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here in the uk the head of the government watchdog, the climate change committee has heavily criticised bbc chris stark said rishi sunak has �*set us back�* on climate change, leaving the uk at risk of losing out to other countries. our climate editor justin rowlatt has the story. when asked what the climate change committee does, chris stark has always said its job is to mark the government�*s homework on climate and he has been marking rishi sunak down in dramatic fashion. chris stark said that rishi sunak�*s predecessors, theresa may and borisjohnson, had done a good job cutting carbon. but he, when asked about a decision last autumn that was made by rishi sunak to water down targets to stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars and also to phase out gas boilers, this is what he told laura kuenssberg. i think it�*s set us back. so i think we have moved from a position where we were really at the forefront, pushing ahead as quickly as we could on something that i believe to be fundamental to the uk economy, fundamentally beneficial to the people living in this country, whether you care a

the head of the government watchdog, the climate change committee, has heavily criticised the prime minister's an exclusive interview with the bbc chris stark said rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change, leaving the uk at risk of losing out to other countries. 0ur climate editor justin rowlattjoins me now. he says it is the climate change committee to mark the government's her work on climate and he is marking rishi sunak down in dramatic fashion. in an interview with laura kuenssberg he said the uk made good progress on the theresa may and boris progress on the theresa may —.ic borisjohnson, progress on the theresa may —."ic borisjohnson, but back progress on the theresa may :ic borisjohnson, but back in progress on the theresa may —."ic borisjohnson, but back in autumn last year, you may remember rishi sunak rolled back on a commitment to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars and also watered—down commitments to phase out gas boilers, and here is what chris stark had to say about that. i think it's set us back. so i think we have moved from a position where we were really at the fo

advising the government on climate change policy, has attacked prime minister rishi sunak�*s commitment to cutting carbon emissions. chris stark, from the climate change committee's justin rowlatt. the climate change committee's job is to mark the government's homework on climate, says chris stark, and he is marking rishi sunak down in dramatic fashion. the reason? in the autumn, the prime minister delayed a ban on petrol and diesel cars and watered down targets for phasing out gas boilers. we seem to have defaulted an approach which will impose unacceptable costs on hard—pressed british families, costs that no—one was ever really told about. here is what mr stark had to say about that. i think it set us back. so i think we have moved from a position where we were really at the forefront, pushing ahead as quickly as we could on something that i believe to be fundamental to the uk economy, fundamentally beneficial to the people living in this country, whether you care about the climate or not. a government spokesperson said the uk was the first major economy to halve greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 and said that record speaks for itself. mr stark was critica

the climate change _ difficult circumstances. the climate change committee in the piece that pace of— sustained increase in the piece that pace of decarbonisation in the range of most _ pace of decarbonisation in the range of most sectors. we do see severe budgetary— of most sectors. we do see severe budgetary restrictions imposed by the uk _ budgetary restrictions imposed by the uk meant an under the continuing constraints _ the uk meant an under the continuing constraints of devolution, we are trying _ constraints of devolution, we are trying to— constraints of devolution, we are trying to achieve societal and economic— trying to achieve societal and economic transformation with one hand _ economic transformation with one hand tied — economic transformation with one hand tied behind our back. such as the uk's _ hand tied behind our back. such as the uk's unprecedented economic mismanagement but for delivery of our plans— mismanagement but for delivery of our plans will be contingent on the uk government reversing the 9% cut to the _ uk government reversing

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mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. tortured poet but she's most definitely a pop music sensation. taylor swift is breaking all sorts of records with her latest album, the tortured poets department. it became the most—streamed album in a single day on spotify and amazon music with taylor also becoming the most streamed artist in a day on spotify. let's speak to annie zaleski, an author and journalist based in cleveland, ohio. welcome to bbc news. what do you make of all of this and what do you make of the album? i really like the album a lot, actually. it's an interesting work because it's very moody and introspective. ithink work because it's very moody and introspective. i think very different from the mood of the errors too. and honestly i'm gobsmacked that she gets more popular. —— eras tour. i didn't think she could get any more popular after selling out millions of tickets on the eras tour and who popularity keeps growing. it tour and who popularity keeps iirowin, ,., tour and who popularity keeps curowin. , ,., .,

