By — John Yang John Yang By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young By — Juliet Fuisz Juliet Fuisz Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/key-takeaways-from-cop30-halfway-through-the-un-climate-summit Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio This weekend is the halfway point for the 30th U.N. climate summit known as COP30. In a report issued days before the meeting began, the World Meteorological Organization said 2025 is “on track to be among the three warmest years on record.” New York Times international climate reporter Somini Sengupta, who just returned from COP30, joins John Yang to discuss. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Nov 16, 2025 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young Kaisha Young is a general assignment producer at PBS News Weekend. By — Juliet Fuisz Juliet Fuisz