The world’s biggest climate summit is coming to Glasgow and the stakes couldn’t be higher. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains what it’s all about and why #COP26 could be make-or-break for the planet.
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People are so arrogant in thinking they can change nature and climate 🙄
So where is the materials coming from to make all these batteries and solar panels? China is the answer. They are using child labor and slaves to mine these materials. At the same time they are building coal plants to add tons of cow to the atmosphere. Jesus will let you know when the planet will end.
Sandra Gathmann: Let’s talk about COP26.
China, US & India: Let’s not…
@Friendly Person Fair point. We in the US (and especially China) absolutely should shoulder more responsibility for reducing carbon emissions than India, but this is a global problem—we need your help too.
@Richard Im Why especially China, check the emission per capita of China first.
Unfair not mentioning Qatar with highest per capita emission..
What everyone needs to understand is that development, GDP, and economy will only work in your favour, if you are ALIVE. the way disaster are happening around the world due to climate change, thousands of lives are being lost and millions of dollars are going down the drain due to huge monetary losses!
Doing the cost benefit analysis, cutting back emissions would help in the long run in not only helping the GDP but also making this planet livable for future generations.
Countries should stop looking for zero sum gains!
The problem is that socalled crowd has to stop , and consume go down.
War causes emissions
As much as I like your review, the title is so wrong and misleading! This topic is so important it cannot afford poor choices of words from the media. Media, are you really understanding or just repeating headlines? or did someone else make that headline for you? This has nothing to do with saving the planet…this is about saving a specie called Humanity, The planet couldn’t care less if it gets warm or cold, it’ll be back in a few hundred thousand years as if nothing happened. If you put “What is COP26 and can it save our civilization? | Start Here” or something like that, people who are at least interested in themselves will get it.
Great explanation. Enough information to understand without making my head spin. Thanks to all who put this together. AJ is really becoming the world class leader in reporting events around the world.
COP26 happening in a country where they just released millions of tonnes of raw sewage into rivers because Brexit has stopped procurement of chemicals used to treat it. Also, it’s happening in a part of the country that is seeking independence from the rest of UK, and the British gov’t has banned the Scottish gov’t from attending. It’s already a farce and it’s just going to get more farcical. Saor Alba🏴
There’s not much political will to admit climate change is a problem, let alone do anything coherent about it.
Always look forward to videos very interesting thank you 💗💗💗
All nations have to realize there can’t be so many cars on the road I don’t think people are ready to give up their cars
I say let’s be on lock down every year for one month.
It helps nature and the people
without a doubt the best program on Al Jazeera English!
Yes
Yes because I am British, I believe that my politican is my representative on planet earth. You say COP stands for The conference of the parties, or is that the conference of the party’s?
UBI👍
The unholy alliance of politics and profits will destroy the planet faster than you can say “climate change”
We don’t trust the governments, politicians, or their bullshit 100 year agenda to convince humanity the planet is dying, it’s our fault, and that the only way to fix it is to relinquish all power to the corrupt elite that are ruining everything to begin with.
I am quite amazed that no one speaks of nuclear power production that has been with us for decades. If coal fired power generation were gradually replaced with nuclear power beginning with Kyoto, the planet would be in better shape with regards to clean energy. I don’t see any significant progress in lower greenhouse emissions if nuclear power remains off the table.
1:40 isn’t this dude from Batman: The Dark Knight
We are just too many
This video is big on gimmicks ,such as lots of one sentence clips from a variety of people. which is a distraction from what little information there is. I hope this is not a new permanent feature of Al Jazeera.
we’re called start here for a reason. Clearly you’re not our target audience but that’s okay! Plenty of people seem to benefit from our simple episodes – and we’re here to stay.
I hope not. I’m fed up of hearing green this and green that. I’m moving to a carnivore diet.
Another agreement that countries will find a way to get through
Blah, blah, blah
the irony, everyone flew there.
Any other suggestions?
@Chris Summerville all world leaders have internet access right? 2021 you’d hope so at that level…. zoom meeting?
“European Union’s problems with its eastern members” should be the next video title.
DON’T PUT MUZAK ON NEWS PROGRAMMES OF GREAT IMPORTANCE!
Me : Okay Google, please define hypocrisy
Google : 0:39
Me : Google, what’s Fame digger
Google : 0:39
you perpetually anatomized everything straight right.
Does help explain the issues of today more easily. The airline industry and the developing countries are the biggest contributors to global warming. Countries that don’t have the strict regulations in place. Global warming can’t be reversed or cured only damage limitation. I don’t think moving to electric vehicles is the answer, also harmful to the environment in its production. Reduce global travel, avoid having a global superpower nation. Pointing the finger at china is just a backlash from covid19, they are not entirely to blame.
Climate change is overrated
I am still very optimistic about the climate conference COP 26 in Glasgow but it will require all of us making sure they hear us.