now, the climate change committee has reviewed its policy and advised that the absurd reduction target is out of reach. so this afternoon, the snp's energy secretary announced the scottish government would scrap its annual and interim targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in this challenging context of cuts uk backtracking, we accept the ccs recent re—articulation that this parliament's interim 2030 target is out of reach. >> we must now act to chart a course to 2045 at a pace and a scale that is feasible , fair and just. >> however, instead of taking this dire assessment from the climate change committee as grounds for reassessing its costly and hasty plans, they've doubled with more doubled down with more commitments, such as a route map to a 20% reduction, but also to a 20% car reduction, but also blamed on his blamed their shortcomings on his majesty's government. it is time to recognise the truth that net zero by 2050 is unrealistic and unaffordable. it's time we rid ourselves of this foolish and costly idea that will simply make people cold and poor. we need to prioritise

now, the climate change committee has reviewed its policy and advised that the absurd reduction target is out of reach. so this afternoon, the snp's energy secretary announced the scottish government would scrap its annual and interim targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in this challenging context of cuts uk backtracking, we accept the ccs recent re—articulation that this parliament's interim 2030 target is out of reach. >> we must now act to chart a course to 2045 at a pace and a scale that is feasible , fair and just. >> however, instead of taking this dire assessment from the climate change committee as grounds for reassessing its costly and hasty plans, they've doubled with more doubled down with more commitments, such as a route map to a 20% reduction, but also to a 20% car reduction, but also blamed on his blamed their shortcomings on his majesty's government. it is time to recognise the truth that net zero by 2050 is unrealistic and unaffordable. it's time we rid ourselves of this foolish and costly idea that will simply make people cold and poor. we need to prioritise

now as we heard earlier, chris stark of the climate change committee had a message for labour as wellbour has gone back on its ambition? absolute thin u. gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up when _ gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up. when we _ gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up. when we go _ gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up. when we go into _ gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up. when we go into the - gone back on its ambition? absolute thing up. when we go into the next. thing up. when we go into the next general election our promise on clean energy by 2030, making britain a clean energy superpower, setting up a clean energy superpower, setting up gb energy headquartered in scotland to invest in renewables, that will be by far and away our biggest spending commitment going into that election campaign. it presents a huge difference and change in approach between us and the current tory government who have resided over brightly a failure when it comes to our energy security, so it comes to our energy security, so it is a big commitment we

this report from the climate change committee last month that the scottish government's policies andar short of what is needed. expect some criticism of the scottish government tomorrow, in particular the snp�*s partners in power the scottish greens. and environmental campaigners will want to hear specific details and evidence of how the scottish government plans to get to that 2045 net zero target while missing the 2013 milestone. james cook, thank you. the actor hugh grant has settled his long running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper. his lawyers told him he could face legal costs of up to £10 million even if he won, and he says he's been offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle. katie razzall is here with me. he has been campaigning on issues of press intrusion for years. now this? he has clearly done it reluctantly but it is down to money. he put out the statement after it emerged that this had happened which was heavy on the irony, in reference to rupert murdoch's news group newspapers. evenif even if you are a renowned movie star, an oom

mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. oliticians, climate denial could creep into the uk debate. justin rowlatt, bbc news. that's it from me for the moment, do stay with us here on bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds, thanks for watching. hello. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. temperatures may be higher in scotland because we've seen this cloud moving down from the north and we will continue to see a bit of light rain or drizzle on the week with a front there as it runs into our area of with a front there as it runs into ourarea of high with a front there as it runs into our area of high pressure. in between those two weather fronts, the potential for some slightly warmer air across scotland where we get some sunshine and particularly northern ireland but for england and wales we are still in the cold air so it won't be too hot for the runners in the london marathon. it should stay dry, there will be a cool north—easterly breeze and a top temperature of 11 or 12 degrees. some cloud in east anglia and the south—east co

