but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy they say their way of life is being threatened because there s not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the president, dr sultan al jaber, he s calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how important it was. now we can truly say that united and w
rises to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy. they say their way of life is being threated because there s not enough emphasis on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the president, dr sultan aljaber, he s calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how import
experts say this is crucial if humanity is to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change are not happy. they say their way of life is being threatened because there s not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency, dr sultan aljaber, he s calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pull
discussion seen whether that is part of the discussion next year when we are having discussion next year when we are having our discussion next year when we are having our general election, but it is certainly having our general election, but it is certainly the case there is a lot of debate is certainly the case there is a lot of debate about how we translate national of debate about how we translate national commitments to tackle climate national commitments to tackle climate change into concrete action, so we climate change into concrete action, so we are climate change into concrete action, so we are seeing the public are on board so we are seeing the public are on board with so we are seeing the public are on board with a lot of the changes, actually. board with a lot of the changes, actually, that we need to make to our lifestyles around travel, diet, consumption. these are the things which consumption. these are the things which people are actua
good afternoon. for the first time, there is a global climate agreement which calls on all countries to move away from using fossil fuels. delegates at the un climate summit in dubai reached the deal after negotiating through the night. the president of cop28 said it s an agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form form of words that called for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. the latest now from our climate editorjustin rowlatt who s in dubai. justin. well, yes, this is the, some people are disappointed this is a compromise, i have to say these deals always are. we have 198 countries trying to agree on an issue which touches almost every aspect of their society. every country has a different perspective and we are looking for a compromise that charts a course through it. the overall reaction here is that this is an ambitious deal, this deal does make progress, it has got that commitment to transitioning away from fossil fu