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| COP26: China and India must explain themselves, says Sharma | COP26: China and India must explain themselves, says Sharma |
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| Sharma: China and India will have to explain actions to climate-vulnerable countries | Sharma: China and India will have to explain actions to climate-vulnerable countries |
| China and India will have to explain themselves to climate-vulnerable nations, COP26 President Alok Sharma has said as the summit ends. | China and India will have to explain themselves to climate-vulnerable nations, COP26 President Alok Sharma has said as the summit ends. |
| It comes after the two nations pushed for the language on coal to change from "phase out" to "phase down" in the deal agreed in Glasgow. | It comes after the two nations pushed for the language on coal to change from "phase out" to "phase down" in the deal agreed in Glasgow. |
| But Mr Sharma insisted the "historic" deal "keeps 1.5C within reach". | But Mr Sharma insisted the "historic" deal "keeps 1.5C within reach". |
| It is the first ever climate deal that plans explicitly to reduce coal - the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases. | It is the first ever climate deal that plans explicitly to reduce coal - the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases. |
| New global climate deal struck in Glasgow | New global climate deal struck in Glasgow |
| What's been agreed at COP26? | What's been agreed at COP26? |
| Mr Sharma said the deal struck in the Glasgow climate pact was a "fragile win" and urged China and India to "justify" their actions to nations that are more vulnerable to the effects of global warming. | Mr Sharma said the deal struck in the Glasgow climate pact was a "fragile win" and urged China and India to "justify" their actions to nations that are more vulnerable to the effects of global warming. |
| He told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "I am going to be calling on everyone to do more. | He told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "I am going to be calling on everyone to do more. |
| "But as I said, in relation to what happened yesterday, China and India will have to explain themselves and what they did to the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world." | "But as I said, in relation to what happened yesterday, China and India will have to explain themselves and what they did to the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world." |
| Mr Sharma said that his role was to "build consensus" on the final deal. | Mr Sharma said that his role was to "build consensus" on the final deal. |
| He added: "I wouldn't describe what we did yesterday as a failure - it is a historic achievement." | He added: "I wouldn't describe what we did yesterday as a failure - it is a historic achievement." |
| The world is currently 1.2C warmer than it was in the 19th Century. One of the main goals set out by COP26 was to ensure we do not go above 1.5C by 2100. | The world is currently 1.2C warmer than it was in the 19th Century. One of the main goals set out by COP26 was to ensure we do not go above 1.5C by 2100. |
| The climate summit had to go into overtime for the deal to be agreed and came to an end late on Saturday. | The climate summit had to go into overtime for the deal to be agreed and came to an end late on Saturday. |
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| Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact reached | Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact reached |
| The final deal agreed on has been met with some criticism. | |
| Ed Miliband, shadow business and energy secretary, told the Sky News' Trevor Phillips programme that "keeping 1.5 degrees alive is frankly in intensive care". | |
| He said: "The task of the world is to halve global emissions over the coming decade, that's by 2030, that's what the scientists tell us is necessary to keep 1.5 degrees alive. | |
| "And the truth about Glasgow, despite some progress, is that the world is only probably about 20% or 25% of the way to that goal." | |
| But Mr Miliband commended Mr Sharma on his efforts. | |
| Whatever my view of the shortcomings of this deal, Alok Sharma has shown himself to be a person of decency, integrity and commitment as #COP26 President. | |
| The UN's climate change chief, Patricia Espinosa, was optimistic about the agreement. | |
| Speaking to the BBC, she said: "I would like to underline that the huge step forward in our negotiations was the fact that for the first time in this context we mentioned coal and fossil fuels." | |
| Ms Espinosa added that "we need to also balance out the social consequences for so many people around the world, especially in the poor countries". | |
| Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist, said on the Andrew Marr Show that "leaders must prioritise people and the planet over profits". | Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist, said on the Andrew Marr Show that "leaders must prioritise people and the planet over profits". |
| A recent report by the Malala Fund organisation suggested that four million girls would be missing out on education due to global warming in 2021. | A recent report by the Malala Fund organisation suggested that four million girls would be missing out on education due to global warming in 2021. |
| The report showed that girls from low and lower-middle income countries were prevented from going to school due to preventable natural disasters like floods and droughts. | The report showed that girls from low and lower-middle income countries were prevented from going to school due to preventable natural disasters like floods and droughts. |
| Is the UK on track to meet its climate targets? | |
| A report by the Climate Action Tracker group calculated that at the current rate, the world was heading for 2.4C of warming by 2100. | |
| If no action was taken, scientists believe global warming could exceed 4C in the future. This could lead to devastating heatwaves, droughts, extreme rainfall and floods. As a result, millions of people could lose their homes to rising sea levels. | |
| In addition to this, the change in climate could lead to irreversible damage to our ecosystem - with the extinction of animal and plant species. |