hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news. anger — from developing countries — as the draft text as the un climate summit comes to a close — and pressure mounts on developed countries to do more — we look at what donald trump's approach to climate policy might be. let's head to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. new manchester united head coach, ruben amorim has told a packed news conference that he believes in the players at the club. it's the first time the portuguese coach has spoken to the british media since taking over at old trafford. united sacked erik ten hag last month with the club lying 13th in the table and without a premier league title in more than a decade. however, former sporting manager amorim believes he is the man to turn things around.

iama bit of iamabitofa i am a bit of a dreamer and i believe in myself but i also believe in myself but i also believe in myself but i also believe in the club. i think we have the same idea, the same mindset, so that can help. but i truly believe in the players, i truly believe in the players, i know that you guys don't believe a lot in these players but i believe a lot. i think we have room to improve. i want to try new things. you guys think it is not possible i think it is possible, we will see in the end. so the red half of manchester has a new man in charge, and the manager of the blue half has a new contract. it was announced yesterday that pep guardiola has signed a two—year extension to stay at defending champions city. he says the reason it's not shorter than that, is to avoid speculation about his future next season. i don't want next season, september or october, end of season, again, again, again.

that was the main reason, i don't want to be in that position. the end the contract is there, i would like to stay two more but i also know there is not two more years. we have an incredible, incredible, legendary players here in the team, but you have to perform. if you don't perform, the chairman, the fans, will say, what is going on? and you have to change. england head coach steve borthwick says tom curry and sam underhill will start together in the back row against japan on sunday. it's been a disappointing autumn series for england so far with five defeats in a row, but they'll be strong favourites to stop their losing run against the blossoms. we are gutted not to have been able to deliver that final blow. consistently putting ourselves in the position to win games in the last ten or 15 minutes not being able to convert and in some cases in

the last 30 seconds, not quite getting over the line. for us thatis getting over the line. for us that is painful. what do we need to do better, what are we doing so well that will get us into those positions. wales could go the whole of the calendar year without a test win if they lose against south africa at the weekend. it's the last match of their autumn international series and currently they have lost a record 11 consecutive matches. captain of the world champions siya kolisi says despite wales�* poor form, they won't be complaicent, and the home team say, although there is pressure on their head coach warren gatland, he isn't panicking. it has been fine. he has said to us, the message is the same, to us, the message is the same, to go out there and try to give us a bit more confidence. not to go out there and go into our shells, make sure we pele are best when they are confident. every time you play them it's a different— every time you play them it's a different story. it's hard to

beat — different story. it's hard to beat them here. we want to play for 80 _ beat them here. we want to play for 80 minutes and give it everything we can and not going to stop — everything we can and not going to stop and that's how we know them _ to stop and that's how we know them and — to stop and that's how we know them and that's what we expect. max verstappen could win the formula one title this weekend, but he hasn't started off well on the first day of practice at the las vegas grand prix. he ended up down in 17th, with lewis hamilton setting the fastest time. lando norris, whose title challenge has fallen away somewhat, was second fastest. red bull's verstappen — who could take a fourth drivers�* title this weekend — ended up two seconds off the pace. however, the dutchman will be world champion as long as he doesn't lose more than two points to norris in the race this weekend. and that's all the sport for now. the un's latest climate summit is coming to a close in azerbaijan. and there have been more calls for countries to take further action to reduce emissions. crucial to any global response is america — the world's only superpower and the world's second largest emitter. donald trump is about to

become its president — and he has been fiercely critical ofjoe biden�*s approach to climate change. 0ur analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at what donald trump may do instead. donald trump wants to reverse joe biden�*s policies on climate change. i will stop biden�*s wasteful spending and rapidly terminate the green new scam, which is a total scam. which is why, at the latest un climate summit, there were questions about what trump will do. on that joe biden has sought to offer reassurance. it's true some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's under way in america. but nobody, nobody can reverse it, nobody. donald trump may have other ideas. he's called climate change one of the greatest con jobs ever. he's also said "it's a serious subject" and that "the environment is very important to me." and we're starting to see trump's approach on this issue. this is his nominee for energy secretary speaking last year. the only thing resembling

a crisis with respect to climate change is the regressive, opportunity squelching policiesjustified in the name of climate change. and trump has biden�*s climate policies in his sights, not least a law introduced in 2022. biden called it the biggest step forward on climate ever. it committed nearly $400 billion to clean energy over ten years. it's estimated to have created 330,000 jobs. biden also took the us back into the paris climate agreement, which commits countries to seek to limit global warming to 1.5 c. and biden set new emissions targets for the us to meet by 2030. trump is no fan of all of this. he wants the us out of the paris agreement. he wants to increase oil and gas production. he suggested easing regulations on power plant emissions. he wants to reduce funding for clean energy initiatives and with the presidency and control of both houses of congress, he has a lot of power.

