rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.ocess of deforestation by the end of the decade. borisjohnson says protecting the rainforests in particular is essential if global warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees. trees are vital to life on earth, and they absorb around a third of all carbon dioxide or c02 emitted annually. but according to the united nations, an estimated 28,000 square miles of forest are lost every year. that�*s equivalent to 36 football pitches every minute. brazil, where vast areas of the amazon rainforest have been cut down, is among the countries backing the new pledge. in recent years, the problem has been getting much worse — over 4,000 square miles of brazilian rainforest were destroyed injust 12 months. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin has travelled to brazil to see at first hand the threat to one of the world�*s great ecological treasures. the amazon dream — a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for planting crops. we we

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.st effects of climate change has been intense and long—lasting wildfires, caused by drought, heat and poor land management. the dixie fire in california this summer left communities razed to the ground. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt has been to greenville, a town that was destroyed after being engulfed by flames in august. nicole faris's home was utterly destroyed by the dixie fire. we found peace and joy every day in our heart being here and i want to come home. but i want to come home to the day before the fire. this was supposed to be nicole and her husband paul's forever home. it took all the colour out of my life. look at it, everything is just a shade of grey. years of climate—induced droughts have left the vegetation tinder dry. add in a policy of suppressing small fires which allowed dead wood to build up and fires are nowfaster and hotter than ever before. my friend said, it's coming, it'sjust, it's running down the road towards you, get out now. we grabbed the dogs and w

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.n up to the pledge to drop coal, it has become a linchpin in getting green technologies to less developed countries quickly and cheaply, or at least at lower cost than offered by many developed countries. i've been speaking to sam geall, ceo of china dialogue and an associate fellow at chatham house. i asked if he thought china could ever quit coal. i think the long—term trajectory for china's energy mix is definitely away from coal, but short term they are still reliant on it and it's a difficultjuggernaut to turn around as the report correctly said. they are still really falling back on coal in those cases where, for example, after the pandemic there was a supply crunch because of a need for quick demands to re—stability economy and it fell back on coal. the hope is really that that transition is one that can take place more rapidly. it needs to accelerate around the world by some five times the next decade. china has invested in renewables more than anywhere in the world, they are t

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.viser for the conference — and he's been speaking to the bbc�*s christian fraser. what you are interested in going to see, though, as government policy toughens up is clearer, fills in the different words the same thing about what is needed to get us to 1.5 degrees is companies are going to notjust say, theoretically this is what's going to happen, but actually i do have to write off some of those. we saw a tiny bit of that earlier last year, about a year ago with some of the major oil companies who wrote off some of those excess reserves thatjust don't make sense in a 1.5 degrees world. but it's a drop in the bucket thus far. i know you are a supporter of the carbon market as a way of generating finance, getting finance to those parts of the world that needed. one of the problems at the moment is what we call carbon leakage, so you get a territory like the eu that puts up the price of carbon, the carbon taxes and becomes more expensive for companies and then companies relocate to anot

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.boris johnson's finance adviser for the conference and he's been speaking to the bbc�*s christian fraser. i think we will increase the links see, as government policy toughens up, what is needed to get us to 1.5 degrees is companies will have to do not just say theoretically this is what it will happen but actually i do have to write off some of those. with a tiny bit of that earlier, last year, about a year ago with some of the major oil companies who wrote off some of the excess reserves that just don't wrote off some of the excess reserves thatjust don't make sense in a 1.5 degrees world but it is a drop in the bucket thus far. i but it is a drop in the bucket thus far. ~ ., but it is a drop in the bucket thus far-— thus far. i know you are a supporter _ thus far. i know you are a supporter of _ thus far. i know you are a supporter of the - thus far. i know you are a supporter of the carbon i thus far. i know you are a - supporter of the carbon market as a way of generating financin

