ah, because life is diversity ah, make up your own mind. ah d w. made for mines ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin to night. a storm warning for a world dragging its feet on fighting climate change. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of all lives and we are losing the head of the u. s. and world leaders are in egypt for the cost when each of the climate summit, top of the agenda compensation or countries already suffering the effects of

a warming planet. also coming up tonight on the eve of the us mid term election to record number of young people preparing to cast their vote for the very 1st time. ah, i bring gov is good to have you with us. we begin tonight with what we are doing about climate change. world leaders are gathering for climate talks in egypt at the u. n's cup 27 summit. they are facing formidable challenges at this year's conference with countries seeking to limit the rise of global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees celsius. leaders must now find common ground to take action amid geopolitical turmoil and a spiraling energy crisis. in his opening remarks to day, the un secretary general, he struck a very somber tone. these un klamath conference. this is

a reminder 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 temperatures. 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 steel on the accelerator. it strong words they're coming from the head of the wind. joining me here now at the big table in the studio as my colleague, as the ranch on from d w's environment desk. so as we heard right there, the secretary general saying that we are on a highway to climate hill. what is the most important or immediate problem that we're facing right now in terms of mitigating or slowing climate change? so what we're doing is to things make this planet more hostile to human life,

where burning fuels that release planet heating gases was giving them out into the atmosphere. and we're killing plants that could help them out again. and this was done to think that's made well, i mean, if someone main thing to have huge knocking facts if he took the planets and the plan is 1.2 degrees celsius hotter than it was before. the industrial revolution that has made heat waves hot her, it's made tropical site claims that growing most likely, the growing more intense or, and if made coastal flood, sea levels have risen so much coastal floods the more likely to wash way home wash way, livelihoods, and take human lives as well. so that's what's going on. and one of the biggest emitters of harmful greenhouse gases is germany. and the german chancellor spoke short while ago and sharma shake about this in about what germany is planning to do. and it's promising to do take a listen, a soft kind them must not say of an international re nathan's of fossil fuel, lots of value for germany. i can say that won't. yeah,

yes. or slants botello marsh as a brutal war of aggression against ukraine. kramer forces as well to use co fired health plans, again for a short period of time. but we are family committed to fe town and come with only a few days ago with our for the cyber told a culture of we have to shut down some of our coal fired power plant even earlier than had previously been planned on klatera. it is clearer than ever didn't. that's the law in wind power, solar energy, and queen hydrogen that is the future. so as we've got the jury chance, are there a chance or who's dealing with energy security? they are talking about energy sustainability. what role that at the moment is germany playing when it comes to finding climate change for germany has a very important role and kind of stopping all these extreme weather events getting worse. it's one of early it's there in 5 countries in the entire world with more responsibility by the heat of the planet. and even today,

german emissions emissions of every person in this country like you or i are about double the global average. so purely in terms of how much it's polluting the planet, it's got a big world play. but what it does have that maybe marks out as one of the few countries are in this position, is that it does have a government that's at least on paper. and i mean in law committed to d, copper landing it's economy. and one of the key factor than that will be sorting out big heavy industries. so things like the carbon, i think, cement production and steel production, doing all the things can bring cost down for the entire world. so by actions that take place in germany today, which the country that loves coal and cars and they can have huge no contract for the entire planet in germany, is pledging to enhance financial aid for countries for poor countries that are already fueling the worst effects of climate change. why is that so important right now? so rich countries promised poor ones to about $1100000000000.00 a year in climate finance. by 2020, they broke that promise. germany was actually one of the countries that did more

than its fair share, relative to kind of missions, but that in time number with way less than we've actually needed. now at this climate summit, poor countries are asking not just money to help them adapt to extreme weather and to clean up their energy grid. they're also asking for rich countries to pay for the loss of the damages from extreme weather events. banding off fuels have already made was that's a big tension point because it country ultimately do not want to pay up. and so do you think is realistic get climate justice while we're trying to fight climate change. there shouldn't be much of attention that enough money in the global system to go round to adapt to climate change and to clean up energy grids. and what very clear kind of stresses all the time when you speak to them. doing things to stop climate change have benefits for everything. you stop bending, fossil fuel, the less air pollution people go to hospital less keep temperatures down and people are more productive at what all of the things financially there is the money to do

