>> are the headlines. boris johnson dines with the president of the european commission with brexit on the table and a different -- difficult evening of talks to digest. one says the probability of no deal is increasing. canada approves the pfizer vaccine. they are set to receive up to 250,000 doses this month and 4

million doses by march. new match officials taking any before the restart. a suspended match has finally been played to its conclusion. they are missing a full investigation after the fourth official allegedly racially abused a coach who had just been red carded. ♪ >> thank you for being with us. urszula votto lion is hosting boris johnson and >> is on the menu. -- brexit is on the menu. trade competition, fishing rights, the seaboard -- border with ireland, the discussion

seems almost impossible to digest. let's listen to boris johnson speaking before his flight to brussels. >> this country will be ready whether we have a canadian or an australian solution and there will be jobs created in this country throughout the whole of the u.k., not just in spite of breast -- brexit but because of brexit. this country is going to be a magnet for overseas investment. it already is and it will remain so. we have to get ready because there's going to be changed from january the first. there will be change in the way we do business, more opportunities for this country around the world. we will be taking back control. we have already taken back control of our money, our borders, and our laws and we will seize all of the opportunities that brexit brings. >> that was boris johnson in the house of commons, he is now in brussels at the table discussing brexit. earlier, i spoke with our reporter in brussels.

>> the expectations for this on the u.k. site have been built up quite a bit. i don't think anyone things a deal is when to come out of this meeting. ursula bonder lion, she has been restricted by the mandate given by the eu countries. she cannot offer boris johnson what he seems to want. boris johnson is operating under rules that are his alone. tonight, under this dinner he could say i am going to meet the eu demands, i'm going to betray the red lions. we know that if he does that, it can get voted thugh in the u.k. parliament with labor votes, but he indicated today in the speech you showed that he has no intention of doing that. he is coming here to tell her that he wants the eu to drop its insistence that the u.k. adhere to level playing field guarantees with exchange for the

eu markets and that it drop its insistence that the eu have some fishing rights in the u.k. waters. ursula cannot grant that. best thing she can do is take his concerns on board, hear from him what he needs to get a deal, then tell the eu prime ministers and presidents when they meet here tomorrow for an in person summit. if the message that he is going to give to her to give to them is simply that the eu has to drop all of its insistence on level playing field, that is a nonstarter for the eu leaders. things are pretty glum here. i think the expectation now is that we are heading for no deal unless something really unexpected happens tonight, haps boris johnson makes a big concession. a beat the speech today was setting up strawmen.

we will see. we could be in for a surprise tonight, but those are the expectations. >> i have my phone handy if we get any word from him, we will get straight on the news as it is happening. as he said, it is not looking good and the words no deal are being heard louder and louder in brussels. next, benjamin netanyahu says his government will begin administering covid-19 vaccines on december 27. he's as they are prepared to vaccine -- vaccinate 67,000 people per day. there is another blow to the hope of lifting the covid lockdown here in france. the number of new infections rose again to 14.5 thousand. further christian government hopes -- crushing the government

hopes for a fall towards 5000 per day. we are watching for all developments. so far, the signs are not looking good. mass vaccination campaign is starting in canada. it will be available in 14 senators -- centers across the country. canada is set to receive up to 249,000 doses is month with 4 million doses by march. the government has produced 20 million doses of the vaccine which requires people to receive two doses each. health canada is reviewing three other vaccine candidates including one from moderna. let's bring in our correspondent in toronto. how are canadians reacting to this? >> people are pretty excited that the vaccine is finally getting on its way here.

we are learning that the first doses should be flying in from belgium on friday. they will land around monday, then it is hoped the first shots will go into people's arms next week. those are going to be vulnerable groups like we have seen in the u.k.. residents of long-term care homes and staff. looking to get vaccinated until maybe april at the earliest. there is a great deal of anticipation as you can imagine. a great deal of excitement that the final day is drawing near because much of the country is in lockdown. something that people have a lot of fatigue over. >> the entire issue is getting to a lot of people. many people are vaccine skeptic. has that reached canada? >> yes, the same hesitancy exist re. about two thirds of canadians said they will or probably will get vaccinated. that's in the latest round of polls. you have another third who are

feeling more hesitant. those who want to get vaccinated, a lot of people are saying they want to wait and see. we don't know about the long-term impact. people have a hesitancy about what will happen down the line. something interesting that ontario is looking at doing is a vaccination card or passport. you can prove you have been vaccinated then prove -- then go back to doing normal things. a little bit of extra incentive, but we will have to wait and see how much impact it has. >> you have to have the first shot than the second shot down the line to reinforce the protection. that probably raises the question in people's minds. i wonder about the reactions about two people falling l after receiving the vaccination?

