the ipcc makes a far more conservative statement. they state an upper bound of a abouta meter, about 3 feet, and it's once again an example of where the ipcc arguably has been overly conservative. some as myself have argued that partly that's just due to the culture of science. scientists tend to be reticent.t. we don't like to mamake strong conclusions that e have to withdhdraw at some later time. and there''s also aa cocomponent, i believeve, due to the pressure, ththe outside pressure, , the critics, a very well-funded and well-organized effort to literally discredit the science of climate change sometimes by attempting to discreditit the scientists themselves. i myself have been a victim of that. and in the face of all that pressure and those attacks, i thihink to some extet the ipcc has a actually withdran a a bit, and they've been more guarded, more conservavative, ,e reticent in what they're willing to conclulude than they really should be givenen the evidence. anand arguably, you know, if it is indeed the ipcc's role to advis

you are probably familiar with ipc see -- ipcc, they are the suppose it experts on the warning. we are told that this is man-made global warming and it is man-made production of carbon dioxide that is causing all of this. i have in front of me a charge -- insteadcc, the of global warming, it confirms global cooling for the past 17 years. the interesting thing about the so-called settled science is is this global cooling is going on at the same time of an increase in co2. we are told the settled science is saying that co2 increase global warming go hand-in-hand, but the evidence from the experts on this say it is the other way around. we have global cooling going on in the 17 year period of time, while we have an increase in co2. we are told we have to make massive changes in our lifestyle, whether we drive cars, where we live, all of these things have to change. settled the so-called science disagrees, with what the evidence is being purported here. gone i love that you have and dug out the charts. they will be glad to hear that someone is reading their data. i don't know that i

you be a supporter of the oil and gas industry and meet the targets that you have set out that the ipcc have set out? >> chris, if you look at my record as a city council member working with my community to shut to shut down the copper smelter that was releasing toxins in our community, successfully able to do that, opposing oil and gas drilling on the grass lands that would have been disrupted by dribble, we were successful in that effort as well, preserving 7,000 acres of range in the desert. i'm a friend of this planet and the environment. and i'm going to be a fierce advocate for this and every future generation in our country. we'll do the right thing by the people, not corporations, not oil and gas, not anything else. all that matters at the end of the day are the people of this country. >> let me sharpen this a little bit, though, because this is gets to the issue. we haven't done this yet. we have been standing idly by while we've been emitting more carbon into the atmosphere. i guess my question to you is, do you see the oil and gas industry as an opponent in that? won't you ha

if we have read the ipcc report, we have told you to make sure that temperature doe5 ipcc report, wetold you to make sure that temperature does not increase above 1.5 cel5iu5. we are oi'i increase above 1.5 cel5iu5. we are on track for above to cel5iu5 and that'5 dangerous level5. on track for above to cel5iu5 and that'5 dangerous levels. we got to do something very dra5tic. it does sound ambitiou5 but we got to have those conver5ation5 now. sound ambitiou5 but we got to have those conversations now. michael gove says you have made your point, the government is looking at this issue anyway. they have been looking at it for a long time. and carbon dioxide level5 at it for a long time. and carbon dioxide levels are still rising, we are still in dire straits. we haven't made our point yet and they are still not engaging with us. the media needs to cover this more, and it'5 media needs to cover this more, and it's taking the situation for the media to be covering it every single day. we really regret affecting people's lives, like i said, we don't want to do this. lots of protesters here

another thing that is highlighted in the report and has been highlighted in other reports by the ipccy irreversible, so carbon dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere has a very long lifetime in the atmosphere and the climate change as a result has an even longer lifetime, so even if we stopped emitting carbon dioxide today, we would not expect the temperature to fall significantly for centuries or millennia. 50 yea rs 50 years after humans first stepped on the moon we celebrate our nearest celestial neighbour in an exhibition. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union confer

and that's the core nugget in the ipcc report as well, where the ipcc says very clearly, this is not just about a technological fix. this is about deep socioeconomic transition and transformation. that's the vision. we need politicians that will be bold enough to lay out that vision of the future, one that people really want to move towards. >> and i -- when we mentioned earlier the partisan nature of this here in washington, i think you look to the states and you see a very different story. illinois right now, there's a piece of legislation moving there called the future energy jobs act that would really increase the state's ambition on renewable energy, put it on a bold and rapid path towards decarbonizing the power sector. and it was created by a coalition of environmental justice front line labor, environmental organizations. and has very solid, real policy components about making sure that the clean energy economy benefits communities of color, that fossil fuel workers have transition pathway. california, the city of los angeles, just made the decision that it's not going to rei

