even though i don't think there will be an announcement of anything big at the biden summit, before glascoa will announce an ambitious target. then what has right now. >> michael,e are hearing a lot of very ambitious plans right now. the u.s. aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. the eu has announced a new target which would be a 50% reduction by 2030. is all of this achievable? >> not only is it achievable, much more is possible. the cheapest way to generate energy is now renewable energy. with winds, water, and the son. we can go beyond these government targets and be much more ambitious and fit for purpose and scale. the reality is, some of the challenges the other two speakers have mentioned in terms of utilities standing in the way of the process in south africa, that is mirrored in the u.s.. you have many utilities slow walking renewables. the transition problem we have in india, we see that across the u.s., but the fact is, some places, take the state of texas, give more people working in the renewable sector already today then there are in oil and gas. that will

glasco is the last best hope to coalesce the world in the right direction and get the 20 biggest emitters who are responsible for 81% of the emissions -- all 20 of them were here today and almost all 20 of them are pledging to do additional things , so that is our job. i clarify very quickly, japan said they would cut emissions 46% to 50% by 2030. strong efforts towards achieving the reduction up from its 26% reduction. canada, strengthening from a current 30% to 45%. the republic of overseas coal finance and preparing to update its ndc consistent with the and -- net zero goal. india, in partnership with united states to deploy for 50 -- 450 gigawatts of renewable power. if we can do that, which is the finance component is so critical, india is on track to hold the 1.5 degrees centigrade. argentina, u.k., yesterday e.u. announced a new law to net zero. it is progress. we still have a heavy lift. no one should doubt the challenges of the road ahead. so i am happy to be here. >> we are at the tail end. >> when it comes to the pledge, how can you realistically make a pledge to the rest of th