Nov 01 India pledges to get to ‘net zero’ by 2070, long after U.S. and China By Associated Press Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India announced a new target for his country -- to cease adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2070. Continue reading
Nov 01 Brazil steps up its emissions commitment, and critics are wary By Associated Press The announcement in Glasgow represents another effort by the Brazilian government to project itself as a responsible environmental steward in the wake of surging deforestation and fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands in recent years. But critics cautioned… Continue reading
Nov 01 Biden apologizes for