put to her was that we saw yesterday, this morning chris stark, so he is the head of the climate change committee as he is leaving he has made some real criticism, pointedly of the prime minister, rishi sunak, who has pushed back interim targets for the climate change transition on transition to diesel and petrol cars, gas boilers in homes and that sort of thing and he said in that that he said rishi sunak was not such a priority for previous prime ministers, so question to the energy secretary, are you not going to meet your targets, why is this happening? this is what she said.— this is what she said. where we have, this is what she said. where we have. and _ this is what she said. where we have. and i _ this is what she said. where we have, and i make _ this is what she said. where we have, and i make no _ this is what she said. where we have, and i make no apology. this is what she said. where we | have, and i make no apology for this, _ have, and i make no apology for this, where _ have, and i make no apology for this, where we have made some changes— this, where we have made some changes wh

2045 goal, but recasting the trajectory in line with what our independent advisers and the committee on climate changeclimate change advise is achievable-— is achievable. a minor change? nonsense. _ is achievable. a minor change? nonsense. say _ is achievable. a minor change? nonsense, say the _ is achievable. a minor change? nonsense, say the opposition. | nonsense, say the opposition. transport, housing, agriculture, all devolved, _ transport, housing, agriculture, all devolved, this announcement is an absolute _ devolved, this announcement is an absolute humiliation for the snp. but even — absolute humiliation for the snp. but even more humiliating for the greens, _ but even more humiliating for the greens, who have ditched environmentalism for nationalism. thursday— environmentalism for nationalism. thursday the 18th of april 2024 will io thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down _ thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down as— thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down as the _ thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down as the day— thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down as the day

climate targets to a world leader in scrapping targets. ambitious targets were not backed up by ambition action. the committee on climate changedentify 19 policy areas where there snp green government has either no plan, an insufficient plan or need to take action to make the net zero by 2045 target. so can the cabinet secretary clarify whether any interim targets and legal reporting will be ditched in the bill she mentioned? she made a series of announcements about upcoming workbench hand we get the timescale and publication dates all the delayed strategies, the climate change plan, the green industrial strategy, the energy strategy and just transition plan. we are still waiting publication dates and can there cabinet secretary clarify what action the scottish government will now take to deliver affordable rail services, support local authority so we have the bus services people can use, not hundreds more cuts so that constituents can actually have a low carbon, affordable public transport choices they can make? when i first launched the climate statement in parliament in the early days, i reflected on the worst flooding in l

but let's be clear the climate change committee were always clear with us that the 2030 target was a target. that was a stretch target, therefore somewhat elastic coming in at number two, the moment when mr yousaf outed himself as a racist against white people. my portfolio alone, the lord president white, the lord justice clerk, white, every high court judge white, the lord advocate white, the solicitor general , white, the solicitor general, white, the chief constable white, every deputy chief constable white, every assistant chief constable white, the head of the law society, white. >> i think that's really awful to listen to as it happens. and in the first place, not a and in first place, the winner of the best moments. not a political moment per se, but one that embodies mr yousaf's leadership. ihave embodies mr yousaf's leadership. i have a nasty feeling something similar happened to george bush junior on some funny type of movement thing. politicians shouldn't risk it . movement thing. politicians shouldn't risk it. i'm joined now by my panel, former brexit party mep and curre

but let's be clear the climate change committee were always clear with us that the 2030 target was a target. that was a stretch target, therefore somewhat elastic coming in at number two, the moment when mr yousaf outed himself as a racist against white people. my portfolio alone, the lord president white, the lord justice clerk, white, every high court judge white, the lord advocate white, the solicitor general , white, the solicitor general, white, the chief constable white, every deputy chief constable white, every assistant chief constable white, the head of the law society, white. >> i think that's really awful to listen to as it happens. and in the first place, not a and in first place, the winner of the best moments. not a political moment per se, but one that embodies mr yousaf's leadership. ihave embodies mr yousaf's leadership. i have a nasty feeling something similar happened to george bush junior on some funny type of movement thing. politicians shouldn't risk it . movement thing. politicians shouldn't risk it. i'm joined now by my panel, former brexit party mep and curre

