technologies work, how they can go with that's how they can also go terribly. watch it now on youtube. ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. stark warning from the un secretary general on climate change. the clock is sticky. we are in the fight of all lives and we are losing world leaders are in egypt for the comp $27.00 climate summit top the agenda of compensation for countries already suffering the

effects of a warmer but also coming up d. w meets a russian woman who worked in moscow's defense ministry before deciding to flee and seek asylum in the you. meanwhile, ukraine's military has received long awaited air defense systems to battle brushes, invasion. and on the eve of the u. s. mid term elections, many young people are gearing up to vote for the 1st time and in record numbers plus in sports high flying munoz berlin, lose heavily to labor cruise and to bring the big changes at the top of the bonus league of that and much more coming up in our sports coverage at the end of the shift ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. we're leaders are gathering for climate

hawks in egypt at the u. n's cop 27 summit. they're facing formidable challenges at this year's conference with countries seeking to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees celsius. leaders must now find common ground to take action amid geopolitical turmoil and a spiraling energy crisis. in his welcoming remarks, the un secretary general struck his somber note. these un climate conference, is there a mind there that the answer is in our ends? and the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing greenhouse gas emissions. keep growing, global template ships keep rising, and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate scales you reversible. we are on the highway to climate hell with our food still on the accelerator. with me the studio to talk more about this is ron john from the

ws environment desk. just the secretary general there. we just heard him say that we are on a highway to climate hell. what is the most immediate problem that we're facing right now with respect to climate change? so the problem is, is that we've done 2 things, the make the planet more hostile to human life. we've burned fuel of that release gases that trap heat and heat planet. and we've kill plants that kind of suck the gases out of the atmosphere. the result of that is that with heat of the planet, by about 1.2 degrees celsius, which doesn't sound like a lot, but it makes extreme temperatures much more likely and makes extreme weather what that means that we've made heat waves hot, her tropical site plans are growing stronger coastal floods were pushed fee level so high that coastal floods are more likely to wash white people or way homes force way livelihoods as well. all of that stuff that we're paying for across the globe in terms of higher insurance prices in terms of increased health care costs. and

these will all get worth the more we burn fossil fuel. ok, so if you laid out the problem, they are pretty well. um, we got world leaders meeting in egypt as they do regularly to talk about climate change. they've been trying to keep the global warming to 1.5 degrees. that's not looking likely any more. what are the most urgent decisions that these leaders need to make at this meeting? for the lead of have committed to trying to stop global warming out this 1.5 degrees celsius target. the current policies put us on trying to double that. and the number one priority is to put in policy to cut emissions. that means burning of fuels, building, keener sources of energy, reducing energy demand production rich countries. 3rd, easier to reach the target on a secondary level. and what's becoming increasingly important is to help countries adapt to the damages already become stronger, are becoming stronger. so that means that the tropical fi clearing that used to maybe be hitting a certain level of intensity as a get warmer,

they get hotter as they get windy and rainy. countries need to be able to adapt to be things and avoid the most severe damages. adaptation is expensive, it is going to cost these countries a lot at this in order to adapt climate change. rising sea levels, what not at this climate conference. it's happening right now in each of the world . leaders are talking about rich countries, compensating poor countries for that damage. it's already been done. you think that's going to happen. but very little signs. a rich country will stump money to help to pay for the damage of the losses that poor countries are experiencing. it's worth remembering that over a decade ago, rich countries promised poor ones, $100000000000.00 a year in climate finance. so it's mixture of loans, private finance grants and so on. and that was meant to happen every year starting in 2020. they broke that promise. they did not put that money up. it's not about 80000000000. and the problem is,

is that the most of this is learns meeting that countries are having to pay back higher debt. and so when it comes to paying for the loss of damages, not the conversation, but i think most of the 4 countries on optimistic about you're saying that some of the pledges have not been kept in the past. are what good are these climate conferences if their pledges are regulated not kept the pledges from world leaders? on the one hand, you can clearly say that, well, these are under great pressure to make commitments, which they can then be held accountable to at home. we do see some of that, we see some companies, business of political leaders feeling pressure to commit to things. and once they've commitments are written in the negative pressure for them to follow through on them. obviously requires journalists and other members of society holding the company. these company becomes accountable and have received time and time again. these companies and governments are breaking promises. a lot still to be done. we'll be talking more. i know in the, in the next hours as the conference gets under way urgent. ron john from our

