COP26: Who pays for transition to green economies
We'll look at how much countries will need to spend to fight climate change
On day four of the COP26 climate summit, the focus has been on how the world finances the transition to green economies. Weβll explore, with the help of our business reporters, how the funding by governments and private sector is being distributed around the world, especially to the developing world.
Weβll also look at the plans to move away from the use of fossil fuels and where this leaves communities which depend on these industries. Weβll speak to two miners who live in βcoal townsβ and hear how they feel about the future of coal industry.
A new report into the conflict in Ethiopia says all sides may have committed war crimes. Weβll get the latest on the crisis.
The US is rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 this week. We hear from parents of young children and also speak to our regular coronavirus expert, Dr Maria Sundaram who is an infectious disease epidemiologist at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin.
(Photo: Remains of the submerged Roberts Camp at Kampi ya Samaki, after it was flooded due to unprecedented rise of water levels in Lake Baringo in Baringo County, Kenya, 21 October 2021 Credit: Daniel Irungu/EPA)
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