our children be able to enjoy fresh air. ah, you revealed this week on d. w. ah ah, this is dw news alive from berlin. the head of the un issues, a stark warning for a world dragging its feet on fighting climate change. the clock is sticky. we are in the fight of all lives and we are losing world leaders already. egypt for the cough. 27 climate summit facing calls to further cut emissions and support

developing countries already suffering the effects of a warmer planet. also coming up on the show, the u. s prepares to vote in crucial mid term elections that will shape the next 2 years of jo biden's presidency. it is a neck and neck battle for control of congress. ah. hello, i'm clear richardson. thank you so much for joining us. world leaders meeting in egypt at the cop $27.00 climate summit, or framing the fight against climate change as a fight for human survival warning of a lack of progress so far. french president, manuel, micron said climate commitments must not be sacrificed due to the war and ukraine and that climate change remains. the biggest issue the world is facing. the summit comes at the end of a catastrophic year for many developing countries, which have asked rich polluters to do more. if all the leaders in this room had

joint forces in the fight against global warming, signed to say, there would be far fewer climate catastrophes to address at this year's summit. but the situation is serious. you and secretary general antonia guiterres made that clear. oh, planet is fast approaching peeping points that will make climate scales you reversible. we are on the highway to climate tell, with our foot still on the accelerator. guiterres is referring to the u. n. world mature a logical organizations report that the last 8 years have been the warmest on record . flash flooding in pakistan in september devastated an area the size of britain. the floods killed more than 1500 people and left millions homeless. at the other end of the spectrum, extreme drought dried up, entire rivers in italy, and in somalia,

the worst dry spell and 40 years left 1000000 suffering. countries that contribute the least to the climate crisis are the ones suffering the most from its consequences. so this summit is appealing for solidarity. i don't believe it is justice to the young generation when our rivers in legs upward knitted. i don't see justice when big bully tis an untouchable. is he justice for the wild need is to choose brush reeds over lives. if nothing changes, the temperature of the earth's atmosphere could rise by 2.4 to 2.8 degrees celsius . compared to pre industrial times, scientists say the paris climate accords aim of limiting global warming to $1.00 degrees is currently unattainable. they predict this will result in more and more frequent, extreme weather events to help climate vulnerable countries deal with the damages german chancellor. all of shoulds said his country will provide financial

assistance with the old. so suppose those countries hit hardest by climate change in a targeted way in dealing with loss and damage. with the cream of his for this shield and climate risk funding, germany makes available 170000000 euros. as world leaders, c compromises over the next 2 weeks into egyptian city of shar, michelle. many are skeptical that the promises made in this room will actually be delivered while dw spoke earlier to a neuro saw from the n g o climate outreach. and she explained why countries most vulnerable to climate change are not the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. there's a, a long historical trajectory for the emissions pathway. so the intergovernmental panel on climate change, which is all the scientists who get together and look at the evidence. and i'm a part of that. and there's a lot of debating and questioning of the evidence. so it's not just taken on face

value. they got together and look to the evidence and they said this time around that the evidence concretely shows that the history of colonial or colonialism has driven up emissions to where we are to day. so that's why countries like the u. k, for example, and germany that may be now their emissions aren't as big as they used to be played a big part in driving up global warming to where it is today. and now it's those countries who don't necessarily have the same level of g d, p, they don't necessarily have the same, they haven't had the same opportunities to develop a facing extreme weather which is damaging their infrastructure. so i was just looking at some examples of this, you know, in dominica and 2017 hurricane maria, destroyed the country up to a cost of 220 percent of their g d p. now that doesn't happen in countries that have had a longer time to develop,

such as the u. k and germany. we do have those m night the same extreme level. so for many people it's very, very unfair that countries that have tiny emissions pathways and haven't contributed to the historical phenomena of global warming and now facing the massive consequences. as a marcella from climate outreach speaking to d. w. a little earlier there. we can go now to ukraine, where the military is welcoming the arrival of new air defense systems supplied by norway, spain, and the united states. ukraine's defense minister announced on monday that this latest delivery of weapons will significantly strengthen the ukrainian army. he said the weapons will help protect ukraine's energy infrastructure, which has been severely damaged in recent weeks by russian airstrikes. did other correspond at nick connelly is in cave. he told us how important these western defense systems will be. well, they're certainly very welcome. they've been promised for long time. another finally here will though 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 is needed to protect this country. or the soft rule award is being fought on the scale bigger than anything that any western country is fought in decades front lines of over a 1000 kilometers and cities. hundreds of chromos away from those front lines routinely being hit. so there's no sams 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 coming from spain, they're a bit older. it's kind of more seventy's eighty's and they are short range. but this is all very welcome. there is obviously a worry that this is too much too different kit. there's no kit that's come from germany. other kids coming from france, couple weeks of the ukraine. you know me when he's hung to basically make do with all the kind of leftovers the western military's have and a willing to part with. but it's definitely a psychologically very important to think that there's something to deal with these attacks. they've left people feeling so vulnerable. a state of the correspondent nick connelly reporting from the ukrainian capital cave. we can bring you up to

