Dec 12 Obama: The world 'met the moment' in reaching climate change deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama, speaking from the White House, said the leaders from nearly 200 nations working in Paris "met the moment" in agreeing to what is being described as the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. He said the world can… Continue reading
Dec 12 White House hails 'most ambitious climate change agreement in history' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House is praising what it calls "the most ambitious climate change agreement in history" after the United States and nearly 200 other countries backed the deal in Paris. Continue reading
Dec 08 Column: We are the last generations able to stop climate change By Rachel Kyte What we need from Paris is an agreement that includes all countries and leaves no one behind. This means that it should be clear in its ambition, sending the strongest signal possible to all economic decision makers that we are… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch How an environmental group is trying to clean up China's pollution problem By PBS News Hour China, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has paid a great environmental price for becoming the world's factory. But experts say there is growing political will in Beijing to tackle the crisis. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Dec 05 Column: In Paris, too much focus on the 'politically feasible,' too little on the environment By Oliver Geden The international climate summit in Paris -- and the process that led to it -- marks a fundamental paradigm shift in international climate policy. Today, the focus is no longer primarily on the problem itself -- dangerous human interference with… Continue reading
Dec 04 World news quiz: Pope visits war zone and military makes historic shift By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis traveled to a war zone for the first time, world leaders congregated on the climate and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a historic change. Test your knowledge of these events and more in our 5-minute quiz. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 5:26 How the benefits of climate action may outweigh the costs By PBS News Hour For two economists, the probability of true catastrophe due to human-caused global warming prompted them to write "Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet," which examines looming dangers and possible solutions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look… Continue watching
Dec 03 An economist's take on how to combat climate change By Gernot Wagner, Martin L. Weitzman Can economics help tackle the immense problem that is climate change?… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 7:28 Why 2 degrees Celsius is climate change's magic number By PBS News Hour We hear all the time that we need to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Why is that specific number so important though? And what happens if we exceed that limit? William Brangham… Continue watching
Dec 02 Why the Paris talks won't prevent 2 degrees of global warming By Nsikan Akpan, William Brangham, Eric Osman Only one action could prevent the world from surpassing 2 degrees of global warming, but does this benchmark even matter?… Continue reading