really exciting a season of programming exploring the climate crisis ahead of the earth day on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where every. we have to step up president joe biden kicks off his global climate summit with a pledge to cut u.s. emissions in half by 2030. this is al-jazeera live from london also coming up patients turned away and predatory ims overwhelmed as india sets a new global record for daily covert cases. a nation on edge despite

a russian troop withdrawal we join in ukraine's navy as it patrols the sea of as of last. may that have its my all that was worth a $1000000.00 when you walk in the room you little. tears and tributes at the funeral of 20 year old daughter right who was shot dead during a routine traffic stop. below us president joe biden is trying to make good on his pledge to be a global leader on climate hosting a major 2 day summit on earth day and he kicked off the 1st day with a big pledge he says the u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the end of this decade that's nearly double the previous target tops of a week of similar bold promises the u.k. aiming for a 78 percent cut the e.u. by $55.00 and canada by 40 to 45 percent all off $99.00 he's emissions to put

it in perspective the u.s. cut is around 41 to 44 percent of 990 levels which means more than half the world's economies are now committing to the target set by the paris accord to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century but it's still in to be a challenge we are already at 1.2 degrees celsius our white house correspondent can really help get reports. a virtual global summit convened by u.s. president joe biden and invitation to world leaders to combat climate change collectively the signs are a mistake of the science is undeniable and the cost of an action is keeps mounting united states is awaiting where resolving to take action. biden announced the u.s.

would cut fossil fuel emissions by up to 52 percent by 2030 the earth day pledge renews america's commitment following 4 years of inaction by predecessor donald trump it more than doubles america's target under the 2015 paris climate agreement that trump withdrew from that biden rejoined when he took office but i know this because. 40 world leaders participated including american adversaries russia and china china is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases president xi jinping pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by $26.00 to adding this jab at the united states china has committed to move from carbon peak to carbon neutrality in a much shorter time span than what might take many countries just weeks after the u.s. and russia leveled sanctions against one another ask elating tension's russian leader vladimir putin said he takes international commitments seriously like hero and

paris hinting the united states does not russia has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions to a greater extent than many other countries but biden faces domestic challenges implementing his green economy or oil gas and chemical companies spent more than 100000000 dollars last year lobbying u.s. lawmakers to keep fossil fuel vehicles on the road speaking virtually before a congressional panel swedish climate activist gratitude ballo to hold lawmakers accountable if they don't change i don't believe for a 2nd that you will actually do this because i'm a crisis doesn't exist in the public debate today and since it doesn't really exist and the general level of awareness is so absurdly low you will still get away with continuing to contribute to the destruction of presence and future living

conditions. president biden's announcement of a new u.s. goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is ambitious but what it lacked are specifics including a legislative plan a budget or any kind of proposal for meeting biden's new climate target kimberley health al-jazeera the white house david want to swells is the author of the uninhabitable f and editor at large at new york magazine he says that many now believe adapting to carbon neutral systems is the most lucrative option it's an incredibly ambitious target even if we totally zeroed out our emissions from the power sector we will be able to get there and then we start to cut from transportation infrastructure industry agriculture i think these are very tough targets to hit and without a sort of concrete plan for how to get there i'm skeptical nevertheless i think it's an incredibly lot of a step forward for the country that has produced the lion's share of the world's

star commissions to say that this is a very serious issue we need to be moving immediately and trying to take a retake a leadership position on the issue that they've abandoned in the past i think there's a growing economic consensus all around the world that in fact the cost is negative that countries will be better off if asked to remove i think that's why we've seen so many new ambitious by just being made over the last year from the e.u. from south korea from japan and especially from china these are not pledges that were made on the occasion of this summit they were not pledges that were made in the context of international negotiation they were made because these countries are a short term benefit in decarbonising i think the us is the same logic which means look to holistically we will be better off the faster move on climate and slower remove that will. india has recorded the biggest one day rise in code 900 cases in the world as it's crippling the 2nd wave of coronavirus continues to escalate thursday so it reach

almost 315000. infirmed infections in just one day 125000 more daily cases than a week ago it's a global record with the us previously recording around 3 100001 day in january well together nearly 16000000 people have not tested positive in india and the 2074 deaths reported on thursday pushes the official total to nearly 185000 is a poster on a reports from new delhi from. sitting outside new delhi's biggest co that mine hospital this man has been told all 1500 beds are occupied but he is refusing to leave his ambulance drivers has they travelled for 3 hours to come to the hospital only to be turned away. we were told that only if you have a poor home the top authorities only then will they had

