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we hear how things have changed on said. —— set. hello, you are with bbc news. time now for the top business good to have you with us. we sorry. and of an empire, begin with a new scientific analysis seen by the bbc that suggests the goals of the paris climate agreement are coming arcadia goes into within reach. it looks at the administration. the price is not right. i picked plus delays latest promises from countries including china as well as a it's meeting over disagreements planned of the us over oil production cards. and president—electjoe biden. from the uk's wettest february pinball wizards and house sales on record to raging wildfires of the game have taken off in california. the fingerprints of climate change linked to human during lockdown. activities have become increasingly clear this year. but efforts to curb greenhouse gas as the root cause of global warming has so far had limited impact. when countries are signed the paris climate agreement in 2015, they undertook to

limit the rise in temperatures to well below two degrees celsius this century. but when scientists added up all the pledges made to cut carbon, they amounted to around three degrees of warming by 2100, with potentially disastrous consequences for the planet. however, the last three months have seen some significant changes. china surprised the world by announcing at the un that they would aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2060. while president—electjoe biden has promised that the us will achieve the same goal ten years earlier. taken together, these steps would limit warming to 2.1 degrees, much close to the paris goal. to 2.1 degrees, much closer to the paris goal. the scientists who have carried out this analysis say it's a significant step. you can argue about the exact figures but the trend is very clear. we are moving in the right direction and we can clearly see that more and more countries are taking it seriously and put a very serious targets on the table.

researchers say there are still many difficulties, particularly the absence of short—term plans from governments that reflect their long—term promises. but after many years of bad news, this new forecast suggests that the efforts to tackle climate change are beginning to bearfruit. matt mcgrath, bbc news. we will be live to canberra shortly to speak to a climate policy activist on the details with regards to that but also possibly positive news on climate change but it comes as news emerges that more than 11,000 square kilometres of brazil's amazonian forest were destroyed between august last year and july this year and thatis year and july this year and that is the highest figure in more than a decade. brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro more than a decade. brazilian president jair bolsonaro has encouraged the expansion of agricultural and mining activities in the world's largest rainforest. deforestation has been

increasing at an annual rate of 9.5%. now, the governor of california, gavin newsom has said he may impose tougher restrictions in the next two days, including a possible stay—at—home order to counter a surge in cases in the state stop the most populous county in the us, with over 10 million people, less and less county, has already taken such a step which will last three weeks. intensive care unit admissions are on track to exceed statewide capacity by the middle of december unless people change their habits. let's live to la and speak to peter bowes. they are cracking down, more strict measures in place. will people comply? that isa place. will people comply? that is a huge question and when you look at the number of people who are still returning from that thanksgiving break,

travelling all around america, going against all the advice they receive from medical experts, you have to wonder. it isa experts, you have to wonder. it is a serious concern for health officials when a number of covid—19 cases has surge really quite dramatically over the last couple of weeks and the number of intensive care beds are at about 75% capacity at the moment and that includes non— covid patients as well as people with coronavirus but running perilously high and thatis running perilously high and that is why the governor is saying that, if the numbers do not start to come down soon, and people don't start to pay attention to the warnings, it may be necessary to bring an even more stringent regulations animal controls on people movement. this comes as a part of the white house covid team is announced. what is happening there? a senior adviser to president trump, a special adviser, a radiologist from

sta nford adviser, a radiologist from stanford university and he caught the attention of president trump. he appeared on fox news as a political commentator and he joined in the white house team but there was a lot of butting of heads within that coronavirus task force with members like anthony faucl force with members like anthony fauci, really looking at doctor atlas‘s views regarding reopening the economy which he was very enthusiastic about an his scepticism about wearing face masks and social distancing. he was censured by some of his academic colleagues for views that went against essentially the current scientific thinking so he has attended his resignation to the president, stressing in his letter of resignation that, as far as he was concerned, he did follow the latest science. for now, thank you. we will talk

