Dec 26 Watch 7:44 White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather… Continue watching
Dec 18 Trump administration moves to dismantle national climate research lab in Colorado By Matthew Daly, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The research lab, which houses the largest federal research program on climate change, supports research to predict, prepare for and respond to severe weather and other natural disasters. Continue reading
Dec 10 UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction. Continue reading
Nov 24 How to shop smarter to avoid wasting food this Thanksgiving By Kiki Sideris, Caleigh Wells, Associated Press A major highlight of Thanksgiving is the menu, but the big meal can come with a lot of wasted food. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 2:17 Deep in the Amazon, scientists build a 'time capsule' to predict future of climate change By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara, Zoie Lambert Hundreds of miles from the U.N. conference on climate change that wrapped this weekend in Belém, Brazil, scientists are conducting a first-of-its-kind experiment that could help future policymakers address the issue. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Nov 23 Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks By Melina Walling, Associated Press Many Indigenous people who attended the United Nations climate talks felt strengthened by the solidarity with tribes from other countries and some appreciated small wins in the final outcome. But for many, the talks fell short on representation, ambition and… Continue reading
Nov 22 COP30 climate talks end in Brazil without roadmap to phase out fossil fuels By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the agreement doesn’t include an explicit detailed map to… Continue reading
Nov 20 UN secretary general urges nations at climate talks to be flexible to get results By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press Asked whether U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres had a message for President Donald Trump, who has pulled the world's second-largest carbon polluter out of climate talks: “We are waiting for you.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 9:57 As U.S. skips climate summit, John Kerry says absence undermines global cooperation By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The United Nations climate summit, known as COP30, will wrap up later this week, and its achievements will likely be more muted this year. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting near the Amazon rainforest, but the Trump administration decided… Continue watching