prime minister sir keir starmer sets out how the uk intends to tackle climate change challenges. israel has not done "nearly enough" to allow more aid into gaza, says the un. a life or death decision for mps — details of proposed new laws on assisted dying in england and wales are published. the bbc confirms gary lineker will leave match of the day at the end of the season but will continue to work on other football coverage and podcasts until at least 2026. hello, i'm kasia madera. it is day two of the united nations climate change conference cop29, and while a number of world leaders have convened in the azerbaijani capital, baku, those from some of the most powerful and polluting economies are not

attending this year's summit. missing from the traditional family photo —joe biden, xijinping, narendra modi, olaf scholz and emmanuel macron — who are among the g20 leaders absent from the event. uncertainty over future us unity on climate action had hung over the opening day following donald trump's election win in the us last week. delegates have already approved new standards for a global carbon market that will allow richer countries to offset carbon pollution by investing in clean energy projects or forests in poorer countries. speaking at the start of the day's events in baku, the un secretary—general set out the priorities of this summit — including finance for climate projects. developing countries eager to act are facing many obstacles. scant public finance, raging cost of capital, crushing climate disasters and debt servicing that soaks up funds.

the result? adaptation denied and a tale of two transitions. last year, developing and emerging markets outside china received just $0.15 for every dollar invested in clean energy globally. cop 29 must tear down the walls of climate finance. developing countries must not leave baku empty—handed. a deal is a must and i am confident it will be reached. antonio guterres speaking earlier. 0ur climate correspondent georgina rannard is there. i asked her about the significance of that agreement world leaders etched out last night. a lot of the people here you can see behind me — these delegates will have been up late into the night yesterday trying to figure out an agreement on this thing you mentioned called

article 6.4. it's quite a complicated, dense piece of work, but it was basically a hangover from the paris agreement, which was agreed ten years ago, and countries could never agree on what and how to move forward with it. and they did that yesterday, which will be quite a big boost to the cop presidency here in baku. and it's basically a form of offsetting, to put it simply, which means that richer nations could use the nature, the trees or even plans for renewable energy in poorer countries that have those resources, to offset some of their emissions and create some sort of global carbon trading market. all the details haven't been worked out yet. we'll have to see how that goes. but it was a good start to the to the talks here and it will give some momentum as we move forward. the world leaders are here today. they'll be talking over my shoulder later today. we'll hearfrom prime minister keir starmer as well. and we'll have to see what comes of those

speeches later on today. so a positive start when it comes to the first day, on day two. obviously this cop 29 is overshadowed with the un warning that 2024 is on track to be one of the hottest years on record. and of course, there is concern amongst those delegates behind you about what the incoming us president will be doing when it comes to climate change. absolutely. that's right. the election of president donald trump, who will take power injanuary, has cast a shadow over these talks. lots of these delegates, they've come from small island nations, from african countries that are really on the front lines of climate change. they've travelled 2a hours, 36 hours to come here and make that point that they're seeing the effects of climate change now. but this is a global summit. it requires agreement from all nations, including the richer, more powerful countries like the us. the delegation from the us here are working, of course, for presidentjoe biden.

he's still the president, and they'll be working to whatever the instructions from his government are. but people here are thinking they can see the writing on the wall when president trump comes into power. will he tear up whatever agreements are made here by the us, whatever they commit to, because we know he is a climate sceptic, and he said that he wants the us to withdraw from the paris agreement, that landmark agreement, and perhaps even from the entire un climate talks altogether. we'll have to see if that happens next year. but certainly that is very much on the minds of people here. nigel topping is a former un climate action champion for cop26. i asked him whether it's a concern that so many world leaders are not present at this year's summit. well, i don't think you should read too much into it. this process has a rhythm with occasional high points and then more sort of sleeves rolled up and getting on with business.

