Dec 05 Column: In Paris, too much focus on the ‘politically feasible,’ too little on the environment By Oliver Geden The international climate summit in Paris -- and the process that led to it -- marks a fundamental paradigm shift in international climate policy. Today, the focus is no longer primarily on the problem itself -- dangerous human interference with… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 5:26 How the benefits of climate action may outweigh the costs By PBS News Hour For two economists, the probability of true catastrophe due to human-caused global warming prompted them to write "Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet," which examines looming dangers and possible solutions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 7:28 Why 2 degrees Celsius is climate change’s magic number By PBS News Hour We hear all the time that we need to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Why is that specific number so important though? And what happens if we exceed that limit? William Brangham… Continue watching
Dec 02 Why the Paris talks won’t prevent 2 degrees of global warming By Nsikan Akpan, William Brangham, Eric Osman Only one action could prevent the world from surpassing 2 degrees of global warming, but does this benchmark even matter?… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 3:10 World leaders depart Paris, leaving negotiators to hash out climate accord By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 In slap at Obama, GOP-led House moves to block climate rule By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama worked to hammer out a global climate agreement in Paris, Republicans in Congress were moving to block his plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The House was… Continue reading
Dec 01 Quiz: The politics of climate change By Lisa Desjardins Scientists call it a global crisis, but not every politician in the U.S. is so sure. As world leaders meet in Paris to discuss climate change, we thought we’d test what we know about the difficult politics of climate change… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:33 How Paris is different from past climate change negotiations By PBS News Hour What do the nations that have gathered for the UN conference on climate change hope to accomplish this time around? Gwen Ifill learns more from Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations and Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Paris climate talks open with debate over cuts for poorer nations By PBS News Hour More than 150 heads of state and government have converged on Paris in hopes of finalizing the strongest agreement yet to reduce heat-trapping emissions of greenhouse gases. This time many countries committed to action in advance, but there is still… Continue watching
Nov 30 Top carbon culprits U.S., China, India debate nuances of roles By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Call them the culprits of carbon. Leaders of the United States, China and India -- the world's top three carbon polluters -- engaged in some private diplomacy Monday on the sidelines of the international climate change… Continue reading