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�*is �* is one of the most not only is one of the most important challenges we face globally but one of the most important opportunities and thatis important opportunities and that is why i was very pleased to announce from here that £1 billion intojobs which to announce from here that £1 billion into jobs which will be in hull. i was railing against the fact that if you looked at our onshore wind farms to clearly in scotland, none of them made in the uk and we are turning that around with the announcement i made today. these are some of the opportunities that are measured in good well—paid jobs for many years to come. i in good well-paid “obs for many years to come.— years to come. i “ust want to know whether _ years to come. i just want to know whether you _ years to come. i just want to know whether you think - years to come. i just want to know whether you think that | know whether you think that justin — know whether you think that justin welby should resign as archbishop of canterbury. i guess— archbishop of canterbury. i guess you won't answer that western— guess you won't answer that western directly so i want to ask about the big principle here, _ ask about the big principle here, do— ask about the big principle here, do you think that people
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in public— here, do you think that people in public life who failed to intervene when they are alerted to potential criminality should face consequences? let to potential criminality should face consequences?— to potential criminality should face consequences? let me be clear. face consequences? let me be clear- of _ face consequences? let me be clear. of what _ face consequences? let me be clear. of what i _ face consequences? let me be clear. of what i know - face consequences? let me be clear. of what i know of - face consequences? let me be clear. of what i know of the i clear. of what i know of the allegations that they are clearly horrific. in relation to this particular case. both in their scale and content. my thoughts, as they are with all of these issues, with the victims who have obviously been failed very badly. it's a matter in the end for the church, but i am not going to shy away from the fact that these are horrific allegations in my thoughts are with the victims in relation to it. i think that is very important.
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on your inheritance tax plans for farmers. _ on your inheritance tax plans for farmers, john _ on your inheritance tax plans for farmers, john mcternan i on your inheritance tax plans i for farmers, john mcternan and a former— for farmers, john mcternan and a former aide _ for farmers, john mcternan and a former aide to— for farmers, john mcternan and a former aide to tony _ for farmers, john mcternan and a former aide to tony blair- a former aide to tony blair says— a former aide to tony blair says your— a former aide to tony blair says your party _ a former aide to tony blair says your party wants - a former aide to tony blair says your party wants to l a former aide to tony blair| says your party wants to do a former aide to tony blair- says your party wants to do for farmers — says your party wants to do for farmers what _ says your party wants to do for farmers what thatcher - says your party wants to do for farmers what thatcher did - says your party wants to do for farmers what thatcher did to l farmers what thatcher did to the miners _ farmers what thatcher did to the miners. it's— farmers what thatcher did to the miners. it's an _ farmers what thatcher did to the miners. it's an industry. farmers what thatcher did to i the miners. it's an industry we can do— the miners. it's an industry we can do without. _ the miners. it's an industry we can do without. is _ the miners. it's an industry we can do without. is that - the miners. it's an industry we can do without. is that what i can do without. is that what you — can do without. is that what you think_ can do without. is that what you think about _ can do without. is that what you think about farming? ii you think about farming? totally disagree. i am committed to —— commit to supporting farmers. i said it before the election and i said after the election. in the budget last week i was very pleased that we are investing £5 billion of our budget over the next two years into farming. that is important for ourfarmers and i will do everything i can to support them because i think it's essential that they not only prosper but prosper well into the future. i totally disagree with those comments. the
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document _ with those comments. the document that _ with those comments. the document that you - with those comments. the document that you are - with those comments. the document that you are new emissions target is based on explicitly says that about 10% of the — explicitly says that about 10% of the reduced emissions will come — of the reduced emissions will come from reducing demand for carbon— come from reducing demand for carbon activities including meat— carbon activities including meat and dairy products and reductions in travel. you have said _ reductions in travel. you have said you — reductions in travel. you have said you want to tell people to live their— said you want to tell people to live their lives but is it reatty _ live their lives but is it really possible you can hit the target — really possible you can hit the target you