as the independent climate change committee has warned, the network is much more developed in londonntry if there is to be buy—in to this shift in how we get around. a lot of focus has been coordinating as well as charging ensuring that the right charges are being built on the right charges are being built on the right charges are being built on the right places where people need them because at the moment it hews like a little bit of a street wall with companies facing problems of planning, having to wait a ridiculous amount of time to get planning application to install charges that he will need as we make the transition electric vehicles. —— the transition electric vehicles. —— the transition electric vehicles. —— the transition to electric vehicles. even those experts who think there�*s still strong momentum behind the electric vehicle transition agree there�*s a role for governments in making it a smoothjourney, and ensuring that everyone is a willing passenger. well, for more on this, we are joined in the studio by motoring expert stuart masson, and from wiltshire by brian cleg

. >> climate change committee were always clear with us that the 2030 target was the stretch target. that was clear to all of us when we all committed, when we all backed that target in the first place. but what doesn't change and what will not change is that end destination of 2045. >> sir keir starmer says the rwanda scheme is just a gimmick and a waste of taxpayers money. after the latest blow to the government's flagship bill in the house of lords last night, the house of lords last night, the labour leader's comments came as downing street declined to recommit to the prime minister's spring deadline to get deportation flights off the ground. it's understood number 10 will giving more detail 10 will be giving more detail about timing of those about the timing of those flights the legislation has flights once the legislation has passed successfully through parliament, mps will now consider the lords amendments to the bill, but the government has indicated it won't be making any concessions . labour is calling concessions. labour is calling for police to investigate allegations tha

. >> the climate change committee had already warned scotland that the 2030 target was unachievable ,hange. >> well, scotland's final goal reaching net zero by 2045, curiously remains . but curiously remains. but environmental campaigners are still branding the government's plans as a global embarrassment. raising question marks over that 2045 goal. two, shall we speak to one of those, climate campaigners, the director of climate media coalition, donna mccarthy , joins us now. donna, mccarthy, joins us now. donna, thank you so much for making the time you must be very disappointed in humza yousaf over this . over this. >> well, it is disappointing, but it is basically the reality of what the climate change committee said last month its committee said last month in its report . scotland has reduced its report. scotland has reduced its carbon emissions by 50. its economy has expanded during that time , but now the progress has time, but now the progress has stalled, the key areas of electricity has been extraordinary . scotland, now extraordinary. scotland, now producing 113% of its ene

climate targets as well. this must have been in the offing then, because really a few weeks ago we did hear from the independent committee on climate changedecision now to pull back. it is difficult for the greens, and people have been really taking swipes at them here in parliament. labour were saying there are the only green party in the world were going back on climate targets. i think some people who have been in government and served in government in the past or been government advisers are pointing out that these targets were pretty stretching anyway. here in parliament the snp and the greens are being very critical of the united kingdom government saying that westminster has been pulling back from these targets as well, which has not made any easier scotland. and targets as well, which has not made any easier scotland.— any easier scotland. and also we have had some _ any easier scotland. and also we have had some criticism - any easier scotland. and also we have had some criticism from - any easier scotland. and also we - have had some criticism from former first minister in the form of alex hammond. he first minister in the form

. >> climate change committee were always clear with us that the 2030 target was the stretch target thats clear to all of us when we all committed, when we all backed that target in the first place. but what doesn't change and what won't change is that end destination of 2045 humza yousaf. >> now, in other news today, andrew malkinson, who 20 years ago was wrongly jailed for rape, has rejected the criminal cases review commission's unreserved apology , saying it's too little, apology, saying it's too little, too late. 57 year old andrew malkinson was found guilty of raping a woman in manchester in 2003, and a year later he was jailed for life . he could have jailed for life. he could have been released after six years if he'd given a false confession, something he was never prepared to do. always instead protesting his innocence. his conviction was overturned after fresh dna evidence linked the crime to another man. mr malkinson had appued another man. mr malkinson had applied for his case to be referred to the court of appeal, but had been rejected twice. the lord chancellor has called

