Climate Change

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds news briefing with climate officials John Kerry, Gina McCarthy

By Associated Press

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and the White House's National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy welcomed developments from a two-day U.S.-hosted climate summit that kicked off Thursday.

WATCH: Biden opens global summit with ambitious new U.S. climate pledge

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Christina Larson, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Biden made an ambitious pledge to cut by at least one-half the damaging fumes that America is pumping out. Biden said the world faces “a moment of peril but a moment of opportunity.”…

Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight

By Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press

The three-episode docuseries, a PBS and BBC Studios co-production, follows the rock star activist as she visits people and places that have been distinctly affected by the heating of the earth.

WATCH: Psaki speaks on U.S. police reform, climate summit

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden is "eager" to get a police reform bill on his desk, but White House press secretary Jen Psaki said what legislation is passed and when is the responsibility of Congress.

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden summit

By Associated Press

The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050.

U.K. toughens its carbon target before Biden climate summit

By Jill Lawless, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

The U.K. government has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 2035. The more ambitious climate target was announced ahead of a virtual climate summit U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host on Thursday.

Earth-warming emissions come roaring back from pandemic

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

The International Energy Agency said worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on track to surge by 1.5 billion metric tons this year, following last year’s decline due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden considers protections for climate refugees

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

The idea faces monumental challenges, including how to define a climate refugee when natural disasters, drought and violence are often intertwined in regions people are fleeing, such as Central America.

WATCH: Blinken says U.S. falling behind China on renewable industry exports

By Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the U.S. is falling behind China, the largest producer and exporter of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles.

US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue.