Nov 04 Watch 9:04 Glacier ice samples act as records of climate change's impact on Earth By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin The impacts of a warming world and changing climate are more evident every day. Many of the Earth's tropical glaciers are in jeopardy because of human activity's effect on the atmosphere. William Brangham reports on a couple in Columbus, Ohio,… Continue watching
Nov 04 WATCH: Tipping Point - The Colorado River Basin By Miles O'Brien Join PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien for a special hour-long live event exploring the relationship between climate change and the fate of the Colorado River Basin. Continue reading
Nov 04 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. Continue reading
Nov 03 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. Continue reading
Nov 03 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. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 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. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:33 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… Continue watching
Nov 02 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. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: Countries agree to cut methane by at least 30 percent by 2030 By Associated Press Nations responsible for almost half the world’s methane emissions are signing a pledge Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 02 U.S. says oil and gas sales damage climate, but won't quit them yet By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public land despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change. Continue reading