. >> climate change committee were always clear with us that the 2030 target was a stretch target . all backed that target in the first place. but what doesn't change and what won't change is that end destination of 2045. >> now, the criminal cases review commission has offered an unreserved apology for failing. andrew malkinson, who 20 years ago was wrongly convicted of rape , 57 year old andrew rape, 57 year old andrew malkinson, was found guilty of raping a woman in manchester in 2003. the following year, he was jailed for life with a minimum time to serve of seven years. he could have been released after six if he'd given a false confession, something he was never prepared to do, instead always his innocence. always protesting his innocence. his conviction was overturned after fresh dna evidence linked the crime to another man, mr malkinson appealed for his case to be referred to the court of appeal to be referred to the court of appeal, but was rejected twice. the lord chancellor has called his case an atrocious miscarriage of justice. as sir keir starmer said today , the keir

after 15 climate change hearings, our request is the committee turn its attention to the nation's diretlook is more than reasonable. , and neil, doing nothing isn't an option if congress wants to avoid a disaster. the cbo has warned congress repeatedly social security will be exhausted by 2033 and medicare by 2035, but so far any if talk about fixing these things is considered a politically toxic topic. neil? neil: all right. hillary, thank you for that, i think, hillary. here's the conundrum we're in, my friends, and this will illustrate our point here. we borrow a lot of money,so a lot of people have to buy our bonds, treasury bills and the like to finance this debt that gets bigger and bigger. when you look at the 10 is-year right now that's backing up to around 4.5 a 1%, a 2-year that's going faster and hotter than that and, of course, all borrowing rates are higher right now, so the cost of carrying that debt gets higher. and in the middle of this, we have european bonds giving us a run for our money. a lot more folks inclined to buy and scoop up their version of their own governm

trends driven by climate change could mean some of the hottest summer games held. it's on the minds of the organizing committee. after talking to after athletes, staff, were treated for illnesses, i felt that heat while covering a competition. paris spent the last few years planting more trees along routes for the marrow sign to offset the heat. as part of a comprehensive plan to embrace claimant solutions. >> it is not just for us to hold some sporting events. this is going to be a major change for paris to have a place to go when the heat of the summer hurts in the years to come. it will be worse and worse. this is the solution. >> reporter: it's been a challenge but is part of the ambitious climate goals. they need to be the first carbon neutral olympic games. how would they get there? we will take a deeper dive on monday, birthday. >> they got record temperatures last year. the past five years i got up to 108 degrees. >> it is so humid there. >> they will have the chance for thunderstorms and using an interesting process to keep all of the venues school. i will show you more details on the paris olympics,

at maga republicans accusing them of denying climate change, joining the georgia congressman buddy carter of the house budget and energy commerce committeesthank you for being here, your reaction to the president yesterday. >> he just does not get it. we all want to protect our environment and republicans as well as democrats but you can't do it through regulation. that's what this president doesn't understand. it needs to be through innovation. when the government picks winners and losers, consumers lose. he needs to be market driven and we need to encourage innovation we've done that in the state of georgia. when you see the success that we have had in bringing businesses and attracting businesses to our state it's because we build the regulatory environment that is conducive to businesses coming into a state that's why we've been the number one state to do business for the last 11 years. he needs to be through innovation not regulation. last year i went to houston, texas three times every time i went there it was the same message regulation, permitting. maria: he was talking about the money that came from his several spending packages,

want to say anything about green ideas and climate change agenda rules that have been put into business from the biden administration? >> every house committeeonservative chairman is coming up with their strategy to defeat this strategy of biden both on proposing new rules, we are going to use the congressional review act to jam employees and without advice and consent of the senate, the senate will be ready to push back, we will expand our majority in the house, take the senate back and put a end to the regulatory agenda that's been so destructive of economic growth in this congress. maria: we will be watching your work, thanks very much. thank you. we will be right back. maria: more spring storms on the way for the northern us. lauren: preparing for long-term flooding following heavy rainfall across the valley was the ohio river in pittsburgh cresting at 28 feet, that is considered just shy of major flood stage, they are closing parks and trails along riverbanks and in west virginia cities are bracing for a wet weekend. floodgates are being installed and they are closing some school districts. political group no labels are banded its plans