2025 / 2030 is when most everything dirty fossil fuels needs to stop and improvements happen from now. Regards.
Are they hugging and clapping this year ?
After watching this, go watch Honest government ads explainer on this and see how all of this is just a scam for world leaders to pretend they’re doing sth
Zero popoulation growth
1.5 relies on technology we don’t have. So does 2°? we are heading for 4plus and total crop failure. The science has been unequivocal for decades! Cascading tipping points already triggered! Here comes a world of slime, heat, hail and dust
another bs event!
Great News very professional. Love your documentaries and the news, very objective! This is science and what politicians are saying, but for them to accomplish what they are promising is hard to believe! Money drives the minds of world leaders and religious organizations and the Multinationals! I’m not optimistic cause I know they are to fail! The Almighty the Creator and owner of the Earth will intervene and save the Earth and us! 🌎😱🙏
No. There is no existential threat. Those of you thinking that there IS A climate crisis are not actually reading the science.
We are being quietly led into a fight with God. Sunday laws are coming
This issue is about worship in the garb of climate change
after the cop 345 we reach to save two cats one dog my mother and two broken plates with napoleonic war scenes pictures and a comb !!!
it that all right !!! bob marley said it everything is gone be all right !!!
alexa is it true than i m a robot ?
Excellent description of COP 26. InshaAllah we will tackle the worst situation of climate through COP 26.
KJV 2 Peter 3:10-12
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
I saw Gore. WOW. Gore’s household electricity consumption in one month is more than mine in one year. He flew private jet around the world to tell people to reduce emission. I drive a used Honda Civic to make a living. I want a Tesla too. Tesla has government tax subsidy. Also, we are talking about this without China. What a f**d up world.
We need to stop eating meat. Watch “cowspiracy” and “seaspiracy”
Please make a video on Meta-verse
What is it that make us puny humans believe that we can change the course of nature. Do we fail to realize that what we now know as mountains were once oceans and deserts were fertile grasslands. The planet is going through its continued evolution. Glaciers will continue to crumble, enough with the scare tactics. Cherish the moment and enjoyed the short ride.
Reduce the rich, reduce pollution.
Is it not time we stopped pretending C02 (plant food) and Cow farts are warming the planet and admit there is nothing unprecedented about the climatic changes we are seeing. Fact forest fires in the US are down 80% since the 1930’s and were down 90% in 1983. Any honest person with a knowledge of Geology and climate history knows that “All is has happen before and all this will happen again.”
In 2020, the U.S. armed forces were responsible for approximately 52 million metric tons in carbon dioxide emissions — more than was emitted by some entire countries, such as Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Simple. Cut out all your oversea fighter jet flights and focus on America. US would meet its climate goals 🙂
this!
We are just like the frog in it’s boiling pot on the bridge to be cooked and incapable of jumping out.
What about the military?the one’s who are always fighting wars nobody want to talk about them they’re some of the biggest emitters.
The best solution is let nature take care of itself. Man are just too corrupted to do anything, it is written that their righteousness is like filthy rags.
The climate predictions will turn out to be false, as they have been in the past. That’s because the climate models that COP26 relies on are based on RCP8.5, which does not correlate to real world data.
Thanks
Do a Start Here story on how to find an alternative to Google, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media outlets. Coz they’re way too monopolative and often biased on human rights and also on political issues, which is problematic and dangerous. Can we even find an alternative at all for these Goliaths? Do a story about it, please.
Also highlight what measures and intimidations these companies employ to stop individuals & companies that try do create alternative social media platforms/outlets.
Excellent content and presentation. Kudos from Brazil. 👏👏👏
Sandra is my gal .
She never disappoints,makes complicated news look easy .Explains so
Well.
And I like her style .
Can I have that blazer and sneakers .
Am in Doha ,althumama,😂😂😂😂😂😂
I believe we should also take only his challenge individually .
Let out leaders encourage and support its citizens to preserve the environment.
How about every household plants a good number of tress ,reduce on deforestation,choose better options than burning fuel.
Use solar power instead …as in find better alternatives.
Suggestion for a topic! Everyone is talking about how nuclear energy is a “clean” energy source – but nobody talks about mining the fuel; uranium! I’ve got the sense that mining that causes as much problems as it solves!
Wonderful presentation. Very informative Thx.
Hey Sandra, you always have great topics! But in the recent months, you make feel that you are as bias as the western news outlets. The 3 biggest countries with the most carbon emission are USA, Russia, and China, but you only focus on the negative points from China.
USA in the recent years, it is all talks, but no action! What have the USA done so far?
So why don’t you focus on what did the USA, Russia, and China did in the past years to help going green?
