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00:00Euronews is at COP29 in Baku and asks the world's leading scientists if net zero is
00:07possible.
00:11Only weeks after flash floods in Valencia killed hundreds, storms hit Spain's southern
00:15province of Malaga.
00:21A new report by Human Rights Watch points to deliberate forced displacement in Gaza
00:25that amounts to ethnic cleansing.
00:30Net zero is a hot topic here at COP29 as we all try to limit global warming.
00:36But is it actually technically possible?
00:39Well according to the world's leading scientists, yes it is.
00:42The IPCC has shown that not only is it possible but there are multiple ways to get to net
00:48zero.
00:49Of course none of them are easy, however it is still possible.
00:52To reach net zero you have to drive down your energy use as much as possible and in
00:58Europe that means reuse, recycle, repurpose and get planting.
01:05Urban trees for example, already urban trees capture 7 gigatons of carbon dioxide altogether
01:10and every year an additional 400 megatons so our cities would really benefit from much
01:17more big trees and infrastructure.
01:19They also bring down energy use, they also help with adaptation, with mental health,
01:24better liveable cities, increasing property values.
01:27Existing technology means that the buildings in those tree filled cities can be retrofitted
01:33so that they become energy producers rather than energy consumers.
01:37But there are many sectors such as petrochemicals, steel and cement where it's impossible to
01:42operate without emitting CO2 into the atmosphere so they're going to need to capture that carbon.
01:47And carbon capture technologies are proving expensive and difficult to scale so are there
01:53any innovations that can fix it?
01:55I believe that we can become carbon neutral in our world by renewable energies, energy
02:01efficiency, all the solutions that exist but they are not implemented fast enough which
02:08means that we will need most probably direct air capture because we are not doing enough
02:14today and we will need to pay this cost of inaction by putting a lot of money into direct
02:21air capture.
02:22The scientists and engineers are convinced that net zero is possible and in many countries
02:26including the EU it's a legal obligation.
02:30However fossil fuel use is still growing and nobody believes that it's peaked so we're
02:35going to need a huge shift in society as well as technology to get net zero on the road
02:41to reality.
02:42Jeremy Wilkes at COP29 in Azerbaijan for Euronews.
02:50Storms in Spain's southern province of Malaga caused school closures and train cancellations.
02:56Two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than
03:00220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
03:06Streets in the area were flooded as thousands were moved from their houses as a preventative
03:10measure.
03:12There were no reports of any deaths.
03:16Experts say that drought and flood cycles are increasing with climate change.
03:23In response to the devastating floods in Spain, the European Parliament debated measures to
03:28strengthen the EU's resilience to extreme weather events and provide support to those
03:33impacted by the disaster.
03:36The debate focused on enhancing the EU's crisis response, particularly in regions increasingly
03:42vulnerable to climate-driven events.
03:51The Israeli military is responsible for deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza,
03:57according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
04:01The humanitarian group said they have evidence that Israeli authorities' conduct, which has
04:05led to the displacement of 90 percent of Gaza's population, amounts to war crimes.
04:11They point to a clear intent by Israeli government officials, including Netanyahu, to make the
04:16return of displaced Palestinians to their homes impossible.
04:21Given this evidence, including the sheer number of Palestinian civilians in Gaza driven from
04:27their land and the manner of displacement and the attempts to make this return impossible,
04:32The forced displacement is widespread, systematic and intentional and forms part of a state
04:37policy and amounts to a crime against humanity.
04:41In the areas where the military has raised, extended and cleared land for buffer zones
04:45and security corridors, human rights watch finds these actions of the Australian authorities
04:50amount to ethnic cleansing.
04:52The report is being published amid an ongoing Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza
04:57that has created a new wave of displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
05:02In its report, Human Rights Watch analyzed Israeli evacuation orders and said that they
05:07do not comply with the laws of war by failing to ensure safe passage and refuge for Palestinians.
