Dec 06 COP28 in murky middle ground on climate goals after 1st week wraps up By Seth Borenstein, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press Proponents who are calling for a ground-shifting phase-out of fossil fuels have hope for the first time in years, but also see where it could be torpedoed. Continue reading
Dec 06 In November, Earth set new heat record for 6th month in a row By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With only one month left for the year, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year. Continue reading
Dec 05 Should fossil fuels be phased out or slowly phased down? Leaders to discuss at COP28 By Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The options in the draft on the future of fossil fuels range from a less-stringent “phasedown of unabated coal power" to a simple but dramatic “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels.”… Continue reading
Dec 05 UN reports worrying rates of warming as COP28 tries to tackle climate crisis By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation. Continue reading
Dec 04 Here are the key takeaways from Monday at the UN climate conference By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The president of the talks, Sultan al-Jaber of the host United Arab Emirates, was on the defensive after video circulated of him questioning plans to phase out fossil fuels. Continue reading
Dec 04 Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore says don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution and he adds that the man running United Nations climate talks runs one of the dirtiest oil companies out there. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 4:03 How studying arctic ground squirrels can help advance human brain health By Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media When arctic ground squirrels hibernate for the winter, they can lower their body temperatures to freezing levels and stay dormant for up to eight months. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are studying how these animals survive on the… Continue watching
Dec 03 A look at the new discoveries that make Neanderthals more knowable now than ever By Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine Neanderthals have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains. Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 1:46 News Wrap: U.S. at COP28 commits to tripling renewable energy production by 2030 In our news wrap Saturday, Vice President Harris pledged $3 billion at COP28 to a global fund to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, a protestor is in critical condition after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 7:47 What to know about the COP28 deal and new U.S. rules to cut methane emissions By John Yang, Murrey Jacobson, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery At COP28 on Saturday, 50 oil and gas companies — including industry giants ExxonMobil, Shell and BP — pledged to reduce methane emissions to “near zero” by 2030. At the same time, the Biden administration announced new rules to enforce… Continue watching