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.senior advisor for climate action network international. he's been part of the negotiations in glasgow but told me the outcome is disappointing. this deal clearly doesn't go far enough and in fact fails to respond to the urgency of climate action and doesn't affect ambition or even balance, because poor people as you must be hearing are not happy because they have not got any support to recover from climate impacts they are already facing or what we call loss and damage under the un terminology. your work focuses on developing countries in particular, what would many of these countries liked to have seen in this final agreement? we have been calling for a balance between mitigation and adaptation finance which means $50 billion must go to adaptation, we have to recognise the fact that markets don't provide money for adaptation, so $100 billion becomes really important for developing nations and 50% at least should go for adaptation, and the current level of financing is about $20 billi

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.t countries need to find other ways to generate power. and that opens the door to more solar energy. take lebanon, which has plenty of sunshine — which has become a source of energy — as carine torbey reports. i make the crops, there is one bright side. solar energy. in the 90s that bankrupt country. it can provide field, medicine or electricity but it's a place that is sunny for most of the year and the people here are starting to capitalize on that. for over a0 years, successive governments in lebanon have not been able to provide full—time electricity. generators have filled the gap. but with prices of diesel rising dramatically and a national grade often going off—line many are resorting to... here in south lebanon over 20 women prepare and sell seasonal food. lebanon over 20 women prepare and sell seasonalfood. for lebanon over 20 women prepare and sell seasonal food. for this time of the year it's the clean season. bake at of electricity per day. but a solar power system installe

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.ty cricket club from hosting international matches amid a row over racism. it comes after an investigation found spin bowler azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment at the club but no action was taken against any staff. tonight, former england captain michael vaughan has revealed that he is named in that report, but denies accusations of racism. our sports editor dan roan is at headingley for us. today the ecb said yorkshire's handling of the situation had been unacceptable and there were questions over its governance. headingley was meant to stage two big england matches, but they could now go elsewhere. costing the club potentially millions in lost ticket revenue, on top of the financial hit it has taken with more sponsors deserting the club. the punishment is a reflection of the gravity of the crisis that has engulfed yorkshire. gary ballance, their batsman has been handed a ban after he admitted using a racial slur against rafiq and a second player admitted they were n

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.and suspended the club from hosting england matches. the step came after an investigation found spin bowler azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club. our sports correspondent laura scott is at their headingley ground for us. the race row at yorkshire county cricket club deepens by the hour with two more high—profile sponsors deserting the club over its handling of the situation. nikkei said it would no longer be the kit supplier saying it stands firmly against racism and harrogate spring water ended its association too. last night gary ballance admitted to using a racial slur against azeem rafiq, something he said he deeply regrets but had come during immature exchanges between best friends and team—mates. he also said he didn't think it would cause azeem rafiq distress. azeem rafiq responded on social media this morning and said his grievance wasn't to do with the words of certain individuals but rather what he regarded as institutional racism and

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.ko, senior climate scientist at the environmental defense fund. shejoins us from potomac in maryland. this is her baby, really, this is your life work. how does it feel to at least make a step forward? it’s at least make a step forward? it's incredible- _ at least make a step forward? it�*s incredible. it feels like we have a work in this issue for at least a decade. hundreds of researchers and advocates to get this issue on the radar, notjust the problem that methane causes but the opportunity we have to slow down warming. all of a sudden it happened so fast that everything starts coming together and people are really recognising methane and doing something about it. ~ . ~ ,., methane and doing something about it. were back in the report said that there _ it. were back in the report said that there are _ it. were back in the report said that there are really _ it. were back in the report said that there are really easy - it. were back in the report said that there are really easy ways

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.w to a climate scientist at national microphone of the publicjet propulsion laboratory. thank you very much forjoining us. we are embarking on 12 days of no doubt very difficult negotiation to achieve something up the end of it and it will be a compromise of sorts. what chance of it being much cop?— sorts. what chance of it being much cop? first i should say i am speaking _ much cop? first i should say i am speaking on _ much cop? first i should say i am speaking on behalf - much cop? first i should say i am speaking on behalf and - much cop? first i should say i am speaking on behalf and as| am speaking on behalf and as well to answer your question, this is the 26th conference and i think we have had a real wake—up call this summer so this is a little bit different than the previous 25 meetings because i think the world, i mean, the earth is giving us very, very clear warnings that we are definitely in an emergency run out and it's getting harder and harderfor getting harder and harde

