• WATCH: Biden gives remarks after EPA proposes greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants

    WATCH: Biden gives remarks after EPA proposes greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants

    May 11, 2023 06:34 PM EDT

    ... infrastructure law and billions of dollars in tax credits and other incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act, approved last year. While Biden has made fighting global warming a top priority, he has faced sharp criticism from environmentalists — particularly young climate activists — for a recent decision to approve the contentious Willow ...

  • WATCH: Senate Budget Committee discusses House GOP debt ceiling bill

    WATCH: Senate Budget Committee discusses House GOP debt ceiling bill

    May 04, 2023 01:47 PM EDT

    ... like good economic policy to me,” Lujan said. Two other witnesses called on lawmakers to continue provisions passed into law last August designed to curb global warming and boost clean energy production. House Republicans propose rescinding most of the energy tax credits and spending in that bill, reducing deficits by ...

  • Climate activists stage over a week of road blockages in Berlin

    Climate activists stage over a week of road blockages in Berlin

    Apr 28, 2023 08:16 PM EDT

    ... Climate Dialogue, an event taking place in Berlin on May 2-3, remains focused on achieving the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial times. Some German politicians have called for tougher police measures ...

  • Multiple generations of Earth's warriors keep battling, hoping for planet's future

    Multiple generations of Earth's warriors keep battling, hoping for planet's future

    Apr 22, 2023 09:35 PM EDT

    ... 11, Sam is critical of the older generation, saying that “when they had all the power and authority, they didn’t do much to stop global warming,” but “at least some of them have listened,” she says. In her native Ghana, some have contributed to tree-planting efforts, which is ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing as UN chides Biden for climate inaction

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing as UN chides Biden for climate inaction

    Apr 20, 2023 04:42 PM EDT

    ... and abroad to cap massive methane leaks from natural gas production and promote electric vehicles.“We're willing to do the hard work to limit global warming" to the amount pledged by the U.S. and roughly 200 other nations in the 2015 Paris climate accord, Biden told global leaders ...

  • No rolling back clean energy transition, John Kerry says after G-7 talks

    No rolling back clean energy transition, John Kerry says after G-7 talks

    Apr 16, 2023 09:19 PM EDT

    ... climate envoy John Kerry said Sunday. Kerry noted that if countries deliver on promises to phase out polluting fossil fuels, the world can limit average global warming to 1.7 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), better than the worst case scenarios but still above the current limit of 1 ...

  • Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say

    Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say

    Apr 07, 2023 12:59 PM EDT

    ... rising seas. But Callahan said it actually brings home the threat of climate change in a unique way. Besides resulting in more home runs, a warming climate will likely require more domed stadiums because it will simply be too hot outside for humans in some places. “Global warming is going ...

  • Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops

    Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops

    Apr 04, 2023 10:20 PM EDT

    ... most of the world's crops. It provides scientists with the tools they need to breed plants able to cope with a changing world. With global warming and an ever-growing population, those who run the vault in Svalbard, Norway, say its presence is more important than ever. We sent ...

  • In Zambia, Vice President Harris visits farm with climate change innovation in mind

    In Zambia, Vice President Harris visits farm with climate change innovation in mind

    Apr 01, 2023 05:19 PM EDT

    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of global warming. “It’s ...

  • United Nations warns many millions die without clean water or sanitation

    United Nations warns many millions die without clean water or sanitation

    Mar 23, 2023 09:33 PM EDT

    ... that the lack of access to basic water-related services kills more people globally than floods, droughts and other disasters, even in the age of global warming. “Far more people die from lack of access to water, then die from from lesser climate disasters ... I’m not saying that people ...