — them? yes. countries committed in 2015 to the paris _ them? yes. countries committed in 2015 to the paris agreement - them? yes. countries committed in 2015 to the paris agreement to - them? yes. countries committed in| 2015 to the paris agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and then there are measures we are committed to at cop26 in glasgow including limiting global methane release to 30% of 2020 levels, by 2030, so we see these gover...

Here! wait for me! cheering and applause spencer chuckles whoa! ah! 0h! good engines! thats how to arrive in a studio! hey! welcome to click! hello, hello, hello! oh, look at us! weve got a shiny studio! we have an audience! hello, audience! cheering and applause and right next door, through that wall and across the river a bit, we have some very important neighbours. yes, were here at bbc scotland in pacific quay glasgow and just over there, the united nations climate conference, cop26, is host...

During my lifetime. what it is today, but has it created a problem for us? yes, absolutely. were dumping 11 million metric tonnes of plastic into the ocean every year, and that is set to double by 2030 and that is set to double by 2030 and triple by 2050. we cannot continue on like this. we know that we are absorbing microplastic �*s into our body by inhaling them and ingesting them in our food, they are ingesting them in our food, they are in the food chain. we know microplastic �*s across ...

Concerns intensified when a back sprain prevented herfrom attending one of the most significant events in her calendar, the national service of remembrance. your majesty. good morning. 0n the 17th of november, she was well enough to conduct an audience with the outgoing chief of the defence staff. i suppose if youre getting to the end of thatjob, you know, it is easier to continue. going forward, the public may well have to get used to seeing less of the queen physically out and about, but as he...

Based on the last year, the prospects for the next one look bleak. anna foster, bbc news, beirut. the european commission has announced plans to include natural gas and nuclear power in the funds for green energy. the proposal — which is supported by france — argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. but other european countries, that are taking steps to phase out nuclear plants, have criticised the move, with germanys environment minister calling the plan "...

But with the rapid spread of 0micron we are seeing that very much accelerated, and that is especially in western europe, where we are seeing countries like the united kingdom, france, denmark, portugal, spain, italy, all seeing cases now outstripping what they have seen at any previous time during the pandemic. and its early days yet, but thats significantly going to put health systems under pressure and lead to a lot of people being hospitalised, and it is going to lead to a lot of disruption. ...

Are about to be bound for good. it is really important to take the step not only to prevent obvious litter on our beaches and in our parks, i talked to kids during cop26 this year who said they couldnt play safely in our parks because they were covered in litter and they didnt feel like it was good place to play. so this is something we can all do. it also reduces our carbon footprint. it all do. it also reduces our carbon footrint. . all do. it also reduces our carbon footrint. , . . , footprin...