but can you see the point of alec sharma - occurring.u see the| point of alec sharma that there is a promise that has started here. —— alok sharma. it is a first—time fossilfuel here. —— alok sharma. it is a first—time fossil fuel has been mentioned in any climate summit and the rest and exhilaration process, they will have to be a new target next year and of the year after and things are happening much more quickly. festival, the target these countries are coming up with, the reason a huge gap between targets and their actions so this is really another "blah blah blah" and we also don't think thatjust mentioning fossilfuel, to have them somewhere in the document is going to change anything if they are surrounded by weak wording. nigel topping is the un high level climate action champion for cop26. christian asked him to respond to the kind of criticism we've just heard. you really need to elevate the conversation higher than throwing "blah blah blah" and that it throwing "blah blah blah" and thatitis throwing "blah blah blah" and that i

but hang on, alec sharma said, this must be i together. but hang on, alec. 's energy generation, only eight years ago, nine years ago now in— eight years ago, nine years ago now in 2012, everybody here was alive _ now in 2012, everybody here was alive in _ now in 2012, everybody here was alive in 2012, 40% of the electricity you consumed in the uk came — electricity you consumed in the uk came from coal. today the percentages 1—2%. that is what we want — percentages1—2%. that is what we want to— percentages 1—2%. that is what we want to see, in terms of thermal— we want to see, in terms of thermal coal and power generation. there are industrial processes where coal is used. — industrial processes where coal is used, and that is where we want — is used, and that is where we want to— is used, and that is where we want to actually develop carbon capture. — want to actually develop carbon capture, to net off emissions. it capture, to net off emissions. it is _ capture, to net off emissions. it is a — capture, to net off emissions. it is a net _ capture, to net of

let's go to the conference hall and we can hear alec sharma speaking now.g now.— sharma speaking now. you have negotiated _ sharma speaking now. you have negotiated us — sharma speaking now. you have negotiated us successfully - sharma speaking now. you have negotiated us successfully in - sharma speaking now. you have| negotiated us successfully in this manner_ negotiated us successfully in this manner and we commend you on that and we _ manner and we commend you on that and we look_ manner and we commend you on that and we look forward to finishing, we still hope _ and we look forward to finishing, we still hope to — and we look forward to finishing, we still hope to have a successful finish — still hope to have a successful finish with everybody on board... alex _ finish with everybody on board... alex sharma taking questions. something that can be considered, how we _ something that can be considered, how we are — something that can be considered, how we are in touch with you and your— how we are in touch with you and your team — how we are in touch wit

compare it to the amount of money mobilised in covid the it is even more critical to make pitiful so alec sharmavenant of trust. the target was missed in 2020 and 2021. i think the report there has been published about how it is going to be met is disappointing but is honest and it is showing a pathway to, on average, in this five year period, beating that commitment. i would actually be quite optimistic that that target will be met next year not 2023. i think it is a bit conservative in some of its assumptions about what will be mobilised and i think we will be mobilised and i think we will see a big focus on lots of different ways of mobilising way from public and the private sector so the 100 billion is a covenant of trust but it is $4 trillion a year that needs to be mobilised in emerging and developing companies are most that will come from the private sectors and we need to, yes, that 100 billion need to be met in the future goals that need to be negotiated but we need to talk about what really needs to happen in the real economy to actually finance the radical changes in the next ten year

but hang on, alec sharma said, this must be the cop that consigns coal to history, and he is the presidenteant by that is that if you look at the uk's energy generation, only eight years ago, nine years ago now in 2012, everybody here was alive in 2012, 40% of the electricity you consumed in the uk came from coal. today the percentages 1—2%. that is what we want to see, in terms of thermal coal and power generation. there are industrial processes where coal is used, and that is where we want to actually develop carbon capture, to net off emissions. because it is a net zero target. i know you want to move on, but... it is a net zero target. and net zero target, you have to develop carbon capture to net off the emissions. that is what we're trying to do. well, greenland has coal but is not mining cold, so what do you make of this idea that it is all about the emissions, not about the fundamentals of weaning the world off coal? i am...i can understand diego. there are some people's living, who make some money to work in these mines. all we need is the investments from the mining to go toward

will, the wedding soften from phasing out to phasing down to the well climate conference present. alec sharma struggle to contain his emotions after he.

and then in the afternoon, alec sharma says there will be a mass plenary where all the countries will come together. and he says at that point he's hoping to get some sort of resolution of glasgow. pat, if you like it, it will be a miracle. if that does happen. i suspected leone a bit longer, possibly into the night, possibly into sunday. at is a very complex set of negotiations. you can have a lot of situations where negotiating teams will be calling that capitals on particular negotiating issues, especially when it comes to issues like coal and so forth. phasing out coal big part of it, it's made it into the text is been watered down since the 1st draft and we'll see if it survives the night to night into the 3rd draft to morrow emissions. another big fact to this move to get countries to provide new commitments for next year. and then there's that big issue possibly the deal breaker of climate finance. not just the $100000000000.00 a year that was promised way back in 2009 and now will be delayed until 2023. but also that issue that we're hearing to say the while ago about loss and

