Dec 01 Quiz: The politics of climate change By Lisa Desjardins Scientists call it a global crisis, but not every politician in the U.S. is so sure. As world leaders meet in Paris to discuss climate change, we thought we’d test what we know about the difficult politics of climate change… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:33 How Paris is different from past climate change negotiations By PBS News Hour What do the nations that have gathered for the UN conference on climate change hope to accomplish this time around? Gwen Ifill learns more from Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations and Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Paris climate talks open with debate over cuts for poorer nations By PBS News Hour More than 150 heads of state and government have converged on Paris in hopes of finalizing the strongest agreement yet to reduce heat-trapping emissions of greenhouse gases. This time many countries committed to action in advance, but there is still… Continue watching
Nov 30 Top carbon culprits U.S., China, India debate nuances of roles By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Call them the culprits of carbon. Leaders of the United States, China and India -- the world's top three carbon polluters -- engaged in some private diplomacy Monday on the sidelines of the international climate change… Continue reading
Nov 30 Obama: Climate pact an 'act of defiance' after Paris attacks By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Pushing for a powerful climate deal, President Barack Obama called the global talks opening Monday outside Paris an "act of defiance" against terrorism that proves the world stands undeterred by Islamic State-linked attacks in Europe and… Continue reading
Nov 29 What to expect from the COP21 climate talks in Paris By Andrew Mach Even as world leaders descend upon the city in hopes of reaching an agreement to halt climate change, the main variable setting apart the 2015 Paris Climate Conference are the realities of global security. Continue reading
Nov 29 174 detained as climate protesters clash with police in Paris By News Desk French riot police descended on Place de la République in central Paris on Sunday, firing tear gas on climate change activists who rallied despite a government ban on an organized march. Continue reading
Nov 29 Global warming seen as more concrete, urgent problem since Kyoto By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Eighteen years ago, the discussion was far more about average temperatures, not the freakish extremes. Now, scientists and others realize it is in the more frequent extremes that people are truly experiencing climate change. Continue reading
Nov 27 Presidential contenders differ sharply on climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls climate change the greatest threat to national security. Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton promises to install more than 500 million solar panels across the country. On the Republican side, Jeb Bush would phase… Continue reading
Nov 25 UN weather agency: 2015 hottest year on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Niño, Earth's wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Organization announced on Wednesday. Continue reading