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On the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isn't brexit that in the long term you're going to be remembered for. you're going to be remembered for the deal that you bring back from glasgow because that is the one that's going to affect the climate that we all endure or live in for decades, centuries, thousands of years, possibly. that is the tragedy of it. look, i don't think people realise the difference between 1.5, getting it, restraining it to 1.5 degrees, the difference between 1.5 degrees and two degrees is the difference between losing 70% of the world's coral reef at 1.5 degrees and losing...

So, a kind of new industrial revolution? i think there is a huge opportunity to do things better in our country, and to be at the cutting edge of new technology. that is the way i think the country should go. i also think it's the way people want to go. the big change in all this is, it's not what governments think any more, it's not what the corporations think, it's what their punters think. and the people watching, they want to change. on the big issue, the cop26 summit, it isn't brexit that in the long term you're going to be remembered for. you're going to be remembered for the deal that y...

The upward spike in temperature change. there is absolutely no doubt about it, we have to fix this thing. to what extent does your wife carrie, does she influence your views? because she brings a lot of passion to these issues, doesn't she? well, i've always been very passionate about the issue. i discuss it with lots... your father? yes. your brother? all my friends and family, of course. i'm not going to hide it from you, there are some very committed environmentalists in my family. that is absolutely true. but i don't want you to think that i'm the black sheep of the family, ok? i am also, ...

Will discuss can climate goals. will he pass the test with america's credibility on climate hanging in the balance, joining me, a director under president obama. let's start with these two major gatherings. we're an at the halfway point. g-20 is done, over with. cop26 is just about to get started. what do you make of the united states standing going into these two events without ourselves having anything meaningful to show on climate change as of yet? >> as you said, the g-20 summit was lackluster. the word i was thinking of was unremarkable. perhaps when planning the cop26 summit, perhaps tim...

And reported the impacts of climate change around the world. we've seen deforestation on a vast scale contribute to carbon emissions. and you no longer have to travel to the deserts to see the impact of global temperature rise. the effects of climate change are playing out everywhere. we've been here 20 years, we've got a beautiful home, and just look at it. but while its impact can be painfully dramatic, the process that brings countries together to tackle the issue can be painfully slow. there have been moments of triumph, though, in this long negotiation. at the cop in 2015 in paris, 196 co...