climate desk now to ukraine, where the military is welcoming the arrival of new western air defense systems. the latest weapons have been supplied by norway, spain, and the united states, ukraine's defense minister lexi arrest. the call announced on monday that the 1st delivery of advanced nasa ames and asp. i'd systems would significantly strengthen the ukranian army. he said the weapons would help protect ukrainian energy infrastructure, which has been repeatedly targeted by russian missiles and drones. in recent weeks, d though use nick connelly is in kia earlier. he told me more about the western air defense systems now arriving, and ukraine, and how important they are for the country. this is currently the kind of area of support that ukraine's government says is the most crucial is, is about protecting steve's like here where i am now sometimes hundreds of clumps away from the front lines that have been hit time time again of the past month by

those russian rocket and drone attacks and lots of the systems being promised months ago and, and now only, you know, as winter draws and finally being delivered in the 1st kind of consignments. we don't have much information about exactly how many have so far, rich ukraine, the u. s. had promised 8 systems 8 batteries, the nas, sam's, and then spain had promised these italian built espied a system router, a bit older, bit less technologically advanced, but have the advantage that it's more, at least it's believe to be that there are more of these around in europe and they could be easily if it proves to be success delivered later is all about preventing this damage to ukraine's infrastructure. there really has left hundreds of 1000 millions of people at risk are very, very cold winter with his repeated attacks on the energy system on the heating plants. we heard just a few hours ago from the head of the a company that deals with keeps eating that if rushers it holds back from further tax on ukraine's power station, that within 2 weeks they could kind of restore electricity supply right now we have

3 for our power cut every day in care of. so basically the 2 weeks needed. but i think very few people here believe that russia is going to somehow suddenly stop these attacks given how badly they're doing on the battlefield. now russia has been lobbying dozens and dozens of missiles and drones at ukraine over the past few weeks. will these new deliveries of weapons do much to protect ukraine's vital infrastructure? neck was some of these are, it has be said, very expensive weapons. so the question is, is it really worth, you know, firing a missile that can cost to attend that hundreds of thousands of dollars or euro's at a target like you like an iranian drone, that costs 10 to 20 $1000.00. there's that can be economic calculations. you made, i think the really important thing to bear and here is the busy. no western country has fought a war on this scale in decades. and you've got to think here that your ukraine's fighting on frontline is more than a 1000 kilometers long cities, far away from the front lines being attacked. so basically

a lot of territory needs to be protected covered by the system. so some of them probably will be held back for more serious attacks by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and that's why ukraine engineers right now, a scrambling to come up with their own solutions to deal with drones coming up. some people will have seen pictures, video on social media of ukrainian police, ukrainian military firing drones with machine guns, sometimes using slightly more high tech systems. but broadly, it's about finding a solution that is adequate, and that costs a similar amount of money to what the russians are spending on sending these drones here. we've heard from followed him zalinski the president who said that he thinks that russia is building up a big supply of those iranian drones. just about a 100 kilometers away from here in bella is ready to send a huge swarm of drones to attack key of an issue. there is a see, you can, you know, fairly easily knocked down these drones. but if there are so many at the same time, it might be impossible to get them all so sense here that yes, this is very welcome, but it doesn't solve the problem. and ukraine is still very,

very vulnerable at a time where temperature dropping and lots of people really asking themselves if it is safe to stay here and give nick, thank you so much as always our correspond nikia nick currently there in q. ukraine's neighbor beller roots is playing a crucial role in this war. rush, implement our president by may put in used the territory of belarus as close as military and political ally as a staging ground for his february invasion. russian forces have since launched missiles and drones into ukraine from bowers. last month, the government in chia boosted its forces in the north, near, beller as to counter possible future attacks from across the border of more or less. i'm joined now by belarus and opposition leader to atlanta taken off sky and she was the main challenger to barbarous as current liter, sandra lucas, sankoh, and a 2020 election and was enforced to leave her country under pressure today. she

joins me from strossberg. good to see. welcome to the progress. now let me 1st ask you. thank you may 1st ask you are, this took an oscar? how do you feel about russia using your country to launch attacks on ukraine? ah, in on the one hand of course we're feeling so sorry for explanation that they have to fight. not only for they own land, they are fighting for the whole democratic world at the moment and the bravery they show. it's something unbelievable. they show the example to all the countries and all the people, how people are ready to, to fight for democratic failures. and the other hand, i understand that my motherland and my billers is used by putting the army, you know, tool a take you create from our side. but it's not bill or some people who are support and put in, or this will its own little question. just regime thanks to put in the question to