a patient i don't know the ambulance and say be delayed of that mission. no weird or dick the patients on the oxygen in the ambulance will finish. hospitals and india's capital a full of people arriving ambulances cars and auto rickshaws pleading for admission but even the family members of those inside a worried about their loved ones. mother was admitted a week ago he says he's only been able to speak to her once. the situation is very grim here no one is paying attention to patients hospitals are open only in the city and the chief minister isn't giving any on to us about this crisis if we call the covert help line no one on to us people are going to even get . my question is that my mother has been admitted for one week so who's taking care of. his sister is also distraught and. people

are going inside the hospital and their dead bodies are coming in there was a baby and they denied him admission saying they cannot allow the child inside. delis health minister called a shortage of intensive care beds and oxygen supplies in the capital a grave crisis he's asking the central government to help create more beds this woman has come here like so many others after being turned away by other hospitals we have seen patients arriving at hospitals all day struggling to breathe being carried by desperate family members like the central government to send absolution supplies to the capital urgently its judges say the lives of thousands of people are at stake and let's ask the government why it's not waking up to the situation. the government says it's planning to import oxygen and and shaw its uninterrupted

delivery throughout the. tree states are converting sports stadiums and holes into code 19 care centers but not fast enough to match the walls biggest surge in cases . after waiting for an hour this man was one of the lucky ones his daughter convinced the hospital to admit him most others were turned away elizabeth pradhan al-jazeera new delhi. russia has ordered its troops back to their permanent bases after massive drills in crimea near its border with ukraine the defense ministry says it successfully completed its exercises but military hardware will be left behind for another drill later this year nato and ukraine's president little ms lewinsky have welcomed the deescalation but both say they'll remain vigilant western powers have been calling on russia to deescalate after its military buildup near the ukrainian border and in crimea. russia has also announced it's closing the

cut straight between a black and as off sees 2 ukrainian and other foreign ships until the end of october says it's for naval exercises in the region but here of course it a violation of international law charles stratford joined ukraine's navy on the sea of us off. barrier poles maritime guard head out across a folkie see the crews work with ukrainian navy monitoring a russian warships in waters both countries share control of according 282003 maritime agreement but moscow recently deployed 15 warships to the azoff sea from its caspian fleet as part of a vast russian military build up along ukraine's borders in the. us the threat level has been the same since 2014 but in the past week we have seen more ships from the russian fleet including 8 landing craft 3 small artillery boats and other support vessels were about 6 hours of the coast ferry off the coast guard vessel

just received a message from a. around. the ross and asked the coast guard to i think that by themselves the 2nd circuit so they say about conditions in these conditions. we approach one of a number of large enough crane and ships in the area monitoring russian naval and commercial shipping movements all of them are you. name your flag and your route as the voice on the radio. a lot of. russian flag coming from the caucuses is the reply. russia has also announced the closure of the curch straight to ukrainian and foreign navy ships for the next 6 months because of what it describes as military exercises it says commercial shipping will not be affected. the waterway which is around 60 nautical miles from here connects the as

off to the black sea off crimea which russia illegally and mixed in 2014 kiev has accused moscow of provocations and trying to take control of its maritime borders. the 2003 hours of sea agreement is between ukraine and russia they have rights under that agreement to be closed but when that agreement was signed there was no conflict between us despite moscow announcing on thursday a gradual troop withdrawal from the area its closure of the curch strait will restrict ukraine's and 4 navy movements in the region for months to come charles trafford al-jazeera on the azoff sea rockets of baghdad's international airport are going to security forces in the city at least 3 rockets hit the airport complex near a military base housing u.s. personnel have been no reports of damage or casualties still to come.

dozens injured as palestinians and israelis clash in occupied east jerusalem. and protecting a nation against rising waters. there has been some flooding in tropical queens in the last 5 days or so and it's largely because the slow weaving thunderstorms which are still there and the fact they're in the forecast suppose friday and saturday means you still get the potential of a bit more flooding not extensive i don't think but it's already wet on the ground of course otherwise most to come this far and the winds not strong as it was both for the bass strait is still 15 degrees in hobart and it's warming up partly in perth $29.00 degrees maybe hanging on not reached 30 the rain comes in and catches

something victoria but that doesn't change much otherwise but a change in pattern is pretty obvious in east asia where you want expect a lot of rain to structure in china japan it's vertical now i'm hanging around the peninsula that sticks out into the yellow sea catching maybe north korea and that sort of interruption in the flow is rather emphasised by sort again the typhoon it's not over open water so that you might get the swell on the east coast of taiwan and a few big shows a lot of this is a water borne storm and disappearing the rain is developing and running on the yangtze the firsts may be real heavy bursts of spring rains and that's the heaviest part of the wet weather in china for beijing the sunnies act. this is one of the most sounding technological revolutions in all of this make our plan that we have to meet this year 2 emission targets electric cars that need