0n paris, on easing regulations, trump will be able to do that. but reversing biden�*s funds for clean energy is not so easy. two thirds of that money has been committed. a lot of this funding from the inflation reduction act has already been rolled out, but there's still so much funding left to really put into play. and so that's what i think he'll be trying to target. and if that's funding there's also the energy market. renewable sources are projected to generate 44% of america's electricity by 2050. this is part of a global trend away from fossil fuels. and that's unlikely to change. whoever�*s in the white house. in the past, when the us has pulled back, we've seen other countries pull back. but there's a lot of momentum now in the climate system. the energy transition is under way and there's other things that are driving it. for example, this year, clean energy is on track to reach $2 trillion of investment globally, twice the amount for coal, gas and oil. and as investment goes up, the price of renewable

energy is going down, making it a more attractive option. investment in renewables isn't only because we care about climate change, it actually makes economic sense. and of course, companies and other public and private actors know that. there's also a political dimension here, because most of the jobs created by biden�*s law are in areas that traditionally vote republican. and in august, some republican lawmakers asked for investment in their areas to be protected, saying a complete repeal of biden�*s law would be a worst case scenario. we'll see if trump agrees. and while he shapes his policy plans from his home in florida at the un's climate summit in azerbaijan, there was a warning that time is not on our side that more needs to be done. that includes the us because despite biden�*s climate law, under him, us production of oil and gas reached record highs and the us is projected to miss its emissions targets.

that, though, may not be top of trump's concerns, and while there are limits on what he can reverse, he does have the power to shape us policy on energy and emissions, and not necessarily in the way the un has in mind. joining me now is alex stapleton. he's a senior climate policy adviser at foreign policy for america. thank you forjoining us on the programme. 0ne thank you forjoining us on the programme. one what he was saying in his report, what do you think energy and emissions policy, climate policy is going to look like and do the next champ administration? figs to look like and do the next champ administration? as he mentioned — champ administration? as he mentioned i _ champ administration? as he mentioned i think _ champ administration? as he mentioned i think it - champ administration? as he mentioned i think it is - champ administration? as he mentioned i think it is hard . champ administration? as he | mentioned i think it is hard to overstate the shift were likely to see at the federal level on some of these climate and energy policies. trump was very clear on the campaign trail about his intentions to undo a lot of the climate progress that has been made here in the us in the last four years. it will be interesting to see

whether the rubber meets the road and whether there is that motivation to attack some of the job—creating and capital investment driving policies that the brightness administration put in place. 0ne administration put in place. one of the sound bites of their trump campaign was were going to drill, baby drill. do you think that the administration can be persuaded that green energy can growjobs and the economy goes back i think the case are self—evident. economy goes back i think the case are self-evident.- economy goes back i think the case are self-evident. what we are seeing _ case are self-evident. what we are seeing here _ case are self-evident. what we are seeing here in _ case are self-evident. what we are seeing here in the - case are self-evident. what we are seeing here in the us - case are self-evident. what we are seeing here in the us is - are seeing here in the us is about policies that have been enacted already and leaders that are enthusiastic to have these jobs and investment flowing into their communities and benefiting their constituents. what we see this time as opposed to last time is there was a huge subnational

pushback that we saw in the us from states, governors and business leaders saying, we are still in and that has transitioned to america is all in. some of these investments have taken root. i don't think they're going to be sacrificed to the altar of being anti—climate. to the altar of being anti-climate.- to the altar of being anti-climate. ., ., ~ ., ., anti-climate. you talk about a sub- national _ anti-climate. you talk about a sub-national and _ anti-climate. you talk about a sub-national and state - anti-climate. you talk about a sub-national and state level, | sub—national and state level, how much work and go on at that level to try to ensure that america makes a contribution to the effort to drive down emissions, to try to keep a lid on the rising temperatures? we know from all the recent data in the last few weeks that 2024 is going to be the hottest year on record. that 1.5 celsius limit above preindustrial temperatures looks like it has gone. what are those states going to do, how much can they contribute? i going to do, how much can they contribute?—