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.park is coal program director for the non—profit group solutions for our climate. she's in seoul. south korea was one of the signatories. what does it mean for the country? bi; signatories. what does it mean for the country?— for the country? by signing this statement, _ for the country? by signing this statement, korea, - for the country? by signing this statement, korea, as| for the country? by signing| this statement, korea, as a major economy, it means that we have essentially committed ourselves to a coal phase out into the 2030's. south korea has been one of the slowest members of the 0ecd countries to transmission for gold. we live forfuel for a0% of live for fuel for a0% of generation so live forfuel for a0% of generation so phasing live for fuel for a0% of generation so phasing out coal into the 2030's is a huge leap. —— transmission from coal. b, —— transmission from coal. a huge leap but is it achievable? i think it is achievable. we have been demanding phasing out coal by 2

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. well, we can discuss this now with nikos tsafos.r of energy and geopolitics at the center for strategic and international studies, based in washington dc. thank you for being with us. this is a big agreement, but america isn't part of it. does that undermine the deal somehow? what message does that sound to the world? the message. _ sound to the world? the message. i _ sound to the world? the message, i think, - sound to the world? the message, i think, from | sound to the world? tue: message, i think, from the sound to the world? tte: message, ithink, from the us, message, i think, from the us, is quite clear. which is that the politics of phasing out: very tricky. they are very tricky here and they are very tricky here and they are very tricky in other parts of the world, and frankly there is not yet a consensus in the country to set a date for phasing out coal, and that is what prevents the president and the delegation of the us to make that commitment. but it is also a challenge every other country faces as well. so the united s

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. sign up to the pledge to drop coal, it has become a linchpin in getting green technologies to less developed countries quickly and cheaply, or at least at lower cost than offered by many developed countries. for more, we'rejoined by sam geall. he's ceo of china dialogue and an associate fellow at chatham house. he joins us from glasgow. thank you so much forjoining us. china does make a lot of the renewable energy technologies, but when it faced the energy crisis in recent months it had to fall back on coal, so in your view it can china actually quit coal ever? i coal, so in your view it can china actually quit coal ever?- coal, so in your view it can china actually quit coal ever? i think the lonu-term actually quit coal ever? i think the long-term trajectory _ actually quit coal ever? i think the long-term trajectory for _ actually quit coal ever? i think the long-term trajectory for china's i long—term trajectory for china's energy— long—term trajectory for china's energy mix is de

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. is a senior advisor for climate action network international, hejoins me live now from glasgow. thank you very much for staying up thank you very much for staying up late for us up there in glasgow, are you happy with this deal?— this deal? not at all. this deal clearly _ this deal? not at all. this deal clearly doesn't - this deal? not at all. this deal clearly doesn't go i this deal? not at all. this| deal clearly doesn't go far enough and in fact fails to respond to the urgency of climate action and doesn't affect ambition or even balance, because poor people as you must be hearing are not happy because they have not got any support to recover from climate impacts they are already facing or what we call loss and damage under the un terminology. loss and damage under the un terminology-— loss and damage under the un terminology. your work focuses on developing _ terminology. your work focuses on developing countries - terminology. your work focuses on developing countries in - on de

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. pushing hard for more money from rich nations to help themdeal with everything from transitioning to clean energy to recovering from climate—driven disasters. speaking to my colleague in glasgow, christian fraser, the marshall islands climate envoy tina stege, said the existing deal did not go far enough and expressed her it was a real blow. we had been told that there would be no further changes to the text, and we had already swallowed some changes that were very difficult to swallow, and that came at the end, and... as i said in a statement, there are other pieces of that package that are critical that we fought really hard to get and that are part of the lifeline that people in my country need. and so what we took it, but i needed to express the deep disappointment that we felt about having to do that. india is a very big place in the room, naturally. and i guess alok sharma as the president took the view that he wouldn't get this across the line unless you ballad to what they wer

