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yes, for us at the wwf, we have two key tests. the table. so, every government must use cop26 leadership to pull every lever at their disposal, to make sure the world gets on track and closes that gap, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. so, we are currently on a trajectory to 2.7 degrees. and we need to see countries put forward stronger plans to get on track. and the other main priority for us is to make sure nature is a climate hero. so it's really vital for us at the wwf, at cop, we see nature being recognised in an ally to fight against climate change. and failure to do so, we think, will undermine the ability to limit that global warming to 1.5 degrees. i hear that keep 1.5 alive is a phrase we might hear quite a bit. and that is actually quite a clever slogan by alok sharma's team, because it means you could get to the end of cop, tot up all the commitments made by the countries to reduce their carbon emissions, not be at limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees, but still have the potential to eventually get there. so
yes, for us at the wwf, we have two key tests. the table. so, every government must use cop26 leadership to pull every lever at their disposal, to make sure the world gets on track and closes that gap, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. so, we are currently on a trajectory to 2.7 degrees. and we need to see countries put forward stronger plans to get on track. and the other main priority for us is to make sure nature is a climate hero. so it's really vital for us at the wwf, at cop, we see...
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the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.lle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, with alina jenkins. mixed fortunes today, for some, blue skies across the isle of wight, the channel islands but others that has been more cloud around in parts of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, we have seen some outbreaks of rain. that will push southwards this evening and overnight and behind some colder air and sharp showers across northern scotland. they could be wintry in nature. ahead of this band of cloud and rain we can see mist and fog across the far south of england where it stays male but further north in those clearer skies we could see a touch of frost across parts of northern england and scotland. but for many a good deal of sunshine around tomorrow. away from this zone of cloud and patchy rain across the far south of, parts of wales and it was thin and break and are mainly dry day. some sunshine but feeling cooler across scotland and northern england where temperatures will struggle to get into doub
the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.lle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, with alina jenkins. mixed fortunes today, for some, blue skies across the isle of wight, the channel islands but others that has been more cloud around in parts of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, we have seen some outbreaks of rain. that will push southwards this evening and overnight and behind some colder air and sharp showers across...
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if you head to the wwf — involved? so, very easy. if you head to the wwf website _ involved?o look at small— ask anyone around the world to look at small image chips, 200 x 200 metres. — at small image chips, 200 x 200 metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus~ _ metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus~ so — metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. , :, ~' metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. ,, ,, :, , metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. ,, ~' :, , ., a walrus. so you kind of pig a little section _ a walrus. so you kind of pig a little section of— a walrus. so you kind of pig a little section of the _ a walrus. so you kind of pig a little section of the area i a walrus. so you kind of pig a little section of the area that| a walrus. so you kind of pig a - little section of the area that you are looking at and then you look at it? ~ , ., , . ., it? we give you the selection. the section. people _ it? we give you the selection. the section. people will— it? we give you the selection. the section. people will be _ it? we give you the selecti
if you head to the wwf — involved? so, very easy. if you head to the wwf website _ involved?o look at small— ask anyone around the world to look at small image chips, 200 x 200 metres. — at small image chips, 200 x 200 metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus~ _ metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus~ so — metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. , :, ~' metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. ,, ,, :, , metres, and tell us whether they see a walrus. ,, ~' :, ,...
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. >> ( translated ): wwf's work on freshwater dolphins is essential and important because dolphins areors of the quality of an aquatic ecosystem and its habitat. everything that affects dolphins affecting want humans that use those resources and it inhabits the surrounding ecosystems. so if dolphins are doing well, people are doing well. >> sreenivasan: bolivia's vast amazon rainforest is critical habitat for a wide range of species from dolphins to toucans and jaguars. deforestation, upriver dams, forest fires and development are growing threats. now, local fishermen who often caught the dolphins to use as bait, are saving them as local teams help tag and monitor bolivia's pink river dolphins. >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of “pbs newshour weekend.” for the latest news updates visit pbs.org/newshour. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. stay healthy and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. bernard and denise schwartz. the che
. >> ( translated ): wwf's work on freshwater dolphins is essential and important because dolphins areors of the quality of an aquatic ecosystem and its habitat. everything that affects dolphins affecting want humans that use those resources and it inhabits the surrounding ecosystems. so if dolphins are doing well, people are doing well. >> sreenivasan: bolivia's vast amazon rainforest is critical habitat for a wide range of species from dolphins to toucans and jaguars....
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you can access it through the wwf uk website.ount walrus on the platform. the future is uncertain for this icon of the arctic. their icy home is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet. but now, with satellite technology and the help of the public, we should finally find out how many walruses there are and see how they fare in the years to come. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high, latest figures show. gps in england are being given an extra 250 million pounds, from existing budgets, to spend on locum doctors — with the aim of increasing the number of face—to—face appointments. and the queen officially opens the sixth term of the welsh senedd in cardiff — a ceremony that had been delayed due to the pandemic. now it's time for across the uk. in derby, the aviation—engine maker, rolls—royce, is calling for more to be done to support greenerjet fuels. the company says that within two years all of it
you can access it through the wwf uk website.ount walrus on the platform. the future is uncertain for this icon of the arctic. their icy home is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet. but now, with satellite technology and the help of the public, we should finally find out how many walruses there are and see how they fare in the years to come. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen...
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my grandfather started off helping out the wwf a long time ago with nature work and biodiversity, andsort of progressed that on and talked about climate change a lot more very early on before anyone else thought it was a topic. yes, he's had a really rough ride on that, and i think he has been proven to have been well ahead of the curve, well beyond his time, in warning about some of these dangers. but it shouldn't be that there is a third generation coming along having to ramp it up even more. for me, it would be a disaster if george was sat here talking to you or your successor, adam, in 30 years' time, still saying the same thing because, by then, we'll be too late. can we get very existential for a minute? yes. we always talk about net zero by 2050. in 2050, there is a very high chance you'll actually be the king then. is it the done thing in your family to think about that moment and about that being the case? i think 2050 is locked in my head for the net zero targets and things like that, that is what we are all working towards. i think by 2050, we should have had a very clear p
my grandfather started off helping out the wwf a long time ago with nature work and biodiversity, andsort of progressed that on and talked about climate change a lot more very early on before anyone else thought it was a topic. yes, he's had a really rough ride on that, and i think he has been proven to have been well ahead of the curve, well beyond his time, in warning about some of these dangers. but it shouldn't be that there is a third generation coming along having to ramp it up even more....
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the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.nd helped pilot the idea. thank you so much for talking to us about this this evening. this is very intriguing, how do you count walruses7 very intriguing, how do you count walruses? ., . ., ., walruses? thanks so much for having me on. walruses? thanks so much for having me on- it's — walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really _ walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really intriguing. - walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really intriguing. so i walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really intriguing. so we i me on. it's really intriguing. so we aren't sending our young people and volunteers into space with some binoculars, we are using the latest satellite technology which is basically taking a series of hundreds of thousands of images of land and sea across the world, and by logging into a platform that anyone can now get involved in by going to our website, you can have a look at where these tiles come in, you can see a small slice of lan
the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.nd helped pilot the idea. thank you so much for talking to us about this this evening. this is very intriguing, how do you count walruses7 very intriguing, how do you count walruses? ., . ., ., walruses? thanks so much for having me on. walruses? thanks so much for having me on- it's — walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really _ walruses? thanks so much for having me on. it's really...
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the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.shortlist include key worker accommodation, and one block that faced demolition. 0ur arts correspondent david silitto has more. kingston university's town house — a home for its library, its dance studios, and also a new social hub for students. wow, this is incredible. i'mjust like, "yeah, i go to uni there." it's so cool. but it's also a place of solar panels and natural cooling to create a building that is less energy—hungry. this key worker housing in cambridge is also designed to encourage a low—carbon house style. you see more bike sheds here than car parking. this year, six stirling buildings are about more than just beauty and clever ideas. care for the environment has become a prime concern. take this, windermere, and a museum to house a famous boat collection. the overriding concern, though, is don't spoil the view. sustainability has been really central to the concept of building. we have systems like the lake source heat pump that heats the whole museum, underpinning the en
the walrus counts will need 500,000 volunteers to scan through images on the wwf website.shortlist include key worker accommodation, and one block that faced demolition. 0ur arts correspondent david silitto has more. kingston university's town house — a home for its library, its dance studios, and also a new social hub for students. wow, this is incredible. i'mjust like, "yeah, i go to uni there." it's so cool. but it's also a place of solar panels and natural cooling to create a...
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you can access it through the wwf uk website.to get involved. that sounds like a really interesting project. channel a has apologised to its viewers who can't watch their programmes because it is currently unable to offer subtitles, audio description or sign language support. in a statement, the broadcaster said that it can't currently provide access services because of the severity of an incident last month when an emergency back—up system failed. channel a says it's doing everything it can to fix the problem. with me now is liam 0 dell, bake 0ff fan and deaf freelance journalist and campaigner. liam describes himself as moderately deaf and relies on subtitles to enjoy content. welcome. more than two weeks now since the loss of subtitles. what is the latest on the situation and when it might be fixed?— the latest on the situation and when it might be fixed? good morning. the latest statements _ it might be fixed? good morning. the latest statements have _ it might be fixed? good morning. the latest statements have been - it migh
you can access it through the wwf uk website.to get involved. that sounds like a really interesting project. channel a has apologised to its viewers who can't watch their programmes because it is currently unable to offer subtitles, audio description or sign language support. in a statement, the broadcaster said that it can't currently provide access services because of the severity of an incident last month when an emergency back—up system failed. channel a says it's doing everything it can...
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you can access it through the wwf uk website.uage rules forforeign butchers. it comes amid reports that ministers are planning to announce a package of measures to address shortages of abattoir workers, with farmers already having to destroy healthy pigs. the national pig association has been calling for the requirement for butchers from overseas to speak fluent english to be dropped. but a government source said the idea was no longer being considered. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. for many of us today, it's going to be another cloudy day with limited sunshine. it's also going to be windy across scotland, and here too we've got some rain which is slowly slipping southwards through the day. and that will eventually get in by the end of the afternoon to southern scotland, fringing into northern england and also northern ireland. and behind it, we see some hefty showers coming our way, and strong winds. some of those showers could be wintry on higher ground. gale
you can access it through the wwf uk website.uage rules forforeign butchers. it comes amid reports that ministers are planning to announce a package of measures to address shortages of abattoir workers, with farmers already having to destroy healthy pigs. the national pig association has been calling for the requirement for butchers from overseas to speak fluent english to be dropped. but a government source said the idea was no longer being considered. you're watching bbc news. now it's time...
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loaded up more than 600,000 images onto the walrus from space platform, which you can access through the wwf. overnight tonight, these are the cold fronts, icy will push its way southward, clearing early tomorrow morning, the south of england and wales, and behind that, the air doesn't turn a lot colder. just for a time. overnight, he is the rain across northern ireland, into the regions southwards, and icy weakens so the french's increasingly, the rain becomes lighter and catchier. as the sky is clear behind icy, icy turns cold. and, northern ireland and northern england, with temperatures into single figures. in these areas in the south icy is fine and sunny, but a chilly start to friday morning. in the south and we see some rain, not a great friend on this front, but icy clears, and then the skies were bright and as we head into the afternoon. some showers for northern scotland, but lots of dry weather. into tomorrow afternoon, the temperatures won't be as high as they have been over recent days, eight degrees in the aberdeen area, 10 degrees in newcastle, and down here ia or 15 in the so
loaded up more than 600,000 images onto the walrus from space platform, which you can access through the wwf. overnight tonight, these are the cold fronts, icy will push its way southward, clearing early tomorrow morning, the south of england and wales, and behind that, the air doesn't turn a lot colder. just for a time. overnight, he is the rain across northern ireland, into the regions southwards, and icy weakens so the french's increasingly, the rain becomes lighter and catchier. as the sky...