Nov 18 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: U.N. climate talks extended into weekend By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, climate talks set to wrap Friday have been extended into the weekend as resolutions remain up in the air, North Korea firing another missile that landed near Japanese waters, Ukraine said Russian strikes have disabled… Continue watching
Nov 18 Barbados leads charge for climate disaster financing at COP27 By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press At the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, leaders of developing nations have repeatedly said it's not fair to expect them to cover the costs of rebuilding from devastating weather events in a warming world. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:40 Drought's impact on Mississippi River causes disruptions in shipping and agriculture Up and down the Mississippi River basin, below-average rainfall has constricted one of the country’s major economic thoroughfares. Some areas along the river are reporting their lowest water levels in decades and it could affect consumers across the country. William… Continue watching
Nov 17 Women lead talks on tough climate change topic: reparations By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Experts say this summit's success or failure centers on the issue. And most of the negotiators and public faces of the issue are women. Continue reading
Nov 17 Climate change negotiators in Egypt say they remain far from a deal By Seth Borenstein, Samy Magdy, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Diplomats say they are far from reaching a deal everyone can agree on at climate negotiations in Egypt, which are scheduled to end on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 7:03 Gap between pledges and action sparks criticism at COP27 climate summit By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings As nearly 200 countries negotiate at the COP27 climate talks on reducing emissions, there's a call for greater regulation and transparency around prior and future pledges. A United Nations report targets governments, corporations and banks for what's called "greenwashing," or… Continue watching
Nov 16 Analysis: 4 ways the financial puzzle of climate change is being addressed at COP27 By Rachel Kyte, The Conversation The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil's Lula pledges 'big fight' against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world's top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 15 Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says By Dan Ikpoyi, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The upward trend threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind, as governments struggle to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth and food insecurity becomes an even more urgent problem. Continue reading