outlined today without any changes to how people _ without any changes to how people live their everyday lives? _ people live their everyday lives? gf people live their everyday lives? , , lives? of course it is. the tarr et lives? of course it is. the target is _ lives? of course it is. the target is my _ lives? of course it is. the target is my target - lives? of course it is. the target is my target and i lives? of course it is. the | target is my target and the plan is my plan. i am not borrowing from somebody else's plan. the target is as i've set out today. i don't think that we tackle this really important issue the way to do it is to tell people how to run their lives. i am tell people how to run their lives. iam not tell people how to run their lives. i am not going to do that. i made a commitment before the election and shortly after the election that we would tread lightly on people's lives and i am not going to tell people how to live their lives. i do think the series —— the most important milestone in hitting the target is clean
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power 2030 which i know is tough. we set it out because we knew it would be tough and i am sure we can do it and we are fully committed to doing so. regs fully committed to doing so. as well as climate you have had talks — well as climate you have had talks this _ well as climate you have had talks this week— well as climate you have had talks this week on _ well as climate you have had talks this week on ukraine. i talks this week on ukraine. donald _ talks this week on ukraine. donald trump _ talks this week on ukraine. donald trump has - talks this week on ukraine. i donald trump has expressed talks this week on ukraine. . donald trump has expressed a wide _ donald trump has expressed a wide range _ donald trump has expressed a wide range of— donald trump has expressed a wide range of different - donald trump has expressed a wide range of different views l wide range of different views on the — wide range of different views on the war— wide range of different views on the war in _ wide range of different views on the war in ukraine - wide range of different views on the war in ukraine and . wide range of different viewsi on the war in ukraine and you are a— on the war in ukraine and you are a strong— on the war in ukraine and you are a strong supporter- on the war in ukraine and you are a strong supporter of- are a strong supporter of ukradhes— are a strong supporter of ukraine's right— are a strong supporter of ukraine's right to - are a strong supporter of ukraine's right to defendi ukraine's right to defend itself— ukraine's right to defend itself against _ ukraine's right to defend itself against russia, - ukraine's right to defend i itself against russia, what ukraine's right to defend - itself against russia, what is your— itself against russia, what is your message _ itself against russia, what is your message to _ itself against russia, what is your message to donald - itself against russia, what is. your message to donald trump attout— your message to donald trump about what— your message to donald trump about what stance _ your message to donald trump about what stance he - your message to donald trump about what stance he should i about what stance he should take? — about what stance he should take? [— about what stance he should take? ., ., ., ., , ., take? i am not going to start sendinr take? i am not going to start sending messages _ take? i am not going to start sending messages to - take? i am not going to start sending messages to the - sending messages to the president—elect but i'm very happy to be clear about my own position. it's been my position since the very start which is that we strongly support ukraine in the face of russian aggression. i am very proud of the fact the uk has stood firm
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in that commitment throughout the duration of this conflict. i now think that we need to put ukraine in the best possible position as we go forward and that has been the centre of the discussions i've been having with other leaders in recent weeks. so strong support for ukraine, we want to put ukraine in the best possible position as we go forward. i won't be drawn into discussions about capabilities in relation to that but that is the strong and in principled position i take. private jet flights have soared in recent _ private jet flights have soared in recent years, is it now time to ban— in recent years, is it now time to ban them outright for personal use and what is your message _ personal use and what is your message to donald trump who has threatened the paris climate agreement? | threatened the paris climate agreement?— threatened the paris climate agreement? i am not going to tell people — agreement? i am not going to tell people how _ agreement? i am not going to tell people how to _ agreement? i am not going to tell people how to behave. . tell people how to behave. we've had a number of important points we made in the budget in
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relation to privatejets points we made in the budget in relation to private jets as you will know. the central most important thing for me is to continue to show uk leadership on climate at this critical time and we will continue to do so, to make sure we are the enablers of the leveraging of private capital towards the targets that need to be set, to set our own target as i've just donein set our own target as i've just done in relation to emissions, but most importantly to be clear that i think this is not just as a global challenge but a global opportunity. if you look at where global investors are investing they are investing in renewables. everybody knows the transition and these things happen quite rarely, once in a generation usually, where there is a global transition on energy and
