Dec 10 Watch 6:22 With Biden in office, an opportunity to restore U.S.-European relations As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office next month, many see an opportunity to restore U.S.-European relations after a Trump administration that backed away from the two side's traditional multilateral framework. Nick Schifrin spoke with Philippe Étienne, France's Ambassador… Continue watching
Dec 04 Japan prime minister pledges $19 billion to promote ecological businesses By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Suga, who took office in mid-September, set climate change as one of his main policy goals along with promoting a digital transformation of Japanese society — issues which were left behind by his predecessor. Continue reading
Dec 04 From north to south pole, climate scientists grapple with pandemic disruptions By Fedor Kossakovski Researchers are working within the limitations and developing innovative solutions -- and some say they have new perspectives on how human health is connected to the health of the planet. Continue reading
Dec 02 U.N. calls on humanity to end 'war on nature,' go carbon-free By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming. Continue reading
Dec 02 Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites, report says By Associated Press Sixteen World Heritage sites have deteriorated since the last World Heritage Outlook was released three years ago, while only eight improved, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Continue reading
Dec 01 This year's record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season is raising more concerns about climate change By James H. Ruppert Jr., Allison Wing, The Conversation There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 4:58 Erin Brockovich on America's water crisis and why no one is coming to save us By Christopher Booker Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist who shot to prominence after her successful lawsuit against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in 1993, joins Christopher Booker to discuss her new book “Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis And What We… Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin By Deb Reichmann, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:55 A record hurricane season is ending. What does climate change have to do with it? By PBS NewsHour Hurricane Iota made landfall in Central America earlier this week as a Category 4 storm. It's the 30th storm this Hurricane season, surpassing 2005 as the year with the most hurricanes ever. With this record Atlantic Hurricane season officially ending… Continue watching
Nov 18 Trump pushes new environmental rollbacks on way out the door By Matthew Brown, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats. Continue reading