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.ke to peter kalmus, who's worked as a climate scientist at nasa'sjet propulsion laboratory and associate project scientist ucla's joint institute for regional earth systems science and engineering. what chance of it being much cop? this is the 26th conference and i think we have had a real wake—up call this summer, so this is a little bit different than the previous 25 meetings because i think the world — i mean, the earth is giving us very, very clear warnings that we are definitely in an emergency right now and it's getting harder and harderfor anyone to deny that. but that being said, it is a huge challenge and honestly, i'll be very surprised if something extremely meaningful comes out of this. we have heard a lot of discussion, though — even in the past few weeks and months — about the need to move from simple commitments to, really, being seen to be doing the job as well and there seems to be a pressure on many of the countries there to do that. would you see this as a — are we t

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.uth empowerment day at cop26 on friday, and young people participating in the conference have highlighted that more needs to be done to ensure the voices of youth across the world are taken seriously. leading activist greta thunberg who is expected to take to the streets of glasgow to demand action on climate change from leaders and politicians has criticised the summit. she tweeted: joinging me live now isjimena ojeda, 27 years old and an environmental scientist and activist from peru. she's currently working on organic agriculture and as an environmental educator. world leaders have had their two days. do you think they have done enough, do you think they have listened to the voices of young people? well, thank you _ voices of young people? well, thank you very _ voices of young people? well, thank you very much - voices of young people? well, thank you very much for - voices of young people? well, | thank you very much for having me, mr president. it is a pleasure to be here. ask yo

rebecca morelle, bbc news. a reporterfor the canadian broadcaster cbc. justin, i believe we now have that line connected to you was to previously, as i understand it, the connection was cut because of power issues in the area that you are reporting from, because of these floods that we have been telling our audiences about. can you just recap at this point how bad the situation is where you are right now? bad the situation is where you are riaht now? ., ., . ., right now? right now, in vancouver, it is sunny. — right now? right now, in vancouver, it is sunny. but _ right now? right now, in vancouver, it is sunny, but on _ right now? right now, in vancouver, it is sunny, but on sunday _ right now? right now, in vancouver, it is sunny, but on sunday and - it is sunny, but on sunday and monday, this region got as much rain in one day as it usually gets in about a month, and this is a pretty rainy part of the world, and so it created mud slides, flooding and a huge area of about 100 km wide each way, that's displea

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.reversing the process of deforestation — by the end of the decade. borisjohnson says protecting the rain forests in particular is essential if global warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees. trees are vital to life on earth — and they absorb around a third of all carbon dioxide or c02 emitted annually. but according to the united nations — an estimated 28,000 square miles of forest are lost every year — that's equivalent to 36 football pitches every minute. brazil — where vast areas of the amazon rainforest have been cut down — is among the countries backing the new pledge. in recent years the problem has been getting much worse — over 4,000 square miles of brazilian rainforest were destroyed injust 12 months. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin has travelled to brazil — to see at first hand the threat to one of the world's great ecological treasures. the amazon dream, a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for

rebecca morelle, thank you.astle. the award recognised his campaigns to support vulnerable children. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in windsor. yes, this was to recognise marcus rashford's charity work, his campaigning, because his efforts during the pandemic last year change government policy on free school meals vouchers for children, extending back through the summer holidays was the prime focus of his initial campaign, but he has carried on that charity work, focusing on issues like poverty and homelessness and that the charity work was recognised here at windsor castle this morning as he was presented with his mbe by prince william, the duke of cambridge, who said he was very pleased to be back giving out honours and awards at his first in the person ceremony since the start of the pandemic. there have been a few people this morning collecting their owners, but marcus rashford said he was particularly proud to pick his and he dedicated it to his mother, melanie, who was here with him. he also said his cha

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.ist greta thunberg isn't impressed with the outcome at cop26. she tweeted to say: nigel topping is the un high level climate action champion for cop26. my colleague christian fraser spoke to him earlier in glasgow and asked him to respond to the criticism. we really need to elevate the conversation a bit higher than throwing accusations of "blah blah blah" and it is all green wash and it's all based on offsets and it's alljust long—term, it's not short—term, because none of those are true. we can't say, let's be honest and then throw away dismissive comments like that. there is real progress here and it is not enough. there is real progress. this glasgow climate pact has enshrined 1.5 degrees as the north star. that was unimaginable in madrid just two years ago. it has got everybody committed to coming back to ratchet their commitments next year and the year after, not waiting to 2025, because we know that 1.5 degrees is still not actually the sum of all ambition. and throughout these

rebecca morelle has more details.omy start to proceedings in glasgow, but there are high hopes for a sunnier outcome. in a socially distanced conference centre, a reminder we're still in a time of covid, as alok sharma formally takes the reins for what some say is the last chance to save the planet. floods, cyclones, wildfires, record temperatures — we know that our shared planet is changing for the worse. and we can only address that together through this international system. the world meteorological organization warned today that these extremes are the new normal. but it's developing countries who are suffering the most, and they say the onus should be on richer nations. malawi, like many countries that are developing, have been at the receiving end of climate change issues, pretty much brought by those developed nations who continue to emit so much carbon. central to these talks is a vital number — 1.5 degrees. if temperatures go above this, we move into dangerous territory. the world, though, is already 1.1 degre

our science correspondent rebecca morelle explains. three, two, one...see those engines coming to life. this is the start of a 7 million mile journey for nasa's first ever test of technology to defend the planet. on board is the dart spacecraft, and it is heading for an asteroid, to crash into it and knock it off course. this rock doesn't pose any danger to our planet, but the mission could help with any future threats. the reason we are doing this is in case we ever discover an asteroid actually headed towards the earth. we want to know that we can use this technique to change its orbit so it does not impact earth. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called dimorphos which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft, travelling at 13,000 miles an hour, will fly into the small asteroid, leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give the rock a kick which will speed up its orbit and this can be monitored from the earth to see if it has worked. all you really need is a nudge. because the distances you are going and the s

rebecca morel has more details. a gloomy start to proceedings in glasgow.re high hopes for a sunnier outcome. in a socially distanced conference centre, a reminder we are still in a time of covid as alok sharma formally takes the reins for what summit say is the last chance to save the planet secular floods, cyclones, wildfires, record temperatures. we know that our shared planet is changing for the worse. and we can only address that together through this international system. the together through this internationals stem. ., international system. the world meteorological _ international system. the world meteorological organisation - meteorological organisation warns today that these extremes are the new normal. but it is developing countries who are suffering the most, and they say the onus should be on richer nations.— say the onus should be on richer nations. malawi, like many countries _ richer nations. malawi, like many countries that - richer nations. malawi, like many countries that are - many countries that are developing, and has been on the rece

rebecca morelle is here. you're still standing? just behind us. rebecca morelle is here. just about. just about! it's only _ you're still standing? just about. just about! it's only day - you're still standing? just about. just about! it's only day one! - you're still standing? just about. | just about! it's only day one! let's talk about narendra modi. we had some further commitments from india, but perhaps not as far as many people would like a.— people would like a. it was interesting _ people would like a. it was interesting because - people would like a. it was interesting because every. people would like a. it was - interesting because every country had to submit what they would do to cut their emissions. india was one we were still waiting for, but we heard from narendra modi some of the plans they have, so they have things like getting their energy from 50% renewable sources by 2030, by reducing the carbon intensity of their economy by 45% by 2030. really letting go of their reliance on fossil fuels. letting go of their reliance on fossilfuels. the letting go of t

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.eak to the climate scientist who will be attending cop26 next week. i believe you are headed to glasgow soon. we believe you are headed to glasgow soon.— believe you are headed to glasaow soon. ~ . . ., , glasgow soon. we are certainly caettin glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close- _ glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close. in _ glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close. in many - glasgow soon. we are certainly getting close. in many ways, i getting close. in many ways, the reality of climate change for many of us has been impossible to ignore. 2020 tied for the warmest since records began. heat floods and catastrophic fires and droughts managed parts of the world. in the past seven years with a warmest on record. climate change is here now. it is not a problem for our children alone, it is a problem for us today and we are quickly running out of time to solve it.— of time to solve it. many are similar saying _ of time to solve it. many are similar saying sentiments i of

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.e most significant consequences of climate change. now, a study of a restored coastal marsh in scotland has shown the issue could have some benefits if managed correctly. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. digging into a changing environment in an area that's surrounded by scotland's coal mining past and its industrial present. there's a transformation happening beneath our feet. just three years ago, this area was re—engineered to bring the coastal wetland back to its natural state. you breach the coastal defences and let the water back in. and at that point, we kind ofjust step back and let nature do its thing. and we're really seeing the wildlife respond. as well as a diverse wetland habitat, this marsh has become a natural tool in our fight to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. marshland plants absorb one of those key planet warming gases, carbon dioxide, which then becomes buried in the mud. yeah, that's the big one. this is some of the most orga

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. major source of methane emissions isn't new oil wells, its old ones — what are called orphaned wells, some of them up to 100 years old. an oil executive names curtis shuck decided to set up a non—profit organisation to cap these old wells and stop them leaking methane and other gases into the air. he has quite ofjob of work in front of him though, there are over 3 million orphaned wells across the us alone. let's bring in curtis. curtis, it is lovely to talk to you. just talk to us about these wells. how much oil comes out of these orphaned while? are they leaking methane around—the—clock? are they leaking methane around-the-clock?- are they leaking methane around-the-clock? well, it's interesting. _ around-the-clock? well, it's interesting, many _ around-the-clock? well, it's interesting, many of - around-the-clock? well, it's interesting, many of these i around-the-clock? well, it's - interesting, many of these orphaned wells are and what we refer to as a stripper field, wells are a

rebecca morel, bbc news, glasgow.an: the other major pledge puts trees at the top of the agenda, deforestation, 100 countries pledging to end and reverse deforestation, all in under 10 years. the countries account for 85% of the world's forests. the pledge is being backed up with $19 billion in public and private finance. last year, it was reported that the deforestation of the amazon rain forest in brazil surged to the highest level since 2008. forests covers over 30% of the world's land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. between 1990 and 2016, the world lost over one million square miles of forest. >> i come from a country where 52% of our land is tropical forest. 35% of our land is amazon a gland, and we have 52% of the world's high-altitude ecosystems. we come today not with a theoretical approach. we come with clear commitments. we are not waiting until 2030. we are committing ourselves to protect 30% of our territory. we must act now. christian: while the commitments have been welcomed, here's

of rock in space, to see if it can be tipped in another direction. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morellegeddon. an asteroid heading for earth and a mission to stop it. but science fiction is becoming science fact. for the first time, nasa is sending up a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course. this one is not a danger to the earth, but the dart mission as a trial of technology for the future. normally when we are talking about a mission to go to space, we are going to explore some new world, but in this case we are literally going to crash a spaceship into an asteroid and change the direction and speed at which it moves through space, and we are doing that to basically test the technique to save the planet if there was ever a killer asteroid coming towards earth. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called dimorphos, which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft travelling at around 13,000 miles an hour will fly into the small asteroid leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give the rock a kick, which will speed up its orbit, and this can be

rebecca morelle reports.ate talks enter the last few days, and we see if enough can be done to stop dangerous climate change. last night, the prime minister boris johnson urged countries to pull out all the stops. but he also tried to manage expectations. the cop26 summit here in glasgow is not going to fix it in one go. we are not going to arrest climate change right here, right now, that is just impossible. and i think everybody has got to be realistic about that. but there is the possibility that we will come away from this with the first genuine road map for a solution to anthropogenic climate change. there are some signs of hope. china's top negotiator made a surprise announcement of a joint climate plan with the united states. the world's two biggest polluters agreed to move towards using clean energy. and they said they'd reduce methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, in a positive sign of cooperation. the united states and china have no shortage of differences, but on climate, on climate, cooperation

here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle.ns, uniting people from all over the world, a plan for the future of our planet has come together. but will it stop temperatures rising over 1.5 degrees? at the start of the conference, every country submitted plans to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, and scientists have been crunching the numbers. global temperatures are already 1.1 degrees over preindustrial levels. if every nation carries out its long—term pledges, we get to 1.8 degrees. but if you look at what countries are actually doing, the more likely outcome is 2.4 degrees. this is more progress on climate than we've seen before. but in an absolute sense, we are miles and miles away from where we need to be, and we are still on course for really catastrophic warming. the glasgow conference clearly hasn't solved the problem, but will some aspects of what's happened here keep 1.5 alive? coal, the most polluting fossilfuel, will be reduced but not phased out. some nations will cut methane, a potent greenhouse gas. tackling def

could stop any dangerous asteroid in the future smashing into earth. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle like armageddon. an asteroid heading for earth and a mission to stop it. but science fiction is becoming science fact. for the first time, nasa is sending up a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course. this one is not a danger to the earth, but the dart mission as a trial of technology for the future. normally when we are talking about a mission to go to space, we are going to explore some new world, but in this case we are literally going to crash a spaceship into an asteroid and change the direction and speed at which it moves through space, and we are doing that to basically test the technique to save the planet if there was ever a killer asteroid coming towards earth. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called dimorphos, which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft travelling at around 13,000 miles an hour will fly into the small asteroid leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give the rock a kick, which will speed up its orbit, and th

with more, here's our science and environment correspondent, rebecca morelle.wildfires thatjust kept on burning, to devastating droughts as temperatures soared, and floods that destroyed homes and lives, extremes have become the new normal. so, at the climate talks in glasgow, can a deal be done to stop things getting worse? the talks in here have now gone into overtime, and negotiators have had yet another sleepless night. and this morning a third draft of a possible agreement has been published. the question is, can enough be done in the next few hours to finally push this over the line? so, we are on the third draft now of this cover agreement, and when the first draft came out we all said, oh, its got lots of things in it we haven't seen before, including reference to fossil fuels for the first time, reference to phasing out coal, reference to 1.5 degrees, reference to the challenge in 2030. it's all still in there in this third draft, and i have to say it's looking really positive for a strong conclusion at the end of glasgow. there are still some sticking

our global science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. final countdown in glasgow as the climate talks enter the last few days and we see if enough can be done to stop dangerous climate change. last night the prime minister, borisjohnson, urged countries to pull out all the stops. he also tried to manage expect patients. also tried to manage expect atients. ., , ~ , patients. the cop26 summit heafina patients. the cop26 summit hearing glasgow _ patients. the cop26 summit hearing glasgow is - patients. the cop26 summit hearing glasgow is not - patients. the cop26 summit| hearing glasgow is not going patients. the cop26 summit. hearing glasgow is not going to fix it in one go. not going to arrest climate change right here right now. that is just impossible. and i think everybody has to be realistic about that. but there is the possibility that we will come away from this with the first genuine roadmap for a solution to anthropogenic climate change. to anthropogenic climate chan . e. . to anthropogenic climate chance. ., ,., to anthropogenic

warn fossil fuel emissions are rebounding to pre—pandemic levels much faster than expected, as rebecca morelle moving away from coal is the future aim, but what is happening to greenhouse gas is now? since the 1990s, carbon dioxide levels have been mainly rising, but during the pandemic when the world shutdown, they fell sharply. this year though they have increased rapidly again to almost same amount. behind those numbers is really a big rebound in coal in particular, and so probably what is happening is probably that the stimulus packages to go out of covid because they have stimulated the current economy, which is a fossil fuel economy. but if we are do net—zero missions, what we do about oil and gas? they have been filling in some of the gaps behind oil and coal, but some companies like costa rica setting days. at the clock is ticking for decisions about our energy future. scientists are clear, we need to end our alliance and feels fast. —— relies on fossil fuels fast. nick mabey is ceo of esg, an independent european climate change think tank. he's at the cop26 conference in glasgow. than