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a lesson from history is to go into that transition with a clear plan for a just outcome but also to take advantage of being a first mover in that and thatis being a first mover in that and that is what i want us to be. there is a race on for the next generation ofjobs. other countries are in that race stop i want to be in it and i want to win itfor i want to be in it and i want to win it forthe i want to be in it and i want to win it for the uk because that will be measured injobs, well—paid and good jobs in the uk for many years to come. that is consistent with what i want to do on growing the economy and consistent with the vision of britain i have is a britain thatis of britain i have is a britain that is better off with the dignity and respect of well—paid jobs in every single part of the uk. i am determined to take those opportunities. thank you very much indeed. so the uk leader sir keir starmer addressing the cup 29 summit in baku. this is the side event, a press conference where he was taking questions and a lot of
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domestic issues. he answered one of our correspondence questions and reiterating that the uk is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% on those 1990 levels by 2035. much more on our website. levels by 2035. much more on ourwebsite. now levels by 2035. much more on our website. now it's time for business today. welcome to business today. the oil giant shell has just won a landmark case in a dutch court, which overturns an earlier ruling that required it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%. the court in the hague said that shell is required to reduce its carbon emissions but it cannot order it to do so by a precise amount. the environmental group, friends of the earth, can appeal but a final verdict could be years away. shell says it's committed to becoming a net—zero emissions energy business by 2050. let's hear now to our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, who's been covering the case.
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tell us more. i am inside the a- reals tell us more. i am inside the appeals court _ tell us more. i am inside the appeals court in _ tell us more. i am inside the appeals court in the - tell us more. i am inside the appeals court in the hague l tell us more. i am inside the i appeals court in the hague and bases the latest twist in a precedent—setting case that could have far—reaching implications for global climate litigation but also inevitably the planet. so essentially according to the judges, according to thejudges, companies that have according to the judges, companies that have contributed to climate change have it within their power to contribute to tackling it and they have a responsibility towards citizens of this earth towards citizens of this earth to do so because protection against climate change is a human right. however, and this is the critical part of the verdict, the court said forcing shell to get its emissions would not mitigate the global problem. it is acknowledged shell was already working towards reducing its c02 towards reducing its co2 emissions and the court could not impose a definitive percentage as friends of the earth here in the netherlands had requested because there was no current accepted agreement on climate science on the
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actual specific amount. so therefore it has cancelled the original district courts decision. we had a reaction from shell and friends of the. shell said it was pleased with the courts decision and it aims to become a net zero emissions company by 2050. friends of the earth has said this is a marathon not a sprint and the race is not over yet. what it may be alluding to is the possibility to appeal so they are studying the judgment and going through this extensive ruling before deciding whether to appeal. if that happens it will go right up to the netherlands supreme court, the highest court here, and a final verdict can still be years away. let's get the view now from a climate activist. laurie van der burg is from the organisation oil change international. she previously worked on the case with friends of the earth in the netherlands. clearly, this is a setback for
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your cause. will there be an appeal? your cause. will there be an a- real? . your cause. will there be an a n aeal? . ., , your cause. will there be an a-real? . ., appeal? the defence has not communicated _ appeal? the defence has not communicated yet _ appeal? the defence has not communicated yet whether l appeal? the defence has not i communicated yet whether they will appeal the decision sol do not _ will appeal the decision sol do not have the answer to that question _ do not have the answer to that question. they were likely take the time — question. they were likely take the time to assess the ruling in detail— the time to assess the ruling in detail and the time to assess the ruling in detailand make 1521 00:11:16,304 --> 00:11:16
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