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Newshour: Are politicians back-sliding on climate change?

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Are politicians back-sliding on climate change?

12/05/2019 GMT

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UN Secretary General warns the political will to tackle global warming is fading

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the political will to tackle global warming is fading. He was speaking in New Zealand at the start of a tour of Pacific nations which are expected to be among the worst affected by rising temperatures.

Also in the programme: Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has warned of difficult times ahead as renewed US sanctions bite; and Mexican wrestler Silver King dies.

(Photo: New Zealand students protest for action on climate change in March; Credit: Reuters)

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