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. then rich is here. i might bring you right back down to earth because the weather is set to become colder and a lot more turbulent with some rain, sleet and even snow in the forecast and the risk of severe gales for the end of the week. for the moment things are relatively quiet. the cold are already moving down from the north behind this weather front. ahead of that a lot of cloud and behind that brighter showers with wintry showers over high ground in scotland. the cold air really digging in and will continue to do so overnight. many wintry showers coming down across scotland with snow over the hills. clear spells developing elsewhere but some gusty wind in the far north, up to 60 miles an hour in the most exposed spots. temperatures dropping away quite widely with some frost and all of us in the grip of that cold air as we head into tomorrow. those blue colours and spreading down right across the chart. having said that quite a lot of sunshine around tomorrow. some wintry showers again across scotlan

rebecca morelle reports. it's a first for nasa.but the dart mission is a test of technology for any future threats. the reason we are doing this is in case we ever discover an asteroid actually headed towards earth. we want to know that we can use this technique to change its orbit so that it will not impact us. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called diomorphos, which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft travelling at 13,000 miles an hour will fly into the small asteroid, leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give the rock a kick which will speed up its orbit. and this can be monitored from the earth to see if it's worked. all you really need is a nudge, because the distances you're going and the speeds you're going, a tiny change in direction can result in a huge change in how far it's going to miss the earth. and that could be vital. a 160 metre wide rock like diomorphos could be catastrophic for populated areas. bigger asteroids that are kilometres across have the potential to d

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. pledge puts trees, the earth's lungs, at the top of the agenda. the problem — deforestation. and the response — over 100 countries promising to end and then reverse deforestation, and all in under ten years. the countries making the agreement account for 85% of the world's forests. the pledge is being backed up with $19 billion in private and publicfunding. last year, it was reported that deforestation of the amazon rainforest in brazil had surged to its highest level since 2008. forests still cover about 30% of the world's land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. between 1990 and 2016, the world lost 502,000 square miles of forest, an area larger than south africa. colombia is home to some of the amazon rainforest, and was one of the signatories of the deforestation agreement. here's president duque. i come from a country where 52% of our land is tropical forest. 35% of our land is amazonic land, and we have 52% of the world's high—altitude ecosystems. so, we come to

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow.s this deal today do you think? i significant is this deal today do ou think? ~ significant is this deal today do you think?— significant is this deal today do ou think? ~ �* , , you think? i think it's extremely aood you think? i think it's extremely good news- _ you think? i think it's extremely good news. it's— you think? i think it's extremely good news. it's doable, - you think? i think it's extremely good news. it's doable, it - you think? i think it's extremely good news. it's doable, it can i you think? i think it's extremely| good news. it's doable, it can be done pretty quickly. it also involves tropical nations because they can do a lot to buy things like covering landfills. so it's notjust gas. gas leaks are the obvious ones, emissions from coal mines and slow on are important. i'm pleased with the deal at south africa to help it remove its coal industry. it is very doable, and it's something that should have been addressed years ago. it's one of the things that actually ma

rebecca morelle, bbc news, glasgow. well, already there has been a taste of the problems ahead. richest nations, the 620, the world's richest nations, the g20, have been meeting in rome went leaders were accused of failing to make the commitments needed. the british prime minister borisjohnson prime minister boris johnson admitted prime minister borisjohnson admitted the pledges were too vague and not enough. the united nations secretary general said the time for diplomatic niceties was over and that the summit in glasgow was the last hope. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on events in rome. a roman sunday stroll. a stylish canine seems the perfect accessory among the ancient alleys. what conflicts, what epic political struggles have these streets seen? history round every corner. then spot 15 of the most powerful leaders in the world taking in the sights. a coin in the famous fountain to guarantee a wish, but it might take more than tradition to stop the uk and france pulling away. others watch on as the two allies are stuck in a spat over fishing rights in channel

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle has more.ntil now, it's been the stuff of hollywood blockbusters like armageddon. an asteroid heading for earth and a mission to stop it. but science fiction is becoming science fact. for the first time, nasa is sending up a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course. this one is not a danger to the earth, but the dart mission as a trial of technology for the future. normally when we are talking about a mission to go to space, we are going to explore some new world, but in this case we are literally going to crash a spaceship into an asteroid and change the direction and speed at which it moves through space, and we are doing that to basically test the technique to save the planet if there was ever a killer asteroid coming towards earth. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called dimorphos, which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft travelling at around 13,000 miles an hour will fly into the small asteroid leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give