World leaders warn of climate catastrophe and pledge to do more

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As the big COP26 conference gets underway, the event is loaded with urgent warnings and some new pledges to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The World’s environment editor Carolyn Beeler reports on the announcements that will lay the groundwork for the next two weeks of negotiations.

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