>> a lot of people are asking questions. that wasut to gornment ficials en they spoke about the vaccine approval here today. they were asked over and over again how can you be sure it's safe? what abo the adverse reactions we have se out of the u.k.? in canada, they are folling the same process. they have looked at the data as pfizer and biontech, not just one big dump like the united states. they have looked at things as they have unfolded, the safety of this, they have seen the adverse allergic reactions. they feel really confident that it's going to be safe. the public here doesn't look at something like that and wonder. the reassurance of the government is trying to give out today is that you can have an allergic reaction with any vaccine, it's not unusual. once again, the people who have a history of adverse or allergic reactions to anything might need

to steer clear of this, but we expect to get more information from health care in the coming days. >> thank you very much. reporting on the situation in canada where of mass vaccination campaign is getting underway. it was our correspondent in toronto. the u.s. supreme court which is republican dominated has rejected the republicans last bid to reverse joe biden's victory in pennsylvania. the court refused to call to question the certification process in pennsylvania. the state of texas and others are taking legal action against the swing states. they are seeking to overturn the election in these states. this is a desperate move that has no grounds or chance of success. >> a last ditch effort to invalidate the results of the u.s. presidential election.

the republican led state of texas has joined the fray. -- under federal investigation for corruption is suing the swing states over alleged election irregularities. the lawsuit -- on tuesday, president trump tweeted for courage and brilliance in response to the dates -- stiction. legal scholars say the lawsuit has little chance of succeeding especially since tuesday marked the safe harbor deadline where all of the states have certified their election results. writing on his blog, a university of california law professor said this is a press release masquerading as a lawsuit.

texas doesn't have standing to raise these claims as it has no say over how states choose electors. while the university of texas law professor tweeted it looks like we have a new leader in the craziest lawsuit filed to purportedly challenge the election category. trump and his lawyers have filed numerous lawsuits in several key states hoping to invalidate joe biden's victories with little success. on tuesday, the supreme court dealt a fresh blow to the president hopes when it unanimously rejected a republican lawsuit seeking to overturn election results that had already been certified and submitted in pennsylvania. despite no evidence of election fraud, trump still refuses to concede to joe biden and admit he lost the presidential election. >> joe biden's son, hunter, said his tax affairs are under investigation.

he did not disclose any details of the matter. he has long been a target of president donald trump and his allies who have accused him of profiting off of his political connections. donald trump has also raised unsubstantiated accusations of corruption related to hunter biden's work overseas. european soccer's governing body is pledging full investigation of allegations of racist abuse by the fourth official at the game in paris. the game was suspended 24 hours ago after the alleged incident involving a romanian official and a player who had just been shown a red card. players supported the protest. the match is being completed this evening with a new set of officials. ♪ >> a historic night in

football's fight against racism. thplayers d officials took any before play wednesday evening. they warn racism t-shirts. a new officiating team. the exact moment that play was abandoned on tuesday after the fourth official allegedly made a racist comment toward the istanbul assistant coach. istanbul players walked off in protest and were followed by their counterparts. a decision which was praised by the sports minister. >> when i saw the players walking off and protest saying no to what happened, i was proud. proud to see that happening. >> it was later officially confirmed that the game would not be finished on tuesday. a first in league history. tweeting from the dressing room,

he gave his support. a disciplinary investigation has been opened. >> stay with us. up next woman who gets called the brains behind the climate accords. and ceo of the climate foundation. she will be speaking with our very own reporter. stay with us. >> hello and welcome to the france 24 interview. five years ago, 195 countries and one deal. the first time the world came together to agree on a universal packed aimed at reducing global emissions. known as the paris agreement. france was host of the talks and pulling the strings often in the shadows was one woman in particular. our guest today, the former

chief climate negotiator for france, often described as the architect of the agreement. many thanks for joining us. >> thank you for the imitation. >> a critical element of the deal was that countries would review progress every five years. here we are in 2020. without them too pessimistic, is it fair to say that not enough was promised in paris and not enough has being -- en done since then? >> of course. they initially asked for countries to present, this was happening much before the agreement was concluded. because most of the countries that their first draft of the plan ahead of the paris conference itself. the rule in the paris agreement book is that five years after exactly when the agreement will be implementing which is starting 2020, the country has to revise their climate plan up

to a level that is more consistent with the global goals that they agreed in paris which is maintaining the temperature well below two degrees and maintaining the capacity to maintain temperature to know more than 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industry levels. that is why 2020 is a very importan year and of course now with covid crisis, it has been pushed to next year. yes, the draft we are presented which will be intended, the name was intended climate an was presented in paris were not enough to be consistent with the pas global goal and ty are leading us to global temperature increase of about three degrees. that is why countries have to come back with a much that are

