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Experts have called on nations to leverage their natural resources that act as a carbon sink for economic benefit.

Years old. pete: we begin in washington. alexandria hoff live with the latest on the overnight vote. >> pete, this did rely on the 13 republicans who voted in favor of this. the president called this early this morning a once in a generation bill. that is fortunate because it doesnt come cheap. the bipartisan infrastructure bill calls for 110 billion for roads, bridges and transformational projects. 89.9 billion for public transit. 66 billion for railways, 65 billion for clean energy transmissio...

Speed internet, 50 billion to protect against droughts, floods and wildfires. and 13 republicans voted for it, six democrats against it, including the so-called squad led by alexandria ocasio-cortez, the progressive wing blocked the bill for months to force a vote on the massive social spending bill, a separate spending bill which will come after congress returns. moderate democrats wanted to wait for the budget office to provide a score on the spending bill. estimated 1.75 trillion down from 3....

But climate change is already the third, and it is affecting species in mountain levels because they are changing the climate, they cannot move up any more, it is affecting through droughts, wildlife everywhere in the world, it is affecting wildlife through wildfires, forest fires around the world as well. high—temperature heat waves are becoming an issue as well, particularly in the ocean, half of the great barrier reef has been killed by underwater heatwaves. we have the of fruit bats in aus...

Alexandria hoff live with the latest overnight vote. good morning. >> early this morning the president called this monumental step forward for the once in a generation bill passed 1. 89.9 billion for funding for public transit. 66 billion for rail funding, 65 for clean energy transmission. 65 for access to high speed internet and 50 billion to protect against droughts, floods and wildfires. all of this will now head to the presidents desk and it comes 87 days after the senate passed it. yesterda...

Rapidly, bill is for you. this bill is for you. the vast majority of the thousands of jobs that will be created dont require a college degree. this is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild america. and its long overdue. >> reporter: here is whats in the bill. $110 billion for roads, bridges and transformational projects. 89.9 billion for public transit. 66 billion for railways. 65 billion for clean energy transmission, and another 65 billion to expand access to high-speed internet. finally, $50 bil...

Vehicles, from school buses to automobiles. and it will reward companies for paying good wages and for getting materials for their products from right here in america. america exporting and providing the rest of the world with these technologies that are generated here in the united states as we go green around the world. it also makes historic investments in environmental cleanup and remediation. it builds up our resilience against superstorms and droughts and wildfires, hurricanes. you know, y...

Vehicles from school busses to automobiles and well reward companies for paying good wages and for getting materials for their products from right here in america and america exporting and providing the rest of the world with these technologies that are generated here in the united states as we go green around the world. it also makes historic investments in environmental cleanup and remediation and it builds up our resilience against super storms and droughts and wildfires, hurricanes and youve...

Wellbeing depends on nature. but it doesnt mean that looking at nature as a service and all the goods and services it provides to us, should alienate and make us ignore the intrinsic rights and value of nature and the right of all these creatures to exist and share the planet with us. how badly has wildlife been impacted because of climate change, and how has that increased the challenges for you in nature conservation to protect them? climate change has been rising in the number of threats to w...

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