Nov 12 Watch 7:45 The key issues that remain unresolved at COP26 By William Brangham, Sam Lane Diplomats and negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach a global accord on reducing emissions to ease the impact of climate change. Friday was scheduled to be the last day of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland. But deep… Continue watching
Nov 12 Climate diplomats decide wording and the world as talks come to a close By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aniruddha Ghosal, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Hours of negotiations over wording could seem like nit-picking but determined how firmly nations commit to steps to stave off climate change. Continue reading
Nov 12 Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Continue reading
Nov 12 In communities facing effects of climate change, some forced to consider leaving home in ‘managed retreat’ By Drew Costley, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In some parts of the U.S., the risks from climate change have intensified enough to raise a startling question: Should some populated places simply be abandoned to nature?… Continue reading
Nov 12 Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 5:41 As COP26 winds down, is a breakthrough climate agreement in sight? By William Brangham, Sam Lane The international climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, is coming to a close, but several top officials said Thursday they are concerned too many countries are not willing to make enough real commitments to reducing emissions. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Nov 11 Why these young people came to the COP26 climate change conference By William Brangham As part of our coverage in Glasgow, the PBS NewsHour asked several young attendees why they’re here, what they hope to learn and what adding their voices to this conference might mean. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:23 EU says Lukashenko using refugee crisis to ‘destabilize’ region, overwhelm Polish border By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin This week, thousands of refugees from across the developing world tried to enter Poland by crossing its border with Belarus, its neighbor to the east. But the European Union says this is not only a case of desperate families fleeing… Continue watching
Nov 10 Papua New Guinea may ‘rethink’ its climate efforts if rich nations don’t pay aid, official says By Associated Press “If they keep stalling (…) there’s no point in returning to any future COP meetings,” said Minister Wera Mori. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Continue reading