Nov 09 ‘We have only a few days left,’ COP26 chair warns By Associated Press Alok Sharma said that the commitments made by countries in the first week of the talks narrowed the gap but weren’t enough. He said that countries now have to shift immediately to making good on those promises. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds news conference By News Desk The House speaker has joined COP26 on a day focused on the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls. Continue reading
Nov 09 Pelosi: ‘America is back’ to curb climate change By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years. Continue reading
Nov 09 Rich and poor nations confront divides over money and trust By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press It’s time for the “high level” negotiations, when government ministers or other senior diplomats swoop in to make the political decisions that are supposed to break the technical logjams. Continue reading
Nov 09 Russia aims to make its largest island carbon neutral by 2025 By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce, an idea the Russian government 4,000 miles to the west in Moscow hopes to apply to the whole country. Continue reading
Nov 09 Russia launches forest plan as testing ground for climate action By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press More than two-thirds of Sakhalin Island is forested. With the Kremlin’s blessing, authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia's largest — carbon neutral by 2025. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: U.S. reopens to vaccinated international travelers In our news wrap Monday, the United States fully reopens to most travelers for the first time since before the pandemic. The U.S. charged two hackers — a Ukrainian and a Russian — in a string of major ransomware attacks. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 3:42 What’s at stake at COP26 as climate activists decry ’empty promises’ By William Brangham, Sam Lane Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Glasgow for a second week for the United Nations summit aimed at getting new commitments and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure from climate activists has been building on the streets… Continue watching
Nov 08 Youth activists call on U.S. to help deliver $100 billion in international climate aid By Bella Isaacs-Thomas, William Brangham, Sam Lane “We're in the [climate crisis right now] because of empty promises, because [world leaders] prioritize themselves and their economies over the planet and the people,” South African climate activist Raeesah Noor-Mahomed said. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: This California project is studying how to help people adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato As climate-change-fueled wildfires become the new normal there, the need to adapt to smoke and other hazards has become acute. Continue reading