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Good evening once again, from the global climate summit in glasgow, where world leaders have reached agreement today on two major areas affecting the future of the planet. within the past couple of hours, president biden, who's returning to the us tonight, said that much had been achieved in just two days but he was heavily critical of president xi of china and president putin of russia for refusing to attend. during the day, more than 100 countries launched a far—reaching initiative to cut emissions of methane — a gas that's a major cause of global warming. the pledge is to cut emissions ...

Is to be limited to 1.5 degrees. trees are vital to life on earth, and they absorb around a third of all carbon dioxide or c02 emitted annually. but according to the united nations, an estimated 28,000 square miles of forest are lost every year. that�*s equivalent to 36 football pitches every minute. brazil, where vast areas of the amazon rainforest have been cut down, is among the countries backing the new pledge. in recent years, the problem has been getting much worse — over 4,000 square miles of brazilian rainforest were destroyed injust 12 months. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin has tra...

More now on the commitment of a hundred world leaders attending the cop26 summit to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. brazil, where large parts of the amazon rainforest have been cut down, will be among the signatories today. the pledge includes almost $19.2 bilion of public and private funds. experts have welcomed the move, but warned a previous deal in 2014 had "failed to slow deforestation at all". joining me now is chaitanya kumar — head of enviroment & green transition at the new economics foundation how significant is this commitment from your perspective?

Good evening once again from the global climate summit in glasgow where world leaders have reached agreement today on two major areas affecting the future of the planet. more than 100 countries — led by the us and the eu — have launched a far—reaching initiative to cut emissions of methane — a gas that's a major cause of global warming. the pledge is to cut emissions by 30 percent by the end of the decade — and if that's achieved — it could play a big part in limiting the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees. earlier in the day there was another significant pledge — to stop and ...

Stone manning has faced criticism for her involvement in the 1989 tree spiking plot out of idaho. tree spiking is considered a dangerous and violent eco-terrorism tactic where metal rods are inserted into trees to prevent them from being cut down. three democratic members of congress getting very personal on the hill today as the house oversight committee held a hearing debating the texas abortion law. congresswoman cori bush, pramila jayapal, barbara lee giving testimony about their own abortions. >> i am compelled to speak out because of a real risk of the clock being turned back to those da...