the element which made it possible, as david victor said earlier, is maintenance. it's called nationally determined contributions. everybody comes up with their own contributions, with their own. and then make a pledge. you will be under review. but this review has two different meanings. other countries will look up what you are doing. that's one element of review. the other element of review is in every five years you have to review of commitment. with the hope that some kind of improvements are made on your policies. the third element, the third and fourth elements may not be so conspicuous but these were one of the determining elements in the negotiations. there was a talk of 100 billion u.s. dollars, a lot of money, from developed countries to developing countries, both in private and public spheres. so this was the promise that was made in 2009 in cancun. and also gc of fun, i have a strong attachment attachment to this because i had to get a law passed in our parliament to make our contributions possible. this was not an easy process. i'll come back to the p

a stir with colleague, david victor who is cochair of the initiative on energy and climate and professorf international relations. in his recognized work he has combined an understanding of the science behind climate change was knowledge about a domestic public policy ablation process. is the leading contributor to the united nations intergovernmental panel on climate change. our next guest's deputy chief of mission at the embassy of japan in washington. the chief negotiator for climate change. we are very much looking forward to learning his insights given he was in the thick of the paris negotiation. i want to thank the embassy of japan for the generous support that make this event possible and to the commitment to enter independence and to understand that the views expressed today are those of the speakers. before joining she served as a deputy assistant secretary for asia, europe, europe, and the americas at the u.s. department of energy. she has had a distinguished career in government, not only the department of energy but also the department of commerce. she has written extensivel

david: hillary clinton declared victor, becoming the first woman to run for the presidential race for major party. >> she is now the candidate that the democratic party is going to have to rally around. on the donald trump side, we saw a different donald trump last night. we saw donald trump on teleprompter, scripted donald trump, a man on the leash and making perhaps an olive branch to the republican establishment in a campaign cycle that we look to be a vicious cycle. >> do you think donald trump is good for the republican party? >> obviously i wish he would stop talking about judges in indiana. anyone could beat hillary clinton. mr. trump: i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> what should he do about want to take it easing? what should he do about the tax code, the federal debt? >> you need to ask and specifically but what he needs to do is shatter the old system. you cannot effect a bureaucracy unless you crack it because the bureaucracy will tell you that you need them and you will move slowly. ms. clinton: when there are no ce

david miller. good morning to you. >> good morning, victor. >> let's start with arizona senator john mccain.eech. the secretary kerry speech today was at best a pointless tirade in the waning days of the outgoing administration. at worst it was another dangerous outburst that will further israel's diplomatic isolation, and embolden its enemies. let's put up what we're hearing from chuck schumer the incoming senate minority leader. while he may not have intended it i fear secretary kerry in his speech and action at the u.n. has emboldened extremists on both sides. are these men right? >> i think they're right about the fact that at five minutes to midnight extremely difficult to create an initiative that you can leverage in control. this was an effort by the obama administration i think to frame as a point of reference their own efforts to identify what they believe to be the obstacles and the reasons for the impasse in the two-state solution. in the face of what i suspect both the president and secretary kerry see coming. which is an incoming trump administration that is likely not to pay mu

david: hillary clinton declared herself the victor, becoming the first woman to run for the presidentiale for a major party. >> historic night or hillary -- for hillary clinton and for the u.s. she has won a majority of the states and population and she is now the candidate that the democratic party is going to have to rally around. on the donald trump side, we saw a different donald trump last night. we saw donald trump on teleprompter, scripted donald , a man on the leash and making perhaps an olive branch to the republican establishment in a campaign cycle that we look to be a vicious cycle. with deeply personal attacks. >> do you think donald trump is good for the republican party? >> obviously, i wish he would speak less about things like judges in indiana. i wish we would not lay out these things, but anyone could beat hillary clinton. mr. trump: i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> what should he do about quantitative easing? what should he do about the tax code, the federal debt? these are the issues you identified. you need t

. >> reporter: christi, victor, donald trump has tapped his hard line campaign advisor as ambassador to israel. david friedman has talked about policy in the region, settlements, two-state solution and the embassy in jerusalem. the reaction is a potential true partner to totally unqualified and risking u.s. credibility around the world. in tapping his long-time friend and bankruptcy lawyer david friedman as his ambassador to israel, donald trump moved to make good on a campaign promise. >> we will send a clear signal that there is no lay light between america and our most reliable ally, the state of israel. >> reporter: israel's right wing education minister praised friedman calling him, quote, a great friend of israel. by appointing the hard line friedman, trump could be signaling plans to reverse decades of u.s. policies against israel. friedman, an orthodox jew, has no training in diplomacy. he's questioned the need for a palestinian state writing that a two-state solution appears, quote, impossible as long as the palestinians are unwilling to renounce violence against israel or recognize israel's