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in a gas called xenon which is safe but it is another way to scan the lung and other scanning techniques cannot pick up scanning techniques cannot pick up the damage which he noticed in eight out of ten patients. it is not a big sample size but enough to tell him there should bea enough to tell him there should be a wider study. he is planning to open the study to 100 patients to see whether long covid could be caused by permanent lung damage. and these patients were not necessarily hospitalised and on ventilators and get i have said they have had breathing difficulties. they had not been in hospital and conventional scans had not ticked up any lung damage but these new scanning technique developed by the university of sheffield, led by professor james the university of sheffield, led by professorjames wilde, could really be a game changer. if you're over 60, we know you are more to suffer

if you're over 60, we know you are more to suffer severe illness which could lead to death but the long—term damage from having coronavirus could extend to people who are in that teens stop —— their teens. state with us here on bbc news. how and info demick, where online misinformation could see people turning against being vaccinated. —— infodemic. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles.

at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. scientific analysis suggests the paris climate agreement dolls are now within reach. it comes as deforestation of the amazon ra i nfo rest deforestation of the amazon ra i nforest in deforestation of the amazon rainforest in brazil reaches its highest levels in a decade.

let's get more detail on that story. how optimistic can we be. christian downing at from the australian national university also previously worked as club policy adviser to the department of climate change and he is able to join us now live from canberra. welcome to the programme. this sounds positive but how optimistic can we be in your opinion? with the devastating impact of climate change being felt around the world, including the bushfires returning to australia this year, the report gives the world hope that we might be able to keep global temperatures to two degrees. the reason for this optimistic scenario is that, over the last three months, we've seen some of the largest polluters in the world, china, japan, south korea, announcing that zero emission target with joe korea, announcing that zero emission target withjoe biden set to become the next us

president, that is further good news. global momentum is shifting but it needs to shift quickly. does this sort of sorry cause us to become complacent and also some governments around the world are not pulling their weight, are not pulling their weight, are they? that is exactly right. there are still key players who are yet to commit toa players who are yet to commit to a net zero target such as russia, brazil and of course my own country australia. the problem is that these are also some of the largest fossil fuel producers and users in the world. they need to shift their position and follow the lead of china and increasingly the us as well. if we do see the us, china, europe once again cooperating climate policy, these countries are really going to be left out on their own, seen as rogue going to be left out on their own, seen 3s rogue nations going to be left out on their own, seen as rogue nations who are not only parenting their own reputation but undermining the world's very last chance to

keep global emissions to two degrees or below. you mention australia, all of us were just watching the devastation early this year when bushfires were raging through parts of australia. the government was under a lot of pressure with regards to its climate policy. what has it said the sense that because, of course, people are still extremely concerned about what might happen in the new year? last year, we experienced as you say some of the most devastating climate induce bushfires i have seen in my lifetime and the government is now at a federal level coming under increasing pressure to change direction but so far it is still yet to commit to a net zero target even though china, south korea, japan are amongst our largest trading partners. i think the key will be the us. as the position shifts under a new administration, australia is no longer going to be able to hide in the shadow of president trump was back in

action on climate change and that could be a turning point. jair bolsonaro in brazil, with a new government in place in the white house, could the development of the amazon forest also change? what you were talking about in the story regarding the deforestation in the amazon goes to those of us who are trying to limit those devastating impacts. the situation in brazil is a difficult one. bolsonaro seems determined to keep going down this track of inaction and in fa ct this track of inaction and in fact making the problem much harderfor fact making the problem much harder for the rest of the world to solve. whether a president—elect biden can have any influence on brazil is one of the big questions for the climate negotiations coming up later next year. christian, thank you for your time and we appreciate your perspective on the story. with a vaccine for covid—19

well on its way there are increasing concerns that misinformation circulating online could turn some against being vaccinated. the who says the world is not only fighting the world is not only fighting the pandemic but also an infodemic where misinformation continues to be spread widely online. our global health correspondent has more. ever since this pandemic started we have all been faced with a barrage of information about covid—19. it can lead to confusion, distrust and in some cases, protests against proven public health advice. now with vaccines well on the way there isa vaccines well on the way there is a fresh push to separate fa ct is a fresh push to separate fact from fiction. i spoke to trainee solicitor 0scar who is taking part in vaccine trials at imperial college london and the production designer nina who lives with her 82—year—old grandmother about new covid

