COP26: Leaks reveal nations lobbying to change key climate report

We’ll explain the leaked document which reveals how nations have been lobbying the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to change its crucial report ahead of the COP26 climate summit. We’ll speak to our BBC language services about what is revealed in the interventions from the countries they cover, including Saudi Arabia lobbying over oil, Brazil and Argentina over beef and India over coal. We’ll also find out about attitudes towards climate change among young people in those countries.

As we continue to reflect conversations about climate change in the run-up to the Glasgow summit, we’ll hear about the impact on animals in different parts of the world. We brought together experts on snow leopards, polar bears and bumblebees to compare notes.

One of our regular coronavirus experts will talk us through the news of the day on the pandemic and answer your questions. Dr Rick Malley works at Boston Children’s Hospital. We’ll also discuss the latest developments on the pandemic in Russia, with further restrictions announced in Moscow to try to halt an alarming rise in infections.

(Photo: Maria de Almeida 61, daughter of Gertrudes Freire, walks next the cattle at their property in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, August 11, 2021. Picture taken August 11, 2021. Credit: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)