mitchum emission they need to be mined to where people are just talking about. the world of business and commerce is driving the energy transition is the promise of clean energy an illusion the top side of green energy. on al-jazeera. the on. the on. from under top stories here now to syria dozens of world leaders have joined top businesspeople activists and even pope francis at a 2 day meeting on climate change the u.s. pledge to harbor its carbon emissions by 2030 china's said it would phase out coal

use. india has experienced the world's worst day for a new coronavirus cases 315000 infections were reported on thursday and for the 2nd day in a row more than 2000 people have died. and russia has ordered its troops back to their permanent bases after large drills in crimea and near its border with ukraine the defense ministry says it successfully completed its exercises but military hardware will be left behind for another drill later this year. dozens have been injured after a dispute over gatherings in occupied east jerusalem to break the ramadan fast descended into violence between palestinians and israelis the israeli authorities used stun grenades and water cannon to disperse palestinians they gathered at damascus gate after all the breaking of the fast some barrister news then responded by letting off fireworks tensions have been fueled by a video posted to social media showing a passing me and slapping at an orthodox jewish man on

a tram in the city farrah fawcett was outside damascus gate. this is beaten out of considered racial tension here in occupied east jerusalem you can hear those stun grenades still going off in the background even now some time after this all began what we have is a group of jewish youths largely. on one side of the roundabout behind us close to damascus gate an occupied east jerusalem they have marched to this area some of them chanting death to arabs organized we understand by an anti arab group called the hover and they're here to confront what has been pretty much a nightly occurrence since the beginning of ramadan just over a week ago of clashes relatively minor ones between palestinian groups and israeli security forces what they say has spurred their decision to come here is jewish group is that they have seen videos posted on social media of young palestinian men

attacking jewish people filming it putting it on social media and since those videos have been posted we have seen sporadic. war more stun grenades now going over on the palestinian side of this protest people scattering once again and so this is where most of the. clashes between in the skirmishes between palestinians and the security forces have been going on in the sort of amphitheater area just down there with the smoke is in front of the damascus gate as i say that's been going on to one level or another for some days now the difference with this night is that they have been confronted here by jewish anti our groups and the the security forces have been trying to separate them with some mixed success with there have been injuries that have been these ongoing clashes throughout the evening. the u.n. security council is calling for an investigation into human rights violations in

ethiopia is a region its 1st joint statement on the conflict the council says it's concerned about the humanitarian situation including reports of sexual violence against women and girls and it wants unfettered access to provide aid access has been limited since if he had his military launched an operation against the region's rulers in november if he appeared responded saying it's operation there is an internal affair or diplomatic editor james bays has more from the un the security council has finally broken its silence on the situation in t. grow the military operation there there's going been going on for almost 6 months and in that time the security council hasn't managed to agree the words of a statement they have finally done so brokered by the arash ambassador geraldine byrne mason she said that she felt that they'd heard the alarm bells about human rights violations and abuses taking place in t.

gray they've issued a statement which talks about that it talks about deep concern about allegations of human rights violations and abuses including reports of sexual violence against women and girls you've seen widespread reports of that it was mentioned in a security council meeting about women in conflict zones a week ago you've seen lots of media reports including on al-jazeera the other factor that the security council highlights is the humanitarian situation where it says it wants kail dark humanitarian response unfettered humanitarian access this follows i think strong comments that came from the un's humanitarian chief mark local when he spoke to the security council behind closed doors. a funeral has been held for don't a right the 20 year old black man who was shot dead by police during a routine traffic stop emotions were running high coming just 2 days after and

a few kilometers from where a police officer was found guilty of george floyd's murder $100.00 reports from minneapolis to the family. dante to meet you is right it's become an all too familiar american scene a family gathered to mourn another black man killed by a white police officer my son had a smile that was worth a $1000000.00. 20 year old dante wright pulled over for an expired license plate on april 11th was shot by a police officer who says she meant to fire her taser but drew her gun instead. that officer kim potter now faces a manslaughter charge don't say wright was killed in the midst of the trial of derrick chauvet the white police officer convicted on tuesday of murdering george floyd so this funeral drew many of the same dignitaries that attended that trial

and 2 days after she opens conviction floyd's family was also here joining the right family in mourning all of minneapolis is that they are going to print up brooklyn said. we're going to pass the george throwing justice in policing act as federal law we are going to make it against the law our own over this country to keep bringing us to a few rules for our young prince. a right right. the right family lawyer ben crump who also represents the family of george floyd was introduced as the attorney general for black folks they became part of our fraternity. no family wants to be a part of. a right left a 2 year old son and a name that will now be added to the long list of black men in america who died at

