Nov 06 Watch 8:01 A new effort to help communities adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato President Biden's infrastructure bill includes $50 billion for climate ‘resiliency’: funding to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming. Special correspondent Tom Casciato reports on a unique partnership in California that uses behavioral science and cultural awareness… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 4:15 How youth leadership is changing climate activism By PBS NewsHour Young people around the world continue to protest in large numbers over what many see as inaction from political leaders on climate change—today's Global Day of Action is no exception. As the COP26 conference continues in Glasgow, Jasmine Sanders, Executive… Continue watching
Nov 05 Gore compares climate complacency to allowing creep of fascism in the 1930s By Associated Press Invoking Winston Churchill’s famous warning, former Vice President Al Gore told the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow that the impacts of global warming would soon spur momentum for action. Continue reading
Nov 05 Gore says 'scientists warned us' about climate By Associated Press In Glasgow, former U.S. vice president Al Gore praised countries and companies that recently made new pledges to curb emissions but added that the fulfillment of those commitments must be closely watched. Continue reading
Nov 05 Young climate activists raising voices but fear going unheard at COP26 By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to clean up its mess. But they fear that message isn't getting through. Continue reading
Nov 05 Majority of young Americans think worst effects of climate change are preventable By Bella Isaacs-Thomas But around a quarter of people are unsure as to whether there’s enough time to turn things around. Continue reading
Nov 05 Kerry says U.S. having meaningful talks with Russia, China By Associated Press That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping world leaders’ current rounds of climate talks, a decision that sparked complaints from U.S. President Joe Biden when he attended a few days ago. Continue reading
Nov 05 Friday is youth day at COP26. They fear they're not being heard By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Even on a day dedicated to young people, the midday highlights were a speech by 73-year-old former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a news conference by 77-year-old John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy. Continue reading
Nov 05 How young people feel about climate change and their future By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The optimism expressed by young people aged 13 to 29 in a new poll from the PBS NewsHour and Generation Lab comes even as many of them point to the multiple ways they believe climate change will affect their personal… Continue reading
Nov 04 Activists give Poland 'Fossil of the Day' award By Associated Press Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the Day’ award to the Polish government for giving — and then apparently backtracking on — a pledge to speed up its phaseout of coal power. Continue reading