paris was obviously a high point in 2015. glasgow was a high point a few years ago. next year in brazil will be a high point. i think you'll get a lot of world leaders going to brazil. this is a bit more of a working session if you like. so i wouldn't read too much into the slightly lower profile of the leadership attendance here~ — you understand how the role of business works in all of this. what do businesses need? because of course, governments are leading this but if there isn't a will, how do businesses maybe counteract the lack of government response and initiative when it comes to tackling such important issues? of course, there is a sort of reciprocal relationship between businesses and government and quite often we've had businesses leading and making big commitments and making investment, but there is a limit to how far they'll go before they need clear policy support. and above all, that is what businesses want is clear, long—term, stable direction of travel. so the uk's net zero 2050

is great and then successive targets which are in line with that. and then policy which provides the right type of signal depending on where we are in the transition. so for immature technologies, maybe some kind of support with early r&d and first of a kind investment. but as technologies mature and get cheaper, thenjust the direction of travel like we have with electric vehicle mandates or with the very successful process of auctioning renewable energy generation. when it comes to the direction of travel, what does donald trump's victory mean for policies and frameworks in order to tackle climate change? well, it's mixed. it's not good news because obviously he's a big fish and his views are clear. but remember, when he was elected first time and he said he was going to bring back coal, he retired coal fired power plants faster than 0bama. because business and the market has decided there is no role

for coal in the future american energy mix because it's just not competitive. and four years of presidency isn't enough to turn that round. similarly, he didn't repeal tax credits on wind power generation. so i think we have to wait and see. it's unlikely that he'll roll back a lot of the generous credits thatjoe biden put in place which are benefiting a lot of republican states. it seems unlikely that he will do something very aggressive to slow down the roll—out of electric vehicles, given that elon musk is his close adviser. but he will dampen the ambition internationally and one thing i would really look for is how china is going to react. is china going to really step up and assume more of a soft power leadership role alongside countries like the uk, which really is now standing out as a leader in this space. that was nigel topping, a former un climate champion. he

was speaking about cop 29. i'm just taking a look at the live shot and world leaders are making their addresses. we just had the presidents of turkey speaking and now it is the turn of the president of the north west african state of mauritania. this is the main stage where leaders are giving their addresses. we are also monitoring another live shot where we are expecting keir starmer to speak. hopefully that empty podium will be filmed soon when keir starmer to speak on that site event of cop 29. we will bring that to you. bearing in mind that there is a live page as well with all the events taking place so you can stay up—to—date with that as we bring you up—to—date with some of the day's other stories. we will come back to cop 29 when keir starmer start

speaking. a us deadline, set 30 days ago, for israel to improve the humanitarian situation in gaza expires on tuesday. the united nations says israel has not done nearly enough to meet the american demands, which include allowing more aid in, evacuating the sick and critically injured and limiting civilian casualties. israel has crossed many of america's red lines before during the course of its war against hamas with few consequences. so how might the us respond now in the dying days of the biden presidency? israel does not allow international journalists uncontrolled access to gaza. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, jon donnison, looks now at to what extent things have improved in gaza since the us deadline was set. much of gaza now looks unliveable. a month ago, america once again demanded israel take steps to reduce the number of civilian casualties. the united nations says more than 1,000 people have been

killed in the last 30 days — the majority, it says, were civilians. nizar needed to see with his own eyes. in the bag is the five—year—old's auntie. his uncle, their children and nizar�*s sister were also killed when israel attacked a school housing displaced families in central gaza. israel's military says it was targeting hamas. "god is all we need," cries nizar�*s brother. there is food in gaza — if you can get your hands on it. this the daily scramble for bread, if you can afford it. translation: if it were not for the soup kitchen, - we would have starved to death.

every day, it's the same struggle. i go back and forth to the soup kitchen. 0n gaza's northern border, this is zikim. you can see the war is not over. but israel has reopened a number of crossings to allow aid in as the us requested. it's not enough. america demanded that, by now, israel should be getting a minimum of at least 350 aid trucks into gaza every day. but over the past month, the united nations says the daily average has been only just over a0 trucks a day. israel does not allow international journalists free access to gaza. but i spoke to the main un aid agency there. we've got this deadline set by the united states. have their demands been met?