contribute? i think it's important _ contribute? ithink it's important to - contribute? ithink it's important to note - contribute? ithink it's important to note that contribute? i think it's - important to note that there is a coalition of governors here known as the us climate alliance, 24 governors whose populations cover roughly 60% of us gdp, 55% of our country's population. that is a huge amount of the us economy to be able to play with. it will be interesting that there will be less of a focus probably this time on saying this is america's response this is america's response this is america pushing back on an anti—climate agenda on the federal level. it will be about energy security, affordability, jobs and economic benefits. they were key to passing the inflation reduction act. they are things that corporate america and governors and states are enthusiastic to run with. whether that means our current climate target in 2030 or 2035 are in reach, that is a tough sell. both here at home and abroad. that shouldn't be

interpreted as meaning all is lost, the us is out of the climate game. what we saw at this year's climate summit was a lot of pushback on that. we had governors there and a leaderfrom washington had governors there and a leader from washington state and mayers from across the country. these are republican districts and people who hail from communities that are represented at the federal and state level by republicans. based on your what you're saying something to look out for is to see how visibly donald trump is talking about their climb up when he comes back into office. perhaps not as much as the first time round. thank you very much. delhi's poisonous air reached its worst level in five years this week, prompting the government to shut down schools, construction

and some offices. now, reports suggest that this worsening air pollution is down to, in part, an indian initiative to preserve vanishing groundwater by delaying the annual sowing of rice. joining me now is the washington post's south asia correspondent — karishma mehrotra she has written about this. good to have you with us. can you explain for our audience what this initiative to preserve groundwater was? if we can understand that then hopefully we can understand what happened next.- hopefully we can understand what happened next. thank you for havin: what happened next. thank you for having me — what happened next. thank you for having me on _ what happened next. thank you for having me on the _ what happened next. thank you for having me on the show. - what happened next. thank you for having me on the show. it's| for having me on the show. it's a bit complicated but it's an example of how we try to adapt to climate change and often there are unintended consequences. the initiative was to try to delay the sowing and harvest of rice because rice is a water intensive crop and by delaying the sewing it

meant that you could use more water from the monsoon meant that you could use more waterfrom the monsoon rains because it coincided with the monsoon when you sew the rice around may. but it meant you are harvesting the rice around 0ctober are harvesting the rice around october when the winds are very different than when you are harvesting earlier, around september. a difference of about three or four weeks but the weather completely changes across those three or four weeks so instead of having a post—monsoon weather where the winds are turbulent and active, you are harvesting when the winds are slow and still. every year, even before this law was initiated, farmers often burned the remaining stubble of their rice in order to prepare their fields for the next round of crops, which is wheat. that burning now happens at a time when the wind is not active at

an turbulent and dissipating the smoke from the stubble burning. now when you burn your stubble in october or early november, that means that the smoke sits and slowly travels across the plains. contributing to this toxicity _ across the plains. contributing to this toxicity in _ across the plains. contributing to this toxicity in the - across the plains. contributing to this toxicity in the air- across the plains. contributing to this toxicity in the air and i to this toxicity in the air and adding to their problem is that we have seen reported with breathing, lots of health impacts and so far. i wonder, if there is an initiative set “p if there is an initiative set up which is intended to help a place deal with the climate crisis and this is the effect, how much of a kickback does that cause weight do people think what is the point of chinese initiatives? from the farmer's perspective - chinese initiatives? from the farmer's perspective i - chinese initiatives? from the| farmer's perspective i noticed that what this initiative does is that it gives the farmer

less of a window to shift over to the next crops and incentivises them to burn the stubble more because they have less time to plant the next crop. i think there is a feeling of this initiative causing unintended consequence but the climate catastrophe in places like india has many dimensions so you might try to solve one thing on one hand, which was a real climate disaster, the depleting groundwater of punjab, but it has die mentions that you can't foresee when you change the timing across hundreds of thousands of farms across northern india. stubble burning is not the only and now debated is not the only and now debated is not the main cause of the air in delhi but this change has exacerbated what ever effect it had before.

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