05:20Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday night against a controversial gala organized by
05:25Israel's far right.
05:27The event, held in a secret location, intended to raise money for Israel.
05:32It advertised guests such as the Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smodrich, known for his
05:38extreme positions on Gaza, who ended up cancelling his trip to Paris.
05:43The demonstration was organized by multiple pro-Palestinian groups and the hard-left France
05:48Unbowed Party.
05:49It's a follow-up to the Israel Forever gala. I would rather say Horror Israel, because
05:56we invite people who have spoken, who incite racial hatred and beyond that, who dehumanize,
06:04that is to say, to speak concretely, that is to say, who compare Palestinians to animals.
06:12French authorities refused to cancel the event, claiming it posed no major threat to public
06:17order, further angering protesters and some left-wing politicians.
06:22It's a real anger, because we have people who, once again, here, in the heat, in a golden
06:27living room, who will raise money, who will feed the Israeli army tomorrow, who will massacre
06:31children in Palestine. It's absolutely unacceptable.
06:33Although the demonstration was relatively peaceful, a few stores, such as McDonald's
06:37and Carrefour, were vandalized. Tensions are at an all-time high as the gala was coincidentally
06:43held on the eve of a football match between Israel and France. Some are worried the game
06:49could lead to major clashes.
07:01A total of 4,000 police officers will be mobilized for the football game on Thursday evening
07:07in Paris. That's one police officer for every five attendees, a highly unusual number for
07:14such a sporting event.
07:21A Canadian-led NATO brigade is wrapping up its first full-scale exercise in Latvia.
07:28Operation Resolute Warrior involves 3,500 troops from 13 different countries, half of
07:34whom have been sent by Canada. As the brigade commander emphasizes, a very important exercise
07:41was played out to strengthen communication abilities.
07:46We were able to speak to all of us. Having 13 countries doing that exercise, for me,
07:54was to make sure that it was not a Canadian brigade where people were adapting to the
07:59way we do things. We want to make sure that we do a NATO standard brigade with NATO planning
08:05process and NATO orders.
08:09The Atlantic Alliance is aiming to beef up its military presence in the Baltics since
08:14Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Latvia shares a nearly 300-kilometer
08:21long border with Russia. But NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is confident U.S. President
08:28to be Donald Trump will continue investing in the alliance.
08:34So Russia, China, North Korea, Iran working together, the U.S. understands this, that
08:39NATO is there not only to defend Europe and the U.S., but also to work together to make
08:45sure that the Indo-Pacific and the transatlantic stay safe.
08:52Exercise Resolute Warrior began on the 1st of November and comes to an end today.
09:04Local police had to intervene the negotiations between the unions and the management of Audi
09:08Brussels on Wednesday. Workers say their counter-proposal for the social plan was rejected, so they were
09:13peacefully showing their discontent when they entered the meeting room, at which point the
09:18management called for help to be escorted out of the facility. The Belgian police arrived
09:22on the scene with batons, helmets and shields.
09:48The social plan is in connection with the scheduled closure of the plant at the end
09:51of February. A total of nearly 4,000 workers will be unemployed because of the closure.
09:56Protests and negotiations have been ongoing for some time, but a final deal has not been
10:00reached.
10:05The South African government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners
10:10inside a closed mine in the country's northwest province. The miners in the mine shaft in
10:15Stilfontein are being denied access to basic necessities such as food and water, after
10:20police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies underground. In the past few
10:26weeks, over 1,000 miners have surfaced at various mines in northwest province, with
10:31many reported to be weak, hungry and sickly after going for weeks without basic supplies.
10:36The European Parliament debated the future of EU-US relations under the new Trump administration,
10:47considering how to address challenges as the EU seeks stable transatlantic relations.
11:06The US is Europe's most long-standing ally and its main security provider, with leaders
11:28across the political spectrum agreeing dialogue is paramount to survive Trump's America
11:34first mindset.