the question. when it comes to paying for the damages is that rich country think that the damage is really will run into the trillions of dollars. yeah. and that's where they get good. as he does always, we appreciate your reporting and your analysis. thank you. and what else to ukraine, where the military is welcoming the arrival of new western air defense systems. the latest weapons coming from norway, spain, and the united states, ukraine's defense minister today announced that this latest delivery of weapons will significantly strengthen the ukrainian army. he said that the weapons will help protect ukraine's energy infrastructure as well. that infrastructure, of course, has been severely damaged in recent weeks by russian air strikes w corresponding economy. he is in key bin. i asked him how important these western defense systems really are. well, they're certainly very welcome. they've been promised a long time. another finally here, although not being told quite how many have reached key if so far of the total

number promised. and even the total sum promised is only a fraction of what's needed to protect this country. or this after all award is being fought on the scale, bigger than anything that any western country is for in decades front lines of over a 1000 kilometers and cities, hundreds of almost away from those front lines routinely being hit. so there's nasa rockets that are coming from the u. s. they used to protect the white house. they're pretty modern. they were developed nearly to thousands. they're kind of close to medium range and then the rockets come from spain, their bit older. it's kind of more seventy's eighty's and they are short range. but this is all very welcome there is obsolete or worried that this is too much too different kit. there's no kit that come from germany. other kid coming from france, couple weeks of the ukrainian army really sanctum, basically make do with all the kind of left overs that western military is have and a willing to part with. but it's definitely psychologically very important to think that there's something to deal with these attacks. they've left people feeling so vulnerable. nick will these new deliveries of weapons where they do much to protect you grades vital infrastructure amid the energy grid, for example,

are particularly there in key. well, that's certainly the hope we heard today from one of the people in charge that great, who said, if russia were to not send more weapons, not send more missiles than they could basically get things back to normal within space of 2 weeks. and lots of people i spoke to here were pretty appalled hearing that they saw that were kind of as a kind of invitation to russians to keep on bombing their techniques. dictation that can be more attempts, sometimes using drones to overwhelm those ad offenses. so give me a sense that the worst is still to come as winter. now finally kind of breaks in it . obviously, carly with the ladies tonight from keith. nick, as always, thank you. we are just hours away now from election day in the united states, mid term elections seats in both chambers of congress are up for grabs, as well as governorships and other state level offices was president biden has been campaigning in new york, where the states democratic governor cathy hoko is facing a title race against a republican rival. nobody had former us president donald trump. he spent the day

yesterday calling on crowds and florida to support republican candidates. and tuesdays vote because they watch over our country where the 8000000 young americans between the ages of 18 and 19 are getting ready to vote for the very 1st time. now this is a large group that's less motivated by political parties, more so by policies. 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 in the 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 and to reduce our con, emissions by 1.5 degrees in order for this planet to be livable. so that 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 for democrat or republican democrats are far more likely to either be persuaded or actually make the right decision for the climate. aidan 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. it's susie, i'm sort of a byproduct. he's involved with left middle home with bright torture. 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 jesse. i'm from his work there means he talks with many people, his age was painful. 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 reviews. 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 if 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 name. they're tied on to, to the issues. first time voters in the u. s. have seen the 2 party system produce 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 this

election until the system or the parties adapt to how these new voters think about politics. bullock responded to fancy months in washington. he's been following the midterm elections for us, and i asked him whether he thinks that young voters will turn out in numbers significant enough to make a difference to the outcome. and those say 18 and 19 year olds. they showed up as a huge block this time around, even in pre registration and registration to be eligible to vote. right. and pot, free or early voting numbers do not show that they are actually showing up in droves. and that has what party concerns the most democrats. why is that? because they need those younger voters, and these are not just the 18 and 19 year olds, but the 18 to 29 year olds, upholstered to politicians, the parties. and of course, the political scientists have that age group $18.00 to $29.00. determined as the

youth vote, so to speak, and again, pre registration, almost in 2018 historic levels bought pre or early voting show up. not so good. so that's a problem for the parties. maybe has something to do with the fact. as we heard in the piece that young people, they won't on topics on themes and not on party. are you read? are you blue or a specific person or not? yet? that's very good point. and when it comes to the traditional political party affiliation and loyalty, young voters tend to be more like free agents. so. so what are the issues then that actually get their loyalty climate change? definitely it for the young people, a, a top topic or on par with economy for older people. and everybody is 29 or 30 and older. it's economy, economy, economy 1st and then maybe a gun control or a abortion for many,

many women. but for the young crowd, it is for females, young females, abortion, and climate change for males, abortion, and climate change. so the total flip flop in the priority list defines him there with the latest on this eve of the u. s. b term relationship on as always. thank you. christie planted is up next with business news. i will see you tomorrow with ah, what people have to say matters to us. mm. that's why we listen to their stories reporter.