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Climate Deal, FBI Hacked & Britney Freed- Monday, November 15th, 2021

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Monday, November 15th, 2021!

We're talking about the final deal world leaders signed at this year's climate conference and why some countries aren't thrilled about it. 

Also, for the first time, a Trump advisor is facing charges stemming from the January 6th Capitol riot investigation. 

And the FBI got hacked.

Plus, how the #FreeBritney movement finally found its moment, why Medicare is expected to cost more soon, and which pop star broke two records with her newish album.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, November 15. We're talking about the final deal,

0:03.3

world leaders signed at this year's Climate Conference and why some countries are not so thrilled

0:07.6

about it. Also, for the first time, a Trump advisor is facing charges stemming from the January 6th

0:12.4

Capitol riot investigation, and the FBI got hacked. Plus, how the free Britney movement finally

0:18.4

found its moment, why Medicare is expected to cost more soon. And which pop star just broke two

0:23.4

records with her new-ish album. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10

0:31.4

minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready?

0:38.1

Let's do this. The Crucial Climate Summit, called COP26, ended with nearly 200 nations

0:47.0

signing an agreement. They all promise to do more to tackle climate change. But there are questions

0:52.0

over how governments will really follow through over the next decade. For the most part,

0:55.7

the deal only relies on promises, not laws. And there aren't any kind of sanctions or penalties

1:01.1

for countries who do not follow the rules. Some of the specifics of the deal, though, include

1:05.4

moving away from coal, urging rich nations to at least double funding to protect poor countries

1:10.4

from the dangers of a warmer climate. And it tells top governments to come back next year,

1:14.4

with better plans to cut emissions. But a lot of the leaders are complaining that this deal

1:18.7

does not go far enough. Still, pretty much everyone who signed on to the deal agrees it was

1:23.2

better than nothing. And beyond that joint deal, a lot of nations announced their own initiatives.

1:28.0

For example, more than 100 countries agreed to cut methane emissions by 30% this decade.

1:33.2

And most major economies have now promised to reach net zero emissions by a certain date.

1:37.8

It's going to be tough to meet those commitments, though. Here in the US, it might not be easy to get

1:41.6

the majority of lawmakers to support these kinds of plans, especially if they mean breaking up with

1:45.8

fossil fuels. In the past, Republicans have worried about possible job losses in the energy industry.

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