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COP26: World needs to act, says PM, as Prince Charles joins call for action

Feb 16,2020 7:47 am

Here are five things You need to know about the COP26 Climate Change conference on Monday.

1. World Leaders must Act - PM

As world Leaders gather in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, He claims The World is at " one minute to midnight" as concerns grow that countries are not doing enough to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases, which have caused average global temperatures to rise. Mr Johnson says progress had been made during the G20 summit in Rome, which took place before COP26, but acknowledges there's still a " huge way" to go, warning an ambitious outcome remains " in the balance".

2. 'War-like footing' needed on climate - Prince Charles

At the opening ceremony, The Summit is " the last-chance saloon". Prince Charles, a long-standing champion of environmental causes, believes a " war-like footing" is needed, with a " vast military-style campaign" to tackle Climate Change . Scientists believe keeping Global Warming below 1. 5C above pre-industrial times - a target world Leaders - Will avoid the worst climate impacts.

3. Five key issues

There'll be Two Weeks of intense talks during COP26 - and here, our environment correspondent Matt Mcgrath looks at five of the main challenges for negotiators:

4. Too hot too work, too hot to sleep

Some nights it's too hot to sleep indoors, says Shakeela Bano, and The Roof of her and her family's one-storey house in India can be too hot to walk on. Meanwhile in northern Mauritania in West Africa , Sidi Fadoua says the temperatures " are like fire". This is what living in 50C is like:

5. How the climate's changed in Africa

" We Are quickly losing our hope in You . " " It's The People who have least contributed to this crisis that continue to suffer The Most . " These are some of the messages from climate activists in Africa - Click below to see More .

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To play this video You need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Young climate activists from Africa share their message to world Leaders at COP26.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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