7 months ago Here’s how global climate negotiations work, and what to expect from COP26 By Shelley Inglis, The Conversation Over the course of the next two weeks, world leaders and national negotiators are meeting in Scotland to discuss what to do about climate change. If countries can cut global emissions to “net zero” by 2050, that could bring warming back to under 1.5 C in the second half of the 21st century. How to get closer to that course is what leaders and negotiators are discussing. Read more about what’s happening behind closed doors and why people are concerned that COP26 might not meet its goals.
7 months ago Poll: Half of Americans think U.S. should do more on climate change By Laura Santhanam Chart by Megan McGrew/PBS NewsHour Days before COP26 convened, about half of Americans said the United States’ current policies do not go far enough, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. More Americans — about six out of 10 — say the global community is doing too little to address climate change.