the hands of police john hendren al jazeera minneapolis. the head of indonesia's navy says a missing some marine with 53 sailors on board will run out of oxygen by saturday a search and rescue operation is underway when spill has been spotted off the coast of bali from to contact jessica washington reports. in indonesia this rescue operation grows more urgent as the hours pass 53 people were on board the carolina 4 o 2 when it went missing somewhere in the waters near the island of bali the submarine has been in service for 40 years its crew was taking part in a training exercise when it lost contact in the early hours of wednesday morning. until love you still have not gone back with a submarine. while the 3rd is being done in dense of. indonesian authorities requested help from the country's nearest neighbors. assistance from neighboring

countries include singapore in the form of the swift rescue ship it's a submarine rescue ship malaysian soldiers are on board a rescue vessel and expected to reach indonesia in a few days and the stranding in government has also offered to provide assistance. it is not a submarine that a star operates submarine classes is quite different but whatever we are able to do we have undertaken to do indonesian military personnel spotted an oil slick in the sea which officials say could indicate a fuel leak time is now at a critical stage in the rescue operation. the oxygen in a blackout condition can last for 72 hours or 3 days so that's of contractors last at 3 o'clock the oxygen will last until saturday 3 o'clock authorities say the submarine was in good condition suitable for combat it underwent refitting in south korea and was returned to indonesia in 2012. this is the 1st case of

a missing submarine for indonesia but fatal accidents involving military equipment are common the carolina. was built in the late seventy's in germany and has been in service in indonesia since 1981 defense experts have long thought for a major overhaul of some of the country's aging military equipment. indonesia is looking to expand and upgraded submarine fleet in coming years but experts say the task should be treated with urgency that is there i'm not saying our maintenance is not scared but accidents have happened here many times especially when it comes to old military equipment as the search continues investigators are asking how a routine drill turned into a major crisis for into the navy just to go washington al-jazeera jakarta. it was built a century ago as one of the most innovative mega projects of its time a 32 kilometer enclosure dam in the netherlands has protected the low lying nation

from the sea but now rising water levels and violent storms are forcing the government to enhance the structure from the dike in the netherlands steadfast in report. they are carefully designed to keep out a rising sea more than 70000 concrete blocks will strengthen the slide day and protect the netherlands against storms and high waves made with recycled material from the old dike every single one of the 6500 kilogram blocks contains an electronic chip you know where you have a super super super storm and there is somewhere some issue with all of these boxes so it's a little bit cold doll nor cracked or something then we can trace it and find out which broke or to take it out. when construction began in the 1920 smen he did not believe the dutch could close off an entire sea and build a 32 kilometer long dike thousands of people worked on the project one stone at

a time it was a gigantic project nearly a century ago and it's a maggot project once again will take 7 years before the us like that will be strong enough again but it is predicted the only protect the dutch heartland against the sea until 2050 after that more reinforcements are likely needed people who are protesting against the construction of the diagonal early 1900 could not have guessed how crucial it would be in the future. fishing community surrounding the southern sea lost their source of income when it turned into a sweet water lake behind the dike part of the sea bottom or reclaimed and islands disappeared usually from the bear's grandfather was among those protesting against the project. all the minds of all these people who have looked into the future and see how much welfare it has brought and how it has taken our country forward they were not have protested claiming land has been

a huge victory for the netherlands. from a country importing food the netherlands turned into an exporter well we are now is at the bottom of the side to say so they made a huge boulder and at the end it is the biggest ball of the world historians say countries adapting to a changing climate can learn important lessons from the dutch experience up to building the our flight day so this fishery communities had a very strong sense of community and that made them very resilient against before this big change so if you have a community that has a very strong sense to togetherness they are more resilience and resilience will be needed because in 30 years this barrier might not be high enough once again what can you do if if you need a stronger guy hired because again. when the dutch built a dike they wanted to prove that in order to obtain land you don't need to go to

war not realising that a different battle against rising sea levels was just around the corner step fasten al-jazeera on the day. nasa's perseverance rover has produced the 1st samples of oxygen on mars the extraction converted from a sample of the planet's carbon dioxide which our atmosphere is the equivalent of about 10 minutes of breathable oxygen nasa says this could open up the possibilities of further experimentation toward seeing humans on the red planet in the future. top stories on our 0 dozens of world leaders have joined businesspeople activists and even pope francis at a 2 day meeting on climate change the summit was hosted on earth day by u.s. president joe biden he says the new u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 50.