managed to stay in power in 2020 and since then he has to fulfill all the orders of put in. but i know that there are some people are opposing to the war and 90 percent of the reasons i guess, but dissipation, or for those sent troops in this war against ukraine. and they are resistant. they are showing x, so for disobedience or x of sabotage to help the koreans as much as we can in our, in the atmosphere of terror in our personal cancer. so question guy is on the side of the war bill harrison's on this side of ukrainian people. and i ask the world to distinguish those in the regime and there are some people. but alexander lucas shanker is indeed right now for better for worse. the leader of better rows, do you expect better was under his leadership to become even more involved in the war? ah, no, i know that in

a and there was an army. there was no anti korean moods. and there were some, i mean, doesn't want to participate in this war. of course we realized that question, cuz it just to show later to fortune, he has to fulfill that orders. but he also understands that given the order to our, i mean, to participate in this what it will be political suicide for him because there is no support. there are some population of this war and it will for sure. and this the belies even more. i will read the destabilized situation in our conference. so i see that lucas and can now is trying to balance, you know, but not because he's thinking about a crane or a terry in ukraine, killings weapons. but he thinks only about his own power. you have made it clear that

a belarus under your leadership would support ukraine. but what are you doing right now you and other federal russians to support ukraine? so at the moment we can't just do like a lot of in bella ross because as i said, for 2 years people are living in the atmosphere of fear and terror and repressions in our country. but despite of these, you know, people are trying to, to do something, some small steps in a, in the neighbors p, a people, they are like our spice in bills. they're providing information about movement of russian troops of launch and messiah, or for any movement. so for russian equipment through our territory and they given this information now to a cranium army and the war has started a verse and people im, sorry,

of labor just having those and all the 80 you know, made 80 x of some additional relay to so down russian equipment go into a crane and i'm sure if and there will be more situations when our partisans could show the efficiency. they will do this also our simon and get information from, from a railway station about movement of a show loans with ration, equipment or ami, and send again this information to ukraine are also we are trying to fight with bill, resend parisian propaganda. because a propaganda and bill they read to read the message that ukrainians are our enemies that they want to attack us. that's why they have to justify the prison. so fresh and troops on our territory. and our task is to explain to bills and people what's going on that it will be,

it will be like fatal. now take if bill or cents, we'll count or cranium. now you're in strasburg for the inaugural meeting of the council of europe's contact group on better roost. we see the european flag behind you. do you think that your country will be in the european union as a member one day? no, for sure. we are. we want a more europe in billers and more billers in europe. and of course, we are now making this 1st steps as a contact group in council of europe to make a fool member of counsel here in the future. of course, we are not in the democracy at the moment. we will be on the path to eat. so we have to walk in advance and it's very good opportunity to me and to start calibrate into create events, to develop ideas, projects,

or solutions at this very moment. and it will support that constant communication between bill or cents and the council of europe. thank you so much shots, but they're not taken off sky. other the bell, russian opposition leader in exile. thanks for talking with us today. now let's catch up on a few other stories. making headlines around the world's day. china has lashed out of the u. k. over a british minister's visit to taiwan, beijing denounced trip by british trade policy minister, greg hans, and urged the u. k. to stop all official exchanges with taiwan. china claims the island nation as its own territory and has threatened to take it by force if necessary. facebook's parent company meta is planning to lay off thousands of employees. that's according to u. s. media sources. the plans follow recent job cod. my other major tech firms in

the face of rising inflation in lower advertising revenue. matter currently employs more than 80000 people world water. we're focused at several rescue ships with hundreds of migrants on board or waiting for permission to dock in italy. 2 ships have been allowed to dock in sicily with mainly children and people needing medical help. allowed on shore. italy's new right when government is hardened at stance on migration since taking over last month. apple has warned of lo shipment and delivery delays for the new i phone 14 after its factory was hit by cover 19 locked downs in china. company said the facility is operating at a reduced capacity. customers will have to wait longer than expected for new products, which is one day left before the u. s. mid term elections. a final campaign pushes underway, seats and both chambers of congress are up for grabs. as well as governorships and city may oral offices present. joe biden has been campaigning in new york where the

states democratic governor kathy harkell is facing a tight race against a republican rival. former president donald trump was calling on crowds in florida to support republican candidates in tuesdays. so i gotta well, more than 8000000 young americans in between the ages of 1819 are getting ready to vote in the elections for the 1st time. many will be looking to elect lawmakers to bring about change experts say they're less motivated by party and more i policy jamie is a dedicated climate activist. she was sending campaign post cards to people around the country before she was old enough to vote. now in the mid term elections, she finally has a voice. she's one of 8000000 kinsey, 1st time voters. and she's clear about what's at the top of her agenda. they say we