planned this year and 2020. because of the crisis, this will happen between now and 2021. >> is that important that the talks had been postponed an entire year? every day or month or year accounts. we have the time to lose? only a handful of countries have raised their ambition. >> yes that we could not hava proper -- and 2020. it was impossible look at the covid situation in eure in particular. anyway, we did not have a meanwhile, it does not mean that the countries cannot prepare their plan. you see in particular for the celebration, a number of countries have come with already a much better plan. in the case of europe, which proposes 55% of emission reduction by 2030 compared to the 40% that was on the table in

paris. the same for the u.k. -68% announced by boris johnson three or four daysgo. again, a big irease. what is even more interesting is that these countries present not only t targets numbers but the way they will achieve that in terms of where they want to change their power, their buildings, their industries, their transport. it is much more concrete now than it was five years ago. you have seen that china has announced that the admission before 203 we hope something better for them even now. that by 2060, they will be carbon neutral. you have seen japan and now self korea -- south korea comg. because of that, countries are

preparing a climate plan that hopefully, we are not sure of this, will be consistent with the paris accord. nevertheless, they are not only the countries that have to do that. paris is about government, of cose. you see quite a big movement to commit to the zero by 2050 by many actors and what is asked from them again for next year because -- a very detailed plan of how to get there. i am more hopeful than i was seven years ago. the election of joe biden has changed a lot of perspective because ump policy was quite negative on the attitude of many countries. you see china and u.s. and europe pointing in the same directions, that is a very

powerful signal for the global economy. >> how important is joe biden coming to the climate table? often in the last few years, we have said we can go without the u.s.. the countries don't need the u.s.. the states and the cities are going on their own. now that everything is happening in terms of what climate activists would like to see, a leader that is proactive in terms of the climate, what impact do you think it will have? >> it is positive. the important piece was europe standing up with this new objectives for net zero by 2050. now, the030 target. and it was a way to get there what we call the green deal in europe. that was the first mover that was so important to decide china to move forward. coming back u.s. in the china -- paris agreement was very important.

you have the three major economies that are going to the decarbonization trend which is an extremely powerful signal to allusiness, all value chains, all financial actors. at the same te, the u.s. is a very important player. it has a lot of influence economically. it is a big market. a big industrial technological power. it is very important, and there will be no diversions between the major economic players because all of them will have 2050 plans and hopefly, all of them by next year will have 2030 better targets. then of course, the addition of china moving forward and doubly many other countries joining china in the 2020roup. give us another sense.

on one since, trump policy did not destroy the pari agreement. finally, it will be more resilient as you said. there were economic actors cities whatever that continued referring to paris athe law. of course, politically super important. a joint relation, and increased relation between europe and u.s. in my view is of crucial importance for the development of this green economy. >> you touched on the importance of china. very positive news. they want to be carbon neutral by carbon -- 2060. by mid-2020, china has permitted more new coal plant capacity than in 2018 and 2019 together. how should we interpret this? it is incoherent. >> yes, totally. that is why i think the discussion has to continue with china.

and of course, that is related to some concern of china internal discussion on whether to orient economic development. certainly the coal issue in china is a very important one. leadership, that is with thew leadership would like to demonstrate, not only is it good to have a 2060 target, but it has to go consistent with the plan. as you say, the decision around the coal pipeline in china and the investment that cha is making outside in the sector. i am very hopeful for china to change their gears to shift from financing fossil fuel to financing gree economy. i hope we will see that before glasgow. >> no one could have anticipated

the covid-19 pandemic we are seeing and the effect it is having on all aspects of our life. ejecting for the future, do you think all things considered that for the climate, it will have a better or worse outcome >> of course, it is still diffult to kw. i was very concerned when the covid crisis started exploding in europe in particular. the climate action was strongly embedded in the green deal. it was put on the back burner. finally, i am reassured by the fact that most cities europe and was to government -- most government are rallying around the green deal as direction to take. i have seen the narrative of green recovery taking place in many other countries. we have to seat th reality on the ground.

the massive public investment, where it's going to land as they are pushing the econo in the direction that is needed. we have to see the result of all of these major investments. on the other side, i do think that when i look at the westerners, the europeans and u.s. citizens and many other countries as well, people are concerned with climate change because they feel the impact alreadmuch more than before. they see as well how they can solve the problem. i would say we will see if there is a shift. i hope so, because we need to reorient the economy. there are good signals, but of course we have to recognize that for the moment, we are lagging behind what has to be done to be really consistent with the paris accord.

>> many thanks for joining us. it's safe to say that 2021 will be a critical year for climate talks. thank you very much for being with us ande look forward to following this in the weeks and months to come. many thanks to you for joining us here on france 24. we have more news and reports coming up. ♪

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