Jan 27 WATCH: Biden signs executive actions on climate change By Associated Press In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden is aiming to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Biden aims for most ambitious U.S. effort on climate change By Matthew Daly, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press "The stakes on climate change just simply couldn't be any higher than they are right now. It is existential,” said former Secretary of State John Kerry, who is Biden's envoy on climate change. Continue reading
Jan 25 U.S. will make up for 4 years of lost action on climate, Kerry says By Associated Press Kerry said the Biden administration is working to announce its own more ambitious target for cutting emissions soon. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 7:14 Environmentalists, industries are trying to find a methane solution By Hari Sreenivasan, Connie Kargbo, Tom Casciato Methane emissions caused by human-related activities, especially from livestock, and oil and gas industries, are responsible for 25% of global warming, according to the United Nations. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the growing call by environmentalists and the oil and gas… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 4:49 Biden rolls back Trump-era climate policies, commits to tackling crisis By Ivette Feliciano In his first hours in office, President Biden signed executive orders aimed at tackling the climate crisis and rolling back Trump-era policies, some of which denied the science of human-caused climate change. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with May Boeve,… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 5:40 Shell Oil President on methane emissions, carbon capture By PBS NewsHour Gretchen Watkins, the president of oil and gas major Shell Oil has taken a tough stand on methane emissions. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the methane problem, the need for regulation and her ideas for what the Biden administration… Continue watching
Jan 22 The data behind 9 big challenges facing Biden By Vignesh Ramachandran, Chloe Jones, Dorothy Hastings, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Candice Norwood President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris face a confluence of crises as they kick off their first 100 days in leadership. Continue reading
Jan 21 Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is lamenting what he calls "wasted years" under the Trump administration to slow climate change. And he's urging faster work to curb fossil fuel emissions. Continue reading
Jan 21 World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under Biden By Frank Jordans, Associated Press World leaders have breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Biden signs executive orders on climate, virus By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden wore a mask while seated behind the Resolute Desk with a stack of orders early Wednesday evening. He said there was “no time to start like today.”… Continue reading