For starters, since you keep focusing on the negative points from China, I will list some of the positives to get this going…
1st, Wing Yi went to COP26 to represent China! Isn’t this enough?! His words is as good as Xi Jinping. In addition, Xi Jinping did join COP26 via video! Does he really needs to be in person, since he is focusing internally to make sure the Chinese citizens are ok?
2nd, China provided a plan as usual on what they are doing and I do see that they are follow the plan. Do you care to share it or show I share it?
3rd, in the past 40 years, China turned deserts into forests! When China started reforestation projects 40 years ago, the world laugh at them. In recent years, when the world saw China’s deserts are turning green, many countries started to follow and consult with China on how to reforestation!
4th, China built large solar stations for energy and China is helping many countries to do this too.
Oh, should I list what Russia is doing too?
Why is it so difficult.
All major global emitters(US, Europe, China, India etc)are advanced and experienced enough to develop Nuclear technologies.
Nuclear is the best answer right now. Its clean, green, stable, safe-enough, cheap and long-term energy source.
Why is nobody talking about that ??
Please feature the story between China and Taiwan 😀
Make a video on open skies treaty
So exciting! And one of our beachclean pictures will be displayed as one of 10 in the main forum at COP26. So look out for a garbage 🐙. What an honor!
Everyone agreed to do what they want? Perfect outcome of so many “leaders” fused together in supposed alignment. Wow.
Tick tock… Will the world act?
What is COP26 and can it save the planet?
Me: Wait…is that a trick question?
A Swedish girl just says annoyingly blah blah blah blah blah blah……., oh, god.
Who has been misleading the poor girl using a pile of cash ?
can you explain the bosnia herzogovina conflict?
“If US promise Ambitious pledge to Face Climate Crisis on EARTH, while China GREEDY Govt. made Fake pledge.” 💯%😷
The elephant in the room “Overpopulation.
Coal is the only affordable energy source China has to maintain it’s 1.4 billion people.
More people use more.
Love your Explanation
Pakistani PM Imran Khan took practical steps against Climate change. Although Pak is a developing country, Khan achieved the target of Billion Tree Tsunami project and many others. Now it’s time for developed countries to take some more practical steps because it were the developed countries who destroyed our environment when they were developing.
I miss you Sandra Gathman 😍
Is it just me or does the western (developed) world want to use climate change and “COP” resolutions to prevent developing economies from industrialising that they wouldn’t depend on developed countries any longer?
It feels like it is already too late. What now?
What if there’s a planet out there that if we live there we won’t age
Actually, this planet is about to face it’s end already. Doesn’t matter whether we try to save it or not. For every planet, there is a beginning and there is an end. Simple as that. Why we fear for our extinction?
The stop ignoring the main cause: overpopulation.
😍 Sandra 😍
We are truly doomed. Between the Communist who kill for money and the Democrats that kill for money. The human race is doomed. A total collapse, or the failure of the human race. It’s a failure of Human greed. Devalue all money. VOID the dollar.
we are seeing history being made infront of us now whether we would succeed or not depends on seriousness of every nation.
This video did not mention that the US is the largest emitter of greenhouse gasses per capital in the world and that it also got out of the Paris Accord.
If there is no progress to assist third world countries, a plan needs to be put in place as unilateral strike by putting trade at a two days stand still. Then streamline products bought basically cutting down trade as means of sending a clear message these first world producers until there is a fair share of economic relief package to address climate change conditions affecting these third world countries.
Any complied data or written article of ” start hate” ?
The money is there, we have seen it in covid-19 pandemic. People when feel threat they invest.but unfortunately many of them dpn’t take climate change as a threat.
Everyone is going on about there is no time to lose, but this world is ruled by money, so unless you find the cash to pay for climate change, it’s not gonna matter and it’ll just be talk
So as long as there is nothing to enforce agreements on climate change, there is nothing going to change…
Better get ready, cause we got a frontline seat to oblivion !
I hate antichrist,i hate antichrist
Woww what an explanation.. Amazing.. Thanks for this! 😍.. Plz make more like this..
Im so glad I watched this video. Amazing story and delivery, i understood the message so clearly. Im even more motivated to put pressure on big companies that contribute to the worsening climate crisis.
very exquisite explanation about these alarming issue.and also learn goals and objectives of new various treadies i-e paris agreement and cop26.we lean more things
“THE GREAT RESET” agenda, good work Al Jazeera!
But who says CO2 is the reason for these changes? If it is then I would like someone to explain to me why changes are observed on other planets of the solar system and on the Sun itself. Glaciers are melting. This is a fact but not because of the air temperature, but under the influence of magma coming from the interior of the planet. Glaciers are melting from below? How does CO2 affect this? Yes the temperature is rising but if the processes in the oceans are known, the rise in CO2 is a consequence and not a cause of the rise in temperature. What you are talking about is nonsense that will ultimately cost us our lives. The IPCC and governments are dealing with CO2 which is not the cause of climate change. And that shows what a corrupt society we live in!