Nov 16 Brazil's Lula pledges 'big fight' against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Artemis rocket blasts off in big step toward returning astronauts to the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's new moon rocket successfully launched on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world's top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 15 Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says By Dan Ikpoyi, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The upward trend threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind, as governments struggle to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth and food insecurity becomes an even more urgent problem. Continue reading
Nov 14 Insurance fund for climate change impacts announced at G-7 talks By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 4:55 What's on the climate agenda as COP27 enters its final week For 27 years, the United Nations has held annual gatherings of world leaders to discuss how to combat climate change. Yet progress towards the goal of stopping global warming has been elusive, and this year’s summit is happening against the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 5:45 Will the Amazon rainforest's chances improve with Brazil's new leader? The fate of the rapidly disappearing Amazon rainforest is in new hands after Brazil's latest election. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made fighting the climate crisis and protecting the Amazon a cornerstone of his campaign. Michael Mann, director of… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 6:11 Biden announces new effort to cut emissions as low-income nations demand more aid By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings President Biden arrived in Egypt for the COP27 U.N. climate talks. The president pledged new money for renewable energy projects around the world, and a greater push to cut emissions of methane. But he also is hearing a plea from… Continue watching
Nov 11 In California, where water is a human right, some communities still go thirsty By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado As California enters a fourth year of drought, running water is becoming an increasing worry for communities in the San Joaquin Valley. Continue reading
Nov 10 People with disabilities gained a voice in global climate talks. Here's what that means By Drew Costley, Teresa de Miguel, Associated Press A group of climate activists who focus on disability rights have been pushing for several years for inclusion of disability rights in international climate action pledges. Continue reading