starts long before cop, there is a lot of international diplomacy that goes on by the presidency, by alec sharmapare everybody for what might be on the table. —— by alok sharma. so it make sure this process works more smoothly. they didn't get us to the deadline of finishing on time yesterday at this particular cop but hopefully it means this agreement has been worked through and worked through again so the process of negotiating today can be a little more speedy. find the process of negotiating today can be a little more speedy.— be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of— be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the _ be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line _ be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on - be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on coal, - be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on coal, it's| inclusion of the line on coal, it's important because we all know from what the scientists are saying that the use of coal has to be phased out if we are to stand any chance of keeping global warming capped at 1.5 degrees. k

in glasgow the president of cop26, alec sharma, said the end was in sight for this most polluting fossilg _ fossil fuels. today, we are publishing the _ fossil fuels. today, we are publishing the global - fossil fuels. today, we are publishing the global coal| fossil fuels. today, we are i publishing the global coal to clean power transmission statement, a commitment to end coal investments, to scale up clean power, to make a just transition and phase out coal in the 20 30s of major economies and in the 20 30s of major economies and in the 20 40s elsewhere. but in the 20 30s of major economies and in the 20 40s elsewhere.— in the 20 40s elsewhere. but missing from the group _ in the 20 40s elsewhere. but missing from the group of _ in the 20 40s elsewhere. but missing from the group of countries _ in the 20 40s elsewhere. but missing from the group of countries that - from the group of countries that signed up were some of the world's biggest coal —dependent nations including india, china, australia and the us. that leaves a significant hole in the agreement, experts say, and there are d

is alec sharma really going from room to room to room saying what about this word, what about this textree to this? and then go back to the other group room. i5 agree to this? and then go back to the other group room.— agree to this? and then go back to the other group room. is that how it works? yeah- _ the other group room. is that how it works? yeah. the _ the other group room. is that how it works? yeah. the conversations - the other group room. is that how it i works? yeah. the conversations where i work around phrases that are three words in them. they are around as you say, the particular individual world, of course they matter. they matter and enormously to many of the people who come in to many of the people who come in to many of the people who commented negotiate. they mean a huge amount about the values that the international systems struck places on different aspects on climate change law and so on. i can't go into the detail because it's a dynamic process. the thing that's difficult for viewers to understand is that the uk is the president. we are all of us who work for sh

alec sharma says he's confident they will get there if there is a bit of can—do spirit.in the last few hours to put solutions to the outstanding issues, and here's a selection of some of the voices that we heard. figs selection of some of the voices that we heard. �* , selection of some of the voices that we heard. a ., ,, , selection of some of the voices that we heard. �* , ., ,, , ., we heard. as we approach these final hours of the — we heard. as we approach these final hours of the conference, _ we heard. as we approach these final hours of the conference, a _ hours of the conference, a well—balanced package that ensures the level of ambition required to deliver on the goals of the paris agreement is still not within reach. the call for phasing out inefficient fossil fuel the call for phasing out inefficient fossilfuel subsidies is the call for phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is weak and does not meet the urgency of the moment. inefficient has proven ineffective for the 620, moment. inefficient has proven ineffective for the g20, where fossil fuel subsi

alec sharma appealing to nations to come forward with any new wording that might help in compromise dealdics warn lives are at risk — due to �*unacceptably long' ambulance delays — of up to nine hours for some patients. nhs waiting lists in england have reached a new record high. new figures show there were 5.83 million people waiting for treatment in september. a surprise agreement between the us and china to tackle climate change gets a cautious welcome — but activists urge both nations to show greater commitment. britain and iran will hold rare face—to—face talks in london today to try to revive the agreement curbing its nuclear activities. the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will also be on the agenda. and fw de klerk, the last white president of south africa, and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy, has died at the age of 85. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good morning. as expected, aston villa have appointed steven gerrard as their new manager, on a three—and—a—half year deal. the former liverpool captain leave

we saw in the last few moments ago, the president of cop26, alec sharma, saying there were monumentalhank you for joining us on bbc news today. perhaps you could begin by giving us some examples of the countries in this forum and the situations they find themselves in because of climate change? thank you for having me. the chair of the climate vulnerable forum is bangladesh at the moment and it will soon pass to ghana and the other previous presidents, a group of 55 countries are the maldives, so these are highly vulnerable countries and they are at the front line of climate impacts which they are feeling today, whether it is drought or storms or salinisation, they are looking at some very serious problems affecting displacement. we've had 30 million people displaced in the last 30 years so these challenges are rising in all of these are problems on top of this as well as which has hit everyone very hard. obviously we are hearing in glasgow that finance is one of the trickier issues that negotiators are trying to sort out, and we know wealthier nations have already failed to meet on p

alec sharma has said may be the oecd and the un are going to go back and redo their figures but i don'tromised as - summer? yes, absolutely, and is this money that has been promised as a i money that has been promised as a donation of a wee talking loans? are some of that expected back in the long run? some of that expected back in the lona run? . . some of that expected back in the lona run? , , ., ., , , long run? this is another very big roblem long run? this is another very big problem for _ long run? this is another very big problem for a _ long run? this is another very big problem for a lot _ long run? this is another very big problem for a lot of— long run? this is another very big problem for a lot of countries - problem for a lot of countries because some of the latest figures we have from 2018 and in 2018 nearly three quarters of the money was on loans that have to be paid back. only 20% in grants that you just get to keep. these are countries that were already heavily in debt before the covid—19 pandemic. those debts have got worse over the last couple of years so this is al