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Silva had advocated. live now to david shukman, former bbc news science editor. give us a understanding of what impact this will have that this particular agreement wasnt reached. it is clearly a disappointment that they didnt manage to agree to all eight countries, to end deforestation by 2030. that had been the hope of the brazilian government, the host of this event and clearly behind the scenes there was disagreements over that particular objective. 0n the other hand, the brazilians should b...

Tipping point, but clearly it does exist and we dont want to test whether it is. we perhaps are getting closer to it. the fact they put that in the final agreement does signify that they at least understand how important it is to try and stop the felling of the trees. , ., , ., , trees. there is hope in that this meetin: trees. there is hope in that this meeting is _ trees. there is hope in that this meeting is happening, - trees. there is hope in that this meeting is happening, that - meeting i...

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Brazil does own nearly two thirds of the amazon rainforest, even if there are one or two countries that own bits of the forest that havent signed up to the idea of ending deforestation by 2030, at least brazil is committed to that and i think that is enormously significant. i think brazil will continue on its current path and make it much harderfor illegal loggers, illegal miners to operate and that is something to be welcomed ljy and that is something to be welcomed by all. and that is somethin...

Pressure on deforestation that can go hand in hand with local communities, protecting indigenous peoples and the countries that house these rainforest. that peoples and the countries that house these rainforest.— these rainforest. that was a point made to me _ these rainforest. that was a point made to me yesterday _ these rainforest. that was a point made to me yesterday and - these rainforest. that was a point made to me yesterday and the i made to me yesterday and the university of brasilia...

From the energy transition commission. its new report reveals that to have even a 50% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees celsuis, cop27 must trigger more action by governments. it also finds that the cost of phasing out coal, ending deforestation, and reducing carbon dioxide levels could hit $300 billion per year. thats a huge amount of money and needs to be found. joining me now is faustine delasalle, vice—chair of the energy transitions commission. you publish this report today...

Hes promising a decade later. well stay on top of the live speeches coming in from glasgow. in the hours ahead we are expecting to see the first substantial deal, according to the british government, more than 100 leaders representing over 85% of the worlds forests will commit to ending and reverting deforestation by 2030. lets head to glasgow now where mark joins us with the perspective of earth systems forest. professor, very good morning to you. we are expecting as i sqjust sa, to hear a pl...

Iconic for environmental and climate activists. we are waiting to hear precisely what they think of this. the response has been pretty cautious, no doubt saving forests is worthwhile, but they want too know the detail. they want to know where the money is going to go. they want to know more of the specifics of the plan. it is on the whole, though, an important area of focus, something that the prime minister boris johnson here has been talking about trying to make progress on for sometime. the a...

They will know that glasgow was the historic turning point when history failed to turn. >> now, president biden says he hopes the u.s. will lead by the power of example, and he apologized to world leaders for the climate actions taken by the trump administration. >> i guess i shouldnt apologize, but i do apologize for the fact the united states in the last administration pulled out of the paris accords. >> lets get more on the story. joining us from edinborough, scotland, good morning to you, ph...

Deforestation. >> reporter: so, this is one of the first big announcements to be made over the course of this conference. it is separate to the paris agreement process, which is aimed at driving down emissions country by country. this is a voluntary political agreement between 100 plus countries, we are told. separate to the issue of food consumption, it has been signed on by countries which do have big agricultural industries, which produce agricultural products and commodities like palm oil an...