speed at now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world's china has lashed out at the u. k. over a british minister's visit to taiwan, beijing denounced the trip by trade policy minister greg hands and urged the u. k. to stop all official exchanges with taiwan, whom china claims the island as its own territory and has threatened to take it by force. a ceremony has been held in tanzania for the victims of sunday's plane crash that killed 19 people. a country's transport minister told mourners that bad weather was unlikely factor, but the authorities are investigating the exact cause of the crush authorities in india's capital deli, a primary schools will reopen this week after closures due to severe air pollution jellies. air quality is rated as very poor with pollution levels many times above the world health organizations, acceptable limits. and media reports say facebook's parent company meta is planning

to lay off thousands of employees. the plans follow recent job cuts by other major tech firms in the face of rising inflation and lower advertising revenue that employs more than 80000 people worldwide just on building the fundamental technology. when the united states polls will open tuesday morning and crucial midterm elections that will shape the next 2 years. over 40000000 americans have already voted early, either in person or by mail. some of the big issues on voters minds will be high inflation, protections for reproductive rights and concerns about the future of democracy itself. president jo biden's, democrats currently control both houses of congress, but polls show republicans likely to win at least one chamber in this vote. so let's bring in some reason has gone to our correspondent in washington dc. so me good to see you there. in modern u. s. politics, we know the president's party almost always takes

a battering in mid term elections. so how is it looking for the democrats in the house and the senate this year? you might have guessed it, not very good. it has been really an up and down year. so at the start of the year appeared very clear that the republicans would sweep both houses of congress that they would take the house of representatives and the senate as well. but this summer the democrats really did pick up a lot of steam in it, look more and more like they would hold on to the senate that they might even be competitive in the house of representatives. especially after that, supreme court ruling that overturned roe v wade to the right to constitutional right to an abortion that really energized a lot of democratic voters. but really just in the last month or 2 republicans have picked up a lot of momentum in a critical races in states like nevada and in pennsylvania and georgia. we're seeing republican candidates, we've made up a lot of ground. they are now very competitive races. we're really talking about races that are in a dead heat at the moment. and the reason for that, claire is really that everything has come back to the economy. you were just

talking about and play inflation. that is a big issue here. it's been a bruising year for so many americans, and republicans have been hammering democrats on the message that your life has gotten harder under joe biden and the democrats in congress. so it's time to vote them out. in the polling is clears that registered voters trust the republican party over the democratic party to handle the economy. the democrats for their part of try to respond with messaging on abortion. you mentioned also on democracy being on the ballot. but the latest polls show that it really does look like a republicans will sweep at the house of reputation, the house of representatives, and possibly the senate as well. and what would republican control of one or both chambers of congress mean for president joe biden's agenda? clear would mean a host of trouble for president biden. that's pretty clear. i mean, the high point of his presidency so far has been the inflation reduction act. i mean, this was this legislation that was passed at narrowly, and it was hailed by the biden administration as a landmark bill that would reduce prescription drug costs,

also boost clean energy investment in clean energy, reduce us emissions. and the republicans. a said, if they take control of congress of both houses, they would repeal the inflation reduction act. so that would mean a completely different agenda on energy policy. and the by the administration has really prioritized climate protection. the republican said they're going to prioritize oil and gas providers on top of that, republicans have also said they would do everything they can to stop the white house for more spending. so, and the president can expect republicans, a block, and his plans that he has to spend for more pandemic aid or, or climate change as well. so that is something that we're likely to see and clear . one more point, very significant, we're likely to see investigations in a republican controlled congress investigations into president biden's, son hunter biden. and his business dealings, we could see investigations into that very messy us withdrawal from afghanistan also on the president's border policy. so it could be a very contentious time with not a lot of a bipartisan goodwill. as to me just before i let you go,

also being closely watched, of course, the possibility of donald trump announcing his candidacy for president in 2024. how was that playing into these elections? while the president's name is not on the ballot, but his policy is clara, the mag movement that he started, that is so more than $300.00 election deniers are running up and down the ballad across the country. so these are people who endorse the lie that the 2020 election was rigged or stolen. so his influence is everywhere in this election. republicans, observers have praised them from not announcing his candidacy before the election and taking wind out of the sales of other republican candidates, were not entirely sure clear when he would announce there have been rumors that he could announce even to day on the eve of the election or next week, but that is casting a shadow certainly, as everyone's watching, donald trump, a lot of interest to see a what he decides to do going forward. all right, thank you so much for that update that seems almost gone to our correspondent in washington dc. let's get some sports news now. and fans of the

victorious houston astros lined up in downtown houston on monday for a parade to celebrate the teens rural series. when over the weekend, reviled in many parts of the u. s. for a cheating scandal that engulfed their last title success. home fans have proven more forgiving lees estimate a 1000000 people attended to help celebrate the astros victory over the philadelphia. phillies. and americans are also awaiting monday, evenings record lotto draw with a power ball jackpot of $1900000000.00, the largest in lottery history. the last 39 drawings have not produced a winner with players needing to match all 6 numbers to take home the top prize. the game is played in 45 of the 50 us states wants the capital washington. the odds of taking on the latest jackpot are one in 292000000.

0, great. then let's get reminder of our top story just before we go. the ones called 27 climate conference. german chancellor, olaf sholtes pledged more international support for climate aid. the 1st time in the climate summits history getting wealthy or heavy polluting nations to provide funds to climate vulnerable countries is on the agenda. attorneys update at the sour stay tuned for the business headlines and coming up next thing we're making the headline and what's behind them. dw news africa, the show that faculty issues shaping the continents clyde was slowly getting back to normal. you where the streams to give you in the report on the inside.