00:01As this year's UN Climate Summit kicks off in Brazil, the stakes are higher than ever.
00:07Taking place at the edge of the Amazon rainforest, this year's summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples and land stewardship in addressing climate change.
00:17Over 3,000 Indigenous delegates are set to participate this month as both members of civil society and negotiators.
00:24Also in the spotlight is the Ambitious Tropical Forests Forever facility, a financial incentive championed by Brazilian President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva, which already drew $5.5 billion in pledges by Friday.
00:41A notable absence this year is the United States, which will send no high-level officials to the summit.
00:47U.S. President Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax and withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords the day he entered office.
00:56The historic Paris Agreement was signed 10 years ago, aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
01:05And while the world has made progress, many scientists now say it's unlikely countries will stay below that threshold.
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