ipcc has reports that grows densely grown more forceful. the most recent one concluded that for there to be any reasonable hope of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, humankind must reduce our emissions by 50% by 2030. that is as close to a clarion call for action as you'll ever find in a responsible scientific report. constellationn a -- and a constellation of other religious leaders are addressing this as a moral issue. headed cities and states including california representing 1.3 billion people and nearly 40% of the global economy, have pledged to reduce their emissions by 80-90% by 2050. washington, d.c. has pledged to byrenewable 100% by 90 -- 2032, the most ambitious target in the nation. the solutions project has developed roadmap showing all 50 states in 139 nations can achieve 100% clean. groupimate action 100+ with more than $32 trillion of investments under management are pressuring the 100 largest companies with major carbon footprints to align their spending with what's needed to limit warming to two degrees. a few compani

remember the authors of the ipcc report actually came out and said the 12 years line was being misusedly dangerous ways." and it's not just on the climate. she's spreading misinformation on pretty much everything. let's give a 90% corporate tax rate, a marginal rate of 70%. that's really going to help the economy. every business is going to leave and with it every job. history is clear. when you cut taxes the economy improves, quality of live increases. we now have nearly 6 million jobs created. obama left us 13 million more on food stamps, 8 million more in poverty. good to see you, welcome. you help me out with that. she's the leader. they're afraid of her. >> you can fight climate change with suntan lotion. it's not that big of a deal. >> sean: you are so dead for that comment. he doesn't take it seriously. >> it's like you said, it was the democrats that were opposing civil rights. she is putting ikea furniture in her apartment and just dropping bombs on people when it's her open borders policies that's causing the crisis. i think she's god's gift to the democratic party. >> sean:

authors of the ipcc report came out and said the 12 years line was being misused in, quote, potentiallyot just on the climate she's spreading misinformation, on pretty much anything. let's give america's corporate businesses a 90% corporate tax rate, a top marginal rate of 70%. oh, that's going to help the economy? every business is going to leave. and with it, every job. and history is clear -- when you cut taxes, the economy improves, quality of life increases, we now have nearly 6 million jobs created. obama left us 13 million more in poverty -- 13 million more in food stamps, 8 million more in poverty. jessie waters, good to see you. welcome. i don't know, you help me out with that. she's a leader? i'm afraid of her. >> yes, civil rights was a real fight -- you can fight climate change with sun tan lotion. it's not that big of a deal. >> sean: you are so dead to that comment. >> he doesn't take it seriously. >> i know. the thing is like you said, it was the democrats that were opposing civil rights. she's putting together ikea furniture in her apartment where there's a category 5 ca

to make hard andon fast declarations bu we don't have time to waste, really, when you look at the ipcc report said reduce carbon emissions byy 45% by 2030 and this audience says we better do a whole lot better than that. >> what would you vote for congresswoman -- or perhaps you did vote. can you share with us how you voted? >> we've got to be as aggressive as possible. >> soo closer to 2030 or 2050? >> we need to be as am birs as possible and that's largely what we'll be looking at over the next year until we write a report and in the meantime, pressing for the trump administration tobe do better a thankfully we've had a lot of states and local communities anr businesses and academic centers that have been in the lead now. it is long past time for the united states federal government to havect a bold plan of action >> and a reminder to those asking questions on slido, you can also vote for questions that you like that perhaps you didn't ask for so this is very much a democracy and we encourage you to vote. one question that i'm seeing come up that i also wanted to ask about, you know,

we have thert latest ipcc repor. that gives us the goals and the framework we need. now we've got to get busy on crafting those ambitious policies. >> one last audience question. what are your thoughts on carbon removal, this idea that you take carbon out of the air as opposed to right at a smokestack. that's really gaining attack in the wonky circles that i think all of us livee in. i've likened it to liposuction for the planet. it's a little bit icky, but it actually drives home the point. do youop think this is part of e solution? >> boy,os i hope we can develop? innovative technology along those lines. certainly we're going to be investing more in research and development. whether that is the best place to putrs it or whether that is something that the private entrepreneurs will lead, that's probably the case for now that the private sector will lead on that. but america is the largest funder of basic science. a all of that feeds into technological advances and innovation, and we have to keep those commitments for sure.ng >> great. and i have one last lightning r

