Nov 02 Watch 2:59 Dems may plan vote on on infrastructure, Build Back Better bill as early as this week By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori Democrats in Congress have spent the last several days working towards passing the Build Back Better and infrastructure packages. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with an update on negotiations. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:33 China’s timeline to ditch coal, adopt green technology may be too slow to help climate By Nick Schifrin, Patrick Fok World leaders from more than 100 countries are in attendance at the U.N. Climate conference in Scotland. But China's Xi Jinping, president of the globe's largest polluter, is absent from the crowd. For any efforts to succeed in fighting climate… Continue watching
Nov 02 Biden hails climate progress, criticizes China’s Xi for not attending By Associated Press President Joe Biden said the Chinese “lost the ability to influence people around the world, and all the people here at COP” with its absence at the summit. Continue reading
Nov 02 Chinese envoy argues nation is in ‘special development stage’ preventing more emissions cuts By Associated Press Xie Zhenhua, who played a pivotal role in talks leading to the 2015 Paris climate accord, underscored China’s stance that the United States and other developed nations should be the ones doing more to cut climate-damaging emissions faster, not China. Continue reading
Nov 02 PHOTO: Recycled Formula 1 car on display in Glasgow By Associated Press President Joe Biden said that “our current technology alone won’t get us where we need to be.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 African Union seeks $12.5B from world to tackle climate adaptation By Associated Press In his remarks before a meeting of world leaders, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo noted that the global effort on climate change “can’t be won unless it is won in Africa.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 U.S., EU countries sign on to cut methane By Associated Press Clamping down on methane flaring and leaks from oil wells and gas pipelines is considered one of the easiest ways to cut emissions. Continue reading
Nov 02 Ecuador expands Galapagos marine reserve By Associated Press Experts says oceans are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the Galapagos Islands are considered one of the world’s biodiversity jewels. Continue reading
Nov 02 Biden administration launches plan to crack down on methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The centerpiece of U.S. actions is a long-awaited rule by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten methane regulations for the oil and gas sector. Continue reading
Nov 02 What we know needs to be done to curb climate change By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes Get a refresher on the stakes of the summit. Continue reading