have, i think, 8 years like now had to reduce our comm emissions by 1.5 degrees in order for this planet to be livable. um, so the policies that are enacted now will determine the fate of this planet for centuries. she's not a dedicated democrat, but she like many other young people, feels that when it comes to climate change, she has no other choice. at the end of the day, if it's down to a democrat or republican democrats are far more likely to either be persuaded or actually make the right decision for the climate. aiden is also a student in a 1st time booter. he has 2 major issues in mind. this election cycle which makes choosing between parties difficult. i think democrats kind of have more of a initiative and drive to um, you know, that tackle the, the climate change issues than conservatives. but i think economics wise, i think conservatives have a better

a better mindset going into that side of the climate change issue. i. i'm one of a by product he's involved with left middle with bright. so the 1st question is, how important do you think your vote is in elections and that the student found it? news outlet, showcasing diverse political perspectives from jonesy. i'm from l. his work there means he talks with many people, his age paint as a lot of people like me who kind of don't see a fit in either party. so they're kind of just stuck in the middle kind of, you know, going back and forth between left views and right views. sandra ochoa knows just how much young voters can be more focused on policy than party. she spent several months talking with 1st time voters for the non partisan youth organizing group 18 by vote. young people aren't too tied down to parties themselves. so i think of other parties were able to rise up to power and represented us better. i think young people would be very willing to vote for them because i don't think they're tied down to a party named. they're tied on to to the issues. first time voters in the u. s.

have seen the 2 party system produced chaos and a stalemate. while real life issues they care about become increasingly urgent. so young people will have to make frustrating compromises with their boots in the selection. until the system or the parties adapt to how these new voters think about politics. john holzman is a political geopolitical risk consultant and columnist. i asked him whether he thought that the votes of young americans would play a significant role in the mid term elections. that's the big if question. and the, the simple answer is no. that according so far to the looking at mail and ballot so very imperfect way to look. but the numbers are off in 2020. the youth vote was absolutely instrumental and biden winning half of the youth actually voted this. this is always been the dream of the democrats because despite report 2 out of 3 young voters, no democratic, they never show up and they did in 2020. and so the big question was,

would they this time again? and so far the answer seems to be no, i think precisely because of your report, it's issue oriented. and the number one issue overwhelmingly, in the selection, 51 percent in the last cnn, paul, is the economy and inflation and their republicans are simply schooling. the democrats, or what about abortion rights or climate change? mean, these are issues that young people are also concerned about are they know they are, but again, they don't crack the 51 percent. abortion is 15, and i think there's going to be a huge post mortem for the democratic party because overwhelmingly average americans support democrats over abortion rights. but if that's not the number one issue that motivates you to vote in by 19 points, you support the republicans over the economy, who cares? and by putting all their eggs in the basket of roe v wade, i think the democrats have missed the reality. they're living in a bubble. most people care about the worst cost of living crisis in the united

states and 40 years full stop and whether they're old, middle aged, or elderly. ok, so it's the economy. now the political divide, john, in the us, it's been extremely deep. our young voters today less polarized or more polarized enrolled or counterparts. i think they're less polarized because they don't have this traditional kind of tribal is view of who to vote for. and then for all this talk about woke people identifying only by how you look or what group you're in. i do think when you look at pulling that young people care about the issues. so if you tailor a campaign around the issues, i think that you would get somewhere with them. i was very interested in your report that the young guy said, well, you know, on climate i'm with the democrats, but on economics and with the republicans. i mean, that puts in with the vast majority of the country, but if you can begin to make arguments, seeing people on the issues and not what they look like, i think we'd all do rather better. do you think that the candidates in the selection for congress and also in the,

in the state elections are taking the youth considerations seriously? i think they are because again, last time in 2020 it was, it was a narrow election 50 to 48 for biden. and the youth voted half, it's usually about a 3rd and half of the youth, 18 to 29 year olds, coming out to vote shocked. everybody including the democrats. and so trying to keep that going is important and trying to cut into that advantage is what the republicans do. so i think that indeed people do care what they have to say because they show they actually would go out to vote if they vote less, of course people will care less. that's our democracy works. john, thank you so much. is always john, husband, there pleasure. you're watching dw news coming to you live from berlin. just reminder the top story we're following for you this. our world leaders are in egypt for the u. n's cop 27 climate summit. secretary general antonio. good

cherish, warn delegates that the clock is ticking when it comes to taking action on climate change. countries already suffering from climate change or demanding compensation from the world's biggest polluting next up. next, we've got to morrow today for you exploring methods to improve soil used in farming . i'm terry martin from me and all of us here at the w. there's thanks to watch with with

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