Oct 27 WATCH: Oil executives testify over climate misinformation in House hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Jen Psaki says Democrats are 'almost there,' on budget, climate deals By Associated Press Once Democrats agree to the tax proposals, they can assess how much is funding available for Biden's overall package to expand health care, child care and other climate change programs. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 1:51 U.S. Northeast, Midwest hit by big storms; West Coast recovers from 'bomb cyclones' By John Yang, Frank Carlson, Leah Nagy Much of the U.S. is dealing with powerful storms that brought extreme winds and rain that triggered floods and mudslides. Governors of New Jersey and New York declared emergencies over the storms. Americans in the Midwest are also recovering from… Continue watching
Oct 26 Majority in U.S. concerned about climate change, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds By Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press In all, 59 percent of Americans said the Earth's warming was very or extremely important to them as an issue, up from 49 percent in 2018. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.N. chief laments 'leadership gap' ahead of climate talks By Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas emissions to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris accord and avert the world of global warming. Continue reading
Oct 25 Brazil to seek zero deforestation by 2028, up from 2030 By David Biller, Associated Press Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão has said that the government will accelerate its timeline by two to three years to completely eliminate illegal deforestation by 2027 or 2028. Continue reading
Oct 25 World set to miss goal of $100 billion climate aid pledged to poor By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Officials say a target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each year to tackle global warming will be missed, dealing a blow to the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. Continue reading
Oct 25 'Bomb cyclone' pounds drought-stricken California By Associated Press Drenching rains and strong winds accompanied the weekend arrival of an atmospheric river — a long plume of Pacific moisture — into the drought-stricken state. Continue reading
Oct 22 Campaigners stage climate protests across the world By Associated Press Protesters rallied in Uganda, Bangladesh, India and Germany to call for measures that prevent dangerous levels of warming and take account of the plight of the world's poorest, who are particularly hard-hit by climate change. Continue reading
Oct 22 Dozens missing in Nepal as floods, mudslides kill over 100 By Associated Press Nepalese authorities are searching for dozens of people missing in this week's heavy rains, floods and landslides, as survivors complain they are yet to receive any government help. Police say the death toll has crossed 100 in the country's eastern… Continue reading