May 12 Lieberman, Kerry Unveil Climate Bill Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) unveiled a much-anticipated energy and climate bill Wednesday, aimed at reducing carbon emissions and encouraging the development of clean energy sources. The American Power Act, the Senate version of sweeping legislation… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch Criticism of Climate Change Science Heats Up The United Nations has ordered an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change amid a growing backlash over mistakes found in its Nobel Prize-winning report on the science behind global warming. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 25 U.S.-Canadian Economic Ties Weigh In to Climate Change Debate By Judy Woodruff As part of a continuing series of conversations about climate change legislation, Judy Woodruff recently talked with Brad Wall, premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Wall argues that because the U.S. and American economies are "so inextricably linked,… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Dalai Lama Visit Fuels Friction Between China, U.S. Chinese officials openly criticized President Obama's decision to meet with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday. Beijing warned that U.S. recognition of Tibet as an independent state would further strain Sino-U.S. relations. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two… Continue watching
Feb 05 Top Republican on House Energy Committee: CO2 Is Not a Pollutant By Judy Woodruff As part of a series of conversations on President Obama’s energy agenda and the climate change legislation circulating in Congress, I spoke this week from an opponent of the House bill that would set a cap on carbon emissions. I… Continue reading
Jan 26 Business, Environmental Coalition Among Players Pushing for Climate Change Bill By Judy Woodruff We’re starting a series of conversations here on the Rundown about where climate change legislation stands in Congress. Among the players: A large consortium of American corporations and environmental groups, who are pushing Congress to adapt new laws to regulate… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch As Global Temperatures Rise, So Too Do Health Risks While there may be debate over what's causing global climate change, there are far fewer questions about the effect of a warming planet on human health, reports Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Dec 21 Ray Suarez: A Look Back at Copenhagen By Ray Suarez Fresh off of his reporting trip to Copenhagen for international climate talks, Ray Suarez stopped by the Rundown Monday to talk to Hari Sreenivasan about the summit’s conclusions and lingering questions over the climate agreements reached. Watch their conversation… Continue reading
Dec 21 Mauna Loa Birthplace of Global CO2 Monitoring By Larisa Epatko As nations move forward with managing carbon dioxide emissions, how will they track their progress? The answer comes in part from a global network of CO2 sampling sites that was born decades ago at Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch A Look at Climate Change After Copenhagen In the aftermath of the Copenhagen climate summit, about the only thing certain is the need for more talks. Ray Suarez speaks with Jeffrey Brown about how the nonbinding agreement struck in Copenhagen will impact future negotiations. Continue watching