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6 clean energy priorities that could deliver COP26 breakthroughs

By Dolf Gielen, Morgan Bazilian, The Conversation

Clean energy innovation, methane cuts and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.

As climate talks continue, nuclear power remains in dispute

By Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world's future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

Climate protesters block roads outside UK Parliament

By Associated Press

Some glued themselves to the ground as part of ongoing protests.

Countries pledge to phase out coal on climate summit sidelines

By Frank Jordans, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Critics noted the several major economies still have not set a date for ending their dependence on the fuel that is a major source of planet-warming emissions.

Bangladesh's villages bear the brutal cost of climate change

By Julhas Alam, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Impacts of climate change from more frequent cyclones to tidal flooding are devastating Bangladesh, where an estimated 30 million people may be displaced from the coast.

Virginia Beach voters approve $568 million bond to fend off rising sea levels

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Voters in Virginia Beach have approved a huge bond measure for a mid-sized city, committing to spend millions in hopes of avoiding billions in losses due to rising seas and intensifying hurricanes.

Investors promise action in climate fight but activists question motives

By Frank Jordans, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Governments and big investors have announced fresh plans to pour trillions of dollars into curbing global warming.

Here are the latest promises made by Biden, global leaders at U.N. climate summit

By William Brangham

World leaders at the U.N. climate summit pledged today to cut methane emissions and conserve forests. President Joe Biden wound up his two days at the Glasgow gathering focusing on America’s role in the new initiatives. William Brangham reports.

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China's timeline to ditch coal, adopt green technology may be too slow to help climate

By Nick Schifrin, Patrick Fok

World leaders from more than 100 countries are in attendance at the U.N. Climate conference in Scotland. But China's Xi Jinping, president of the globe's largest polluter, is absent from the crowd. For any efforts to succeed in fighting climate…

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China envoy defends emissions at climate summit, criticizes U.S. under Trump

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

China's dependence on coal power helps make it the biggest current climate polluter, although the nation in recent years has made commitments to start curbing emissions.