vaccines. looking at all the different scientific opinion and the receipts coming out it is difficult. i think it is convoluted at the moment and there are opinions flying around with twitter and instagram and tick—tock. around with twitter and instagram and tick—tocklj would like to be vaccinated because i think it is one of the only ways out of this situation. i have mixed feelings. i am situation. i have mixed feelings. lam not situation. i have mixed feelings. i am not sure situation. i have mixed feelings. lam not sure how much i trust the vaccine yet because it has happened so quickly. we feel that many people currently are making a decision not based on the good information but based on some information but based on some information they have seen on social media. i believe it is because they have not had access to the right information in the right format. so the who along with governments have teamed up with big social media companies to come up with better ways of getting accurate information to people, such as this whatsapp feed that anyone can sign up to. facebook

introduce notification screens flagging false notification before people choose to share it. but it can still be shared. a number of studies looking at people's attitudes towards a covid—19 vaccine are under way. preliminary data from 17 countries suggest that people in ethiopian, india and saudi arabia feel the most confident about taking one with at least 85% saying they would be immunised whereas more scepticism in countries including germany, france, the us and also in the drc where fewer than 50% of people said they would take a vaccine. the science ones have more of a negative impact than the ones that are questioning motives of people. professor heidi larson has studied people's attitudes to vaccines for more than two decades. what we need to focus on is building a resilience and building, feeling that space. you cannot just take building, feeling that space. you cannotjust take away pieces of misinformation. 0ne

of the big anxieties is safety. so we could talk about the fact that safety processes are being followed carefully and we are short cutting other parts of that long development process. scientists are taking to social media themselves to try and get accurate information out there. the battle against covid cannot be won in hospitals and science la bs be won in hospitals and science labs alone. part of this fight needs to happen online. france's muslim council is due to meet president emmanuel macron this week, after it was asked by the president to come up with a ‘charter of republican values‘ for imams in the country to sign. the council, which represents nine muslim associations, has reportedly been asked to include several declarations in the text, including recognition of france's republican values, rejection of islam as a political movement, and a ban on foreign influence. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson has been looking at reaction to the idea, and to mr macron's wider strategy for tackling islamist influence in france.

imam receives regular abuse from those she calls the haters. hardline islamist to say her brand of scarves and turbans do say her brand of scarves and turba ns do not say her brand of scarves and turbans do not always cover a woman's hair enough. president macron wants to curb islamist influence requiring all imams to sign up to french values is wrong, iman says, when muslims are already seen by many is not fully french. we feel targeted, we feel like everything that you do it will not be enough. you must prove that you are real french, you have to eat pork, drink wine you have to go out, you have to do where

miniskirts and it is completely ridiculous because we are losing what makes us special. the new charter as part of a much broader strategy to curb foreign influence, prevent violence and went back young people who feel forgotten by the state. mr macron has emphasised that he is targeting islamist who reject france's laws and values, not muslims as a whole, but this is difficult territory in more ways than one. public opinion is largely behind the government here but these reforms are sensitive. france's cherished laws on state secularism mean that mr macron is trying to stop the spread of political islam without being seen to interfere in religious practice or single out any one faith. 0ne in religious practice or single out any one faith. one of paris's leading imams supports the idea of a charter. he spoke to us from hiding because of death threats he has received after calling for reform.

translation: after the attacks we we re translation: after the attacks we were in the spotlight. we have to go the extra mile to show that we are well integrated, that we respect the law and want to live in harmony with others. this is the price we must pay because of the extremists. the extreme right is also on the rise as well as fear and racism. recent attacks in the name of islam have increased pressure on the government to act. security and islam are also key themes for right—wing parties here where president macron is looking for votes. iman was among those who voted for him in the last election. it was a real hope, she said, now we just feel abandoned. a sailor who was reported missing at sea over the weekend has been recovered. stuart spent 11 hours clinging to his capsized vessel of the florida coast before being spotted by a passing container vessel. the authorities were

alerted on saturday after the 62—year—old failed to return to port. he does look relieved. lockdown has brought a surge in tv watching and online streaming. but how tricky is to feed that appetite for content when the enternatinment industry is bound by the same pandemic restrictions? sophia tran—thomson reports. it is so good to see you. we have a small but mighty audience. 18 people at home. in the world of tv this is the new normal in 2020. in most parts of the world, public health officials have been urging drastic social distancing measures for almost ten months now. and it has had a huge impact on tv production. oh, my lord, everything has changed! i mean, first of all we have to be tested every single day, they have a big testing place here. all the crew and you know all the talent go to every day to be tested. constantly, everybody on the crew has to wear masks and the comic you know,

the visor thing. with many productions halted in social distancing measures in place, there have been massive job cuts. at least 100,000 jobs are thought to have been lost from the industry. more if you think wider. and that is not even when you talk about the corporate jobs that are being lost at disney and viacomcbs, tens of thousands of jobs potentially gone. it comes at a time when entertainment has never been more in demand. subscription services like netflix and amazon prime saw millions of new signups this year. action! and some production houses have invested heavily in technology to help them carry on making content. either it is robotic cameras so that you can send a camera somewhere to do, to film someone so there does not have

to be anywhere in their home or on a set, someone doesn't have to travel to a stage or even just software developing to keep on top of all of the testing because they can be thousands of thousands of tests that are production needs to do. and we also have our virtual friends. but while we might be getting more used to seeing virtual audiences and guests, behind the scenes, things are still far from normal. christmas is far approaching andi christmas is far approaching and i am sure you are well aware. more than 150 centres took to the shores in queensland swapping nestle for a jet ski and making a world record. parade that saw hundreds of participants in festive costumes broke the previous record for most centres on jetskis which was 129. the event raised more than $10,000 for children charities which is much needed, i would imagine. we have the top is the

story is coming up here next and will see you in a moment. hello there. we've started this week on a relatively quiet note. quite a lot of grey, gloomy weather around, too, although scotland didn't fare too badly with some sunshine. during the course of monday. but for the rest of this week, things are set to turn much colder and a lot more unsettled. as low pressure takes over, we'll see some rain, sleet and snow in places. now, we've got this ridge of high pressure building in early on tuesday. fairly strong winds down the east coast. a cold front which spreads southwards across the country during the overnight period allowed the skies to clear. a chilly start but bright with some very welcome sunshine across many parts of central southern, eastern parts of england, but cloud will be thickening up again, this time against northern and western areas into the afternoon. it's going to be a chilly day, pretty much wherever you are. but in the warmest spots out west and also in the sunny

spots in the east, we could make nine or ten degrees. now, as we head through tuesday night, it looks like another front will start to push into northern and western areas. this is a cold front. on it there will be outbreaks of rain. ahead of it, quite a lot of cloud and another clear, chilly night in the south—east. the north—west will turn cooler with some blustery showers. as we head through wednesday, this cold front will slowly migrate southwards and east, introducing much colder air to the north and west of the uk. and very windy as well with gales in the north—west of scotland. it will be bright here with sunshine, blustery showers, some heavy across scotland and increasing wintry over the hills. but for england and wales. as the front swings south—east with, we'll see quite a bout of cloud with outbreaks of rain, confined to the south—east skies. behind it, it will brighten up here. that cold front clears through as we head on into thursday. low pressure takes over. it's going to be windy, outbreaks of rain — some of which could be quite heavy through thursday — especially across parts of england and wales. i think it's southern england and wales which could see the heavy strength of the day for that. could see some gales through the channel as well. further north a bit brighter

spells of sunshine, a few showers but they will be wintry, even down to lower levels across scotland as temperatures range from three to around seven degrees, so feeling cold. 0n into friday, a big area of low pressure spirals across the country bringing further spells of strong winds and heavy rain. again, we could see the threat of some sleet and snow across some northern hills, perhaps even down to lower levels at times. and some of those heavier bursts. there will be a bit of sunshine here and there too. 00:28:27,440 --> 2147483051:50:58,436 another cold day 2147483051:50:58,436 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 on the cards for all.