it isn't even that long term, we have 11 years now, the ipcc said last year we have 12 years, so now to mobilise on a scale like world war ii, basically. in order to change our whole society. thank you, katie, that is the message you get from all of the demonstrators here. behind me here, there is a pink yacht parked in the middle of oxford surface. there has been a lot of dancing going on, they say one day a road like this could be under water as the ice caps melt, and that is the message they want to spread, they believe there is a climate emergency and we have to act now. whether they are here tomorrow will be up to the police and the tactics they choose in the hours to come. no thank you, dominic, at a traffic less 0xford thank you, dominic, at a traffic less oxford circus, a rare sight. the rate of inflation was unchanged last month, at 1.9%. economists had expected a slight increase. lower food prices offset the price rises in the cost of clothes and petrol. the liberal democrats have announced their candidates for the european elections. the pro—european party will campaign fo

if you have read the ipcc report, that gives us 12 years to make sure that temperature does not increasetrack for above two celsius and that's dangerous levels. we got to do something very drastic. it does sound ambitious but we got to have those conversations now. michael gove says you have made your point, the government is looking at this issue anyway. they have been looking at it for a long time. and carbon dioxide levels are still rising, we are still in dire straits. we haven't made our point yet and they are still not engaging with us. the media needs to cover this more, and it's taking this situation for the media to be covering it every single day. we really, really regret interrupting people's lives, like i said, we don't want to do this. lots of protesters here are tired already, they are doing shifts as well, people here overnight, heading off to have a shower and get something to eat and coming back during the day. quite a lot of members of public i have been speaking to have sympathy for this protest so far but there has been a lot of disruption, but we are in the easter ho

arab government in common with those around the world set up the ipcc to advise them on the facts ofs are rising by between 0.1 and 0.2 celsius per decade and by the end of the century we can expect sea—level rises of half a metre or so on, those are the real problems, but what extinction rebellion is telling us what extinction rebellion is telling us is just pure fantasy, pure scaremongering, the idea that we are not going to have enough food to eat, our houses are going to burn down and so on. we take the point about wildfires, we have had no end of them in the last week, but wildfires in the united states actually plummeted in number hugely over the past century, as we have become better at fighting them. climate change is a story of adaptation and prevention. at the same time we have to preserve the global economy, because, if we halt economic growth in the world, that puts people at far greater risk than some of the effects of climate change. claire, how do you answer the point about the way that you are presenting the argument, and indeed the nature of the way that politics res

guest: i love that you've gone into the ipcc report and dugout charts.hey will be glad to hear that some is reading their data. forn't believe it's helpful scientists to talk to nonscientists in the hopes of coming to some scientific revelation. they have said it is settled that the preponderance of the evidence shows there is more carbon in the atmosphere, it is caused by humans and it is causing global warming. it's a complex system. it's not just about one temperature gauge. there's a levels rising. there's a whole host of implications. talking about the science and how you are going to change your life is not what the military is dealing with. the military is dealing with how they see things happening today. they look at sea level rising and they are concerned about the impacts of extreme weather. they are looking at how they will deal with today's problem. the navy is looking at how they change their operations and how they plan for an arctic with no ice. andice is receding now russia and china is moving forces north. china has more icebreakers than

we have the fourth climate, the latest ipcc report. that gives us the goals and framework we need. now we have to get busy on crafting those policies. >> one last audience question. what are your thoughts on carbon removal? you take carbon out of the air as opposed to the smokestack, that is gaining attention in circles that all of us live in. i have likened it to my production for the planet. it is a little bit icky but drives home the point. is this part of the solution? >> i hope we can develop some innovative technology along those lines, whether that is the best place to put it, private-sector entrepreneurs, probably the case for now the private sector will lead on that. america is the largest funder of basic science. all of that feeds into technological advances and innovation and we have to keep those -- >> one last lightning round question, something i will be asking anybody else on stage, a head start on how you will answer it. make the following prediction come in 5 years congress will impact major climate policy. >> yes. >> thank you for your time. [applause] >> do you h