Science Dec 14 Watch 2:36 Paris summit ends with major climate blueprint Delegates from 195 countries celebrated a landmark climate deal in Paris -- a moment of success after years of failure. The agreement lays out a number of goals and timelines, including keeping the global temperature rise well below 3.6 degrees… By PBS News Hour
World Dec 13 Watch 4:00 What does the landmark climate change accord mean for the U.S.? Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York Michael Levi joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the climate change summit deal reached in Paris. By PBS News Hour
Politics Dec 13 Obama optimism on climate pact tempered by GOP opposition President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the newly passed international climate change agreement as a major achievement that could help turn the tide on global warming, but the immediate reaction of leading Republican critics was a… By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
World Dec 12 Watch 4:03 How is the world reacting to the ‘ambitious’ climate deal reached in Paris? Negotiators from nearly every country in the world unanimously agreed to a landmark agreement Saturday to combat climate change, pledging to reduce their emissions from burning fossil fuels. It's the first-ever climate pact to commit all countries to take action. By PBS News Hour
Dec 12 Obama: The world ‘met the moment’ in reaching climate change deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama, speaking from the White House, said the leaders from nearly 200 nations working in Paris "met the moment" in agreeing to what is being described as the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. He said the world can… Continue reading
Dec 12 White House hails ‘most ambitious climate change agreement in history’ By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House is praising what it calls "the most ambitious climate change agreement in history" after the United States and nearly 200 other countries backed the deal in Paris. Continue reading
Dec 12 Landmark climate deal approved by nearly 200 countries in Paris By Michael D. Regan Negotiators said on Saturday that 195 countries have come to terms on a watershed agreement to address climate change. The terms would including efforts to limit the earth's rising temperatures and to reign in greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Climate deal negotiators move into critical phase By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, negotiators on a global climate deal began the second and final week of the UN conference in Paris. A draft agreement was released over the weekend, which left all of the critical disputes unresolved. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 3:42 Paris climate talks enter next phase, but political roadblocks remain By PBS News Hour The climate talks that began last week in Paris have reached the halfway point, and early Saturday, delegates from 195 nations approved a draft text they hope will be the basis for an agreement to reduce global carbon emissions. But… Continue watching