climate change policy. he has a background in this, so he is a serious figure. it was his committee'sthe government, it was theresa may, to set in law, 2050 is the date for the uk to be net zero emissions. and what chris stark was critical of was rishi sunak has been pushing back the interim steps, switching to petrol and diesel cars and gas boilers and that sort of thing. the question for claire coutinho was, are you weakening your targets and are you weakening your targets and are you weakening your targets and are you not going to hit them? itrailiere are you not going to hit them? where we have, are you not going to hit them? where we have. and — are you not going to hit them? where we have. and i _ are you not going to hit them? where we have, and i make _ are you not going to hit them? where we have, and i make no _ are you not going to hit them? where we have, and i make no apology- are you not going to hit them? where we have, and i make no apology for. we have, and i make no apology for this, _ we have, and i make no apology for this, where — we have, and i make no apology fo

that these data centers need to use that brings up climate change, it brings up where does that energy come from and other issues. >> how many committeesut drafting legislation. thank you both for joining us. emily and steve. >> all right, still ahead, we'll trade big earnings movers in a fresh three-stock lunch. back in two. at ameriprise financial our advice is personalized based on your goals, whatever they may be. all that planning has paid off. looks like you can make this work. we can make this work. and the feeling of confidence that comes from our advice... i can make this work. that seems to be universal. i can make this work. i can make this work. no wonder more than 9 out of 10 clients are likely to recommend us. because advice worth listening to is advice worth talking about. ameriprise financial. >>> welcome back everybody. time for today's three-stock lunch. earnings season almost here. it's going to start early tomorrow. we're going to look at a couple of names that were just reported and one on deck with our trades is new construct's ceo, david trainer. david, welcome. first up this afternoon we have carmax. is now, dav

climate change. last 20 years or so, the increase use of natural gas has lead to huge reductions in lead, and smog, according to committee to unleashes from perry it prospery it hot line. get this, carbon emissions have actually fallen 60%. this is the biggest carbon decline of any of the major economies in the world, by far. much of this grand clean air progress, can be traced to the increase use of natural gas. but bidens are stushon, they won't acknowledge it, even europe has reclassified natural gas as a clean burning fuel. instead, the bidens are doing what they can to stop for example liquid natural gas development and exports, and they celebrated earth day, by closes down 13 million acres in alaska federal petroleum reserve. and if mr. biden were to be reelected get ready for electricity and other power shortages plaguing the american economy. and everything in it at this point 13 century holland will look better and better, we'll talk about this later with in north dakota senator john welcome to kudlow, fo welcome back steve miller. former senior adviser to president trump, president of america first legal. steve

climate change is changing the insurance market. the real cost of fossil fuels. how the climate crisis threatens ocean industries. these are important topics they just don't belong in the budget committee. this is a committee that's about performing. getting on stage and acting like we care about these things but there's actually no work being done by this committee to deal with our budget. enter deal with federal spending. now, we pretend we are going to be bringing down the deficit. but the administration is comparing our spending to the covid years. any american nose we spent a massive amount of money to deal with the covid crisis and help american families and pretending like work cutting the deficit when we are comparing a covid here is absurd. now, people on both sides of the aisle including economist say the increase in debt is unsustainable. that raising debt as a percentage of the gdp cannot go on forever. we are apparently not in the position to do the job because we won't even meet to talk about it. so my question is, does the administration support the idea brought forth by senator manchin and myself and our chamber but also in the house by two leaders there, to put in plac

committee. director haynes, continue. >> the second category is a more unpredictable set of transnational challenges, such as climate change, narcotics trafficking, health security, and cybercrime that often interact with traditional state- based political economic and security challenges. and the third category is regional and localized conflict that have far-reaching, and at times cascading implications not only for neighboring countries, but also for the world. all three challenges are affected by trends in new and emerging technologies, environmental changes, and economic strain are stoking instability and making it that much more challenging for us to forecast development and their implications. these dynamics are putting unprecedented burdens on the institutions and the relationships that the united states relies on to manage such challenges, perhaps more than ever, frankly, highlight the need for sustained u.s. leadership to un-hold the rules- based order. and i will just touch on these three categories of challenges, starting with strategic competition in china. in an effort to provide some context and highlight so

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