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Previous meetings failed to reach agreement. this matters because as countries try to cut their emissions, there needs to be a way of accounting for that. likewise, if forests are left intact and the trees keep storing carbon, that has to be recorded so the carbon credits can be traded. it is vital to sort this out. rights now for example if a major company wanted to say invest in preserving standing forest in the amazon, theres not yet any clarity on whether those credits that would be generate...

Invest in preserving standing forest in the amazon, there is not yet any clarity on whether those credits that would be generated from that can be claimed by brazil as well as by the company making that investment. so as glasgow prepares for thousands of delegates, theres a lot at stake. covid makes it all more difficult, and there are just eight weeks to get ready. david shukman, bbc news. britain plans to further extend the post—brexit grace periods on some goods imports to northern ireland....

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Theyre out of the woods right now because the army corps of engineers says they cant harvest between now and august 1st. we have a chance to stop them completely. >> tucker: but they are already cutting the forest? the largest standing forest in the eastern united states? its because thats correct. theyre cutting it, theyre cutting it to bring power from canada and canadian owned companies through the state of maine as an extension cord to massachusetts to meet their green power requirements whi...

Theyre out of the woods right now because the army corps of engineers says they cant harvest between now and august 1st. we have a chance to stop them completely. >> tucker: but they are already cutting the forest? the largest standing forest in the eastern united states? its because thats correct. theyre cutting it, theyre cutting it to bring power from canada and canadian owned companies through the state of maine as an extension cord to massachusetts to meet their green power requirements whi...

>> but also people who have lived there for hundreds of years. >> yes. and theres millions of people who live in the amazon. in brazil and peru there are local people fighting to protect their environment. on a large policy level if we dont have leaders willing to support that, you get stuff like this where everything is destroyed. this used to be ancient forest filled with biodiversity and now its gone. >> youve been going to the amazon every year. >> for the last 13 years. >> 13 years. is this...