no, there is not enough aid here, there is not enough supplies. people are starving in areas. people are very hungry. they are fighting over bags of flour. there is just not enough supplies. for more than a year, israel has crossed most of america's red lines. much of this was done using us weapons. but in the dying days of the biden presidency and with more than 43,000 palestinian lives lost, it's unlikely the white house will put its foot down and cut off arms supplies. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. we saw that in jon's we saw that injon�*s report he was speaking to louise from unrwa. it is the un relief work agency for palestine and i

asked her if the people on the ground who worked for unrwa had seen any improvements. i can seen any improvements. i can tell ou seen any improvements. i can tell you i — seen any improvements. i can tell you i have _ seen any improvements. i can tell you i have been _ seen any improvements. i can tell you i have been here - seen any improvements. i can | tell you i have been here since april and everyday it gets worse. we see here is right now people are begging for pieces of bread. they don't have access to clean water and winter is around the corner and many people are sheltering under curtains, under pieces of fabric. they don't have sufficient shelter, they don't have respite from the cold weather as it comes in. it really is hopeless and we have been communicating about this for 13 months. we are running out of words, we are running out of words, we are running out of words, we are running out of ways to describe to the world how awful it is on the ground and how much worse it is getting. ground and how much worse it is cuettin. . ground and how much worse it is iiettin _ ., ., , ground and how much worse it is icettin. ., ., , ground and how much worse it is iiettin, ., ., , ., getting. that was louise water brid i e getting. that was louise water bridge from — getting. that was louise water bridge from unrwa _ getting. that was louise water bridge from unrwa talking i getting. that was louise water i bridge from unrwa talking about situation in gaza. meanwhile, the israeli military has carried out at least ten air strikes on beirut�*s southern suburbs —

in an area where the lebanese militant and political group hezbollah is based. the attacks followed evacuation orders issued by the israeli military for at least 11 buildings — warning residents to stay away from buildings it said were hezbollah facilities. plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the locations hit, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. it's the first israeli strike on beirut for three days. on monday, israel struck a town in the far north of lebanon, killing at least eight people. more updates on the conflict in the middle east on our website. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

welcome back to bbc news. here in the uk the debate on assisted dying continues with a proposal to legally allow terminally ill adults to take their own lives. kim leadbeater is the mp who put forward the bill. she's been speaking in the palace of westminster.

we know that the current situation is not fit for practice. we've got people, who in their dying days, feel they have no other option than to either end their own lives, travel to a different country but only if they can afford to do so which is very expensive, and often doing so prematurely before they are actually so ill that they are dying because they have to be fit enough and well enough to travel. we've also got people who, no matter how good the palliative care they receive is, and we have got some of the best palliative care in the world in this country, that does not mean there aren't challenges and we need to talk about those as well, but for some people, no matter how good that care is, they have a horrible, harrowing death. which is not only dreadful for them as individuals, but it's also deeply traumatic for their families. and once you meet families who have had that experience, whether that is a harrowing death, whether that is an assisted death abroad or whether that is someone taking their own lives, you realise very clearly that this cannot go on. the status quo, for me, is not an option. and that is what

the bill is about. kim leadbeater, the mp who brought forward that bill. we also heard from nat dye — he has terminal cancer and has been giving his reasons for supporting the bill. yes. i'm doing all the living i can. i'm hoping for the best. i might have brain surgery soon. i'm hoping to survive that. who knows? maybe chemo will work and i'll be cancer—free for a bit, and i'll be able to ring that bell. i mean, no one's really giving that to me, but i still hope. however, i'm hoping for the best, but i'm preparing for the worst. and i see this bill as a chance for people like me to maybe, just maybe, not necessarily need to, but maybe avoid that worst case scenario of an horrific death. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is in the newsroom with more.

most states in australia and new zealand offer this. what is different about those is that there, you can, in certain circumstances, ask a medical professional to administer the dose, although in most cases it is self—administered. what kim leadbeater and supporters would like people to look at for the model is 0regon like people to look at for the model is oregon in the united states, which has had assisted dying since the late 1990s. i looked up the latest figures for 2023. there were a few hundred deaths. we're just we'rejust going to we're just going to step away from that story to take you live tobacco because keir starmer is speaking and as promised we will hear what the uk leader has to say about climate change as we just work

out the audio levels. the shot is not quite stable but hopefully we can go live now. we have a critical role to play but also opportunity to grasp. the chance to maximise opportunities and make is more secure in the here and now. the way i see it there are two parts. 0ne way i see it there are two parts. one the path of inaction leading to further decline and vulnerability, warming above 1.5 degrees and exposing more people to floods. second the path we walk with our eyes open not just to the

path we walk with our eyes open notjust to the challenges but thinking of the opportunities for tomorrow. this is the path towards national security and economic stability necessary for working people. there is no national security. there is no global security without climate security. this is a huge opportunity for investment if we act now. this is how we move towards betterjobs, cheaper towards better jobs, cheaper bills, towards betterjobs, cheaper bills, higher growth, the industries and technologies of the future. and ensure the prosperity and security of our nation for decades to come. and prosperity and security of our nation are the issues that the british people care about. and

thatis british people care about. and that is why, from the beginning, this government has done things differently. restoring our role as a climate leader on the world stage as well as taking action at home. in the first 100 days of this government we scrap the ban on onshore wind, we committed to know new north sea oil and gas licenses, began to renew those naughty communities with a licenses, began to renew those naughty communities with a programme of investment in the programme of investment in the jobs and industries of the jobs and industries of the future. we closed the uk's future. we closed the uk's final coal powered power plant final coal powered power plant at the end of september, at the end of september, becoming the very first g7 becoming the very first g7 economy to phase out coal economy to phase out coal power. and at the same time we power. and at the same time we are on a mission to achieve are on a mission to achieve clean power by 2030. we clean power by 2030. we launched great british energy, launched great british energy, clean british energy company to clean british energy company to improve our energy resilience, improve our energy resilience, bring down people's bills and bring down people's bills and create the next generation of create the next generation of

good, well—paid jobs. we set up good, well—paid jobs. we set up the national wealth fund to invest in tomorrow's key industries, to build the infrastructure, the wind farms, the solar farms, the grid infrastructure, to power and connect our country for decades to come. make no mistake, the race is on for the clean energy jobs of the future, the economy of tomorrow. and i

jobs of the future, the economy of tomorrow. and across hydrogen projects across britain, from bridgend to barrow in furness. this is good news for the people of britain, it is good for our businesses, it is good for our businesses, it is good for our country and it is good for our country and it is good for our country and it is good for the planet. at this cop 29 i was pleased to announce that we are building on our reputation as a climate leader with the uk's 2035 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% on 1990 levels. our goal of 1.5 degrees is a line with our goals for growth. but a global problem requires global partnership, responsible international cooperation, which is why we took the opportunity at this cop to urge all parties to come forward with ambitious targets of their

own as we all agreed at the last cop. and through the ndc partnership we are supporting developing countries to develop their own commitments. we will also soon be launching the global clean power alliance— a political alliance of countries committed to accelerating the clean energy transition, including unlocking the private finances that are needed. that is why i was pleased to announce a scottishpower has awarded a £1 billion when fine turbine contract to siemans. part of the plan to support british engineering projects, which will inject growth into industrial heartlands and support 1300 localjobs around support 1300 local jobs around hull and support 1300 localjobs around hull and produce enough clean energy to power1 million homes. as well as the clean industry bonus scheme to

support offshore wind developers invest in cutting—edge manufacturing and ports, boost greenjobs cutting—edge manufacturing and ports, boost green jobs and strengthen supply chains. and the launch of the new capital market mechanism in the london stock exchange — a joint effort announce today with our international partners and the city of london with the potential to mobilise up to $75 billion in additional climate capitalfor billion in additional climate capital