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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... rising global gas prices — ministers say they've been assured there's no "cause for immediate concern" over the supply of gas after a meeting with industry leaders as at least four energy companies are expected to go bust next week. we've already seen four supplier failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and partly as other features of the market. it's really difficult to tell whether there will be any more. that's one of the reasons that government is talking to industry this weekend. holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states in protest over a security deal which includes the uk. us armed forces apologise for their tragic mistake

after killing ten innocent people, including seven children, in a drone strike during their final days in afghanistan. now on bbc news, countdown to cop26. hello and welcome to lagos — nigeria's commercial hub. i'm mayenijones, the bbc�*s correspondent here. now, lagos is africa's most populous city, but it's also one of the most vulnerable to rising sea levels and floods.

human activity and climate change are eroding the coastline here, and it's a problem that more and more cities around the world are having to face. now, injust under two months, global leaders will be meeting for the climate summit cop26 in scotland. top of the agenda will be their response to the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change. the ipcc has warned that human activity is changing our climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. global leaders will have the opportunity to act fast and in concert. but what are some of the key challenges facing those who want to forge a new agreement at these talks? the bbc�*s science editor, david shukman, has this assessment. year after year, the countries of the world have gathered for huge conferences on climate change. i've seen for myself how they can go wrong, like in copenhagen in 2009. so what's on the cards

now for glasgow? well, the first challenge is to get rapid cuts in the gases heating the planet — something thatjust hasn't happened so far. back in the early �*90s, when climate negotiations started, about 35 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases were being emitted into the atmosphere every year. and since then, despite all the talking, those emissions have just kept climbing. now, with all the plans and promises to cut them, they could fall to about 46 billion tonnes a year by 2030. but the science is incredibly clear that they need to come down far more than that if we're to have any chance of heading off the worst effects of higher temperatures, which is why this is such a crucial issue for the talks in glasgow. next, there's the question of financial help for the poorest countries. this is long overdue. it's developing nations

like the philippines that are hit hardest by climate change. they have been promised $100 billion a year, which they say is vital to adapt to more dangerous conditions. a third challenge is finalising the rules for measuring carbon. previous meetings haven't managed it. this matters because, as countries cut their emissions, there needs to be a way of accounting for that. likewise, if forests are kept untouched to store carbon, that also has to be recognised. so, as glasgow prepares for thousands of delegates, there's a lot at stake. covid makes it all more difficult, and there are just eight weeks to get ready. david shukman reporting there. now, here in nigeria, climate change has destroyed the country's once fertile lands and forced many to live through increasingly unbearable heatwaves. the country's oil production isn't helping matters as millions

of nigerians now live near toxic gas flares at oil wells. this is my mum. she's going to see the fire. i have short hair because if i wear my hair_ i have short hair because if i wear my hair it — i have short hair because if i wear my hair it will_ i have short hair because if i wear my hair it will explode. _ i have short hair because if i wear my hair it will explode. the - i have short hair because if i wear| my hair it will explode. the use of fossil_ my hair it will explode. the use of fossil fuels— my hair it will explode. the use of fossil fuels worldwide _ my hair it will explode. the use of fossil fuels worldwide has - my hair it will explode. the use of fossil fuels worldwide has had - my hair it will explode. the use of fossil fuels worldwide has had a l fossil fuels worldwide has had a devastating _ fossil fuels worldwide has had a devastating impact— fossil fuels worldwide has had a devastating impact on - fossil fuels worldwide has had a devastating impact on nigeria's| devastating impact on nigeria's climate~ —

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support our families. with the consequences, we need to support ourfamilies. jay with the consequences, we need to support our families.— support our families. joy and her children have _ support our families. joy and her children have been _ support our families. joy and her children have been working - support our families. joy and her| children have been working extra hard for four days straight. when i come in agbarha, i have no work, nojob. i sees the women working this tapioca. then i asked them, "can you let me?" although they need the money the family still want gas flares to stop. in family still want gas flares to sto -. , ., stop. in my view the government should lead _ stop. in my view the government should lead efforts _ stop. in my view the government should lead efforts to _ stop. in my view the government should lead efforts to end - stop. in my view the government should lead efforts to end gas i should lead efforts to end gas flaring the oil industry and hopefully that will significantly reduce the heat wave and associated health hazards.— health hazards. nigeria's economic development _ health hazards. nigeria's economic development is _ health hazards. nigeria's economic development is dependent - health hazards. nigeria's economic development is dependent on - health hazards. nigeria's economic development is dependent on oil l development is dependent on oil revenue yet the industry is making one of africa's largest are matters of greenhouse gases. until the government fulfils its promises to

end it by 2030 the country's landscape in their lives and livelihoods of millions like joy remain at risk. well, i spoke to nnimmo bassey, a prominent nigerian environmentalist. he's been advocating for an end to fossil fuel exploration for decades. i began by asking him why oil companies would choose to burn gas rather than repurposing it. they burn it because the penalty for burning the gas, because gas flaring was outlawed in nigeria in 1984, the penalty for flaring is so small, they can even pay in advance. and so paying to burn the gas is cheaper than doing anything else with the gas. the government's talked about eliminating gas flaring in nigeria by 2030. what do you make of this deadline? the nigerian governments have known that gas flaring is an illegal activity and ought not to continue. this is why it was outlawed in 1984. since then, we've had so many deadlines set and failed.

theyjust keep shifting the goalposts. and i think government ought to be more serious than it is because this thing is dangerous for the people. it's an economic waste. could a potential solution be to build the infrastructure that would make gas valuable, so turn it into a source of electricity or something that can be used for good? could that be a solution? well, that would be a temporary solution, having infrastructure and then realising the economic value of the gas. it will also reduce the amount of toxic elements that you release to the environment, but the ultimate solution is to move away from dirty energy. we're seeing now extreme weather across nigeria, drought in the north, flooding in the southeast and the southwest. do you think there's a connection between gas flaring and these changing weather patterns we're seeing in the country? we have increased desertification. we have water stresses, you know, we're having a reduction in food production.

we're losing land on the coastal area because of sea level rise and coastal erosion, reducing our resilience, our capacity to mitigate the impact of global warming. so, global leaders are going to be meeting in glasgow in november at the un conference on climate change, cop26. what are some of the decisions they could make that would help nigeria tackle the challenges that come with our changing climate? well, the climate negotiations were initially based on the premise ofjustice, which means those who are most responsible, are most capable, should do more than those we don't see that happening. the paris agreement is based on voluntary emissions reduction. so the negotiations should go back to the drawing board and require binding emission reduction. now, the threat caused by climate change has galvanised young people around the world into action.

in the caribbean — one of the regions most vulnerable to natural disasters such as hurricanes — one very young film—maker is using the power of storytelling to raise awareness. for me, the most powerful weapon i have is this camera, my name is maria marshall. i am 12 years old and i am a climate change activist. i really like to take pictures and i am the creator of the little thoughts on big matters youtube channel and the thought squad by maria instagram channel. we're making this thing seem difficult, but let me show you how easy it is to reduce, re—use, recycle and repair. trying to represent us little people here.

and the big thoughts kind of represents all the big thoughts that us people are affected by, like climate change. us little people have the power to do a lot of things. barbados is a very, very small island. it's very scary for me, at least. right now we are like sitting ducks and in comparison to some of these high weather storms that we're having now we're like a tiny pea in comparison to, like, a big plate. it really isn't about me. it is actually about this message that i'm trying to tell. the real important point here is that we are destroying this and we're really destroying that as well. we're destroying everything. we need to stop it. if there's no balance, we can't have the environment that keeps us alive. it feels great that people are listening to my message.

some people are not interested in one—hour—long documentaries, but they surely are interested in shorter videos and more simple videos. i know that some children can't do it because of the position they're in, but anyone could be an activist in their own way. and that's the end of this week's edition of countdown to cop26. next week, shaimaa khalil will be reporting from australia, where rising temperatures are changing lives in the country's cities and having a significant impact on suburban wildlife. until then, i'm mayeni jones here in lagos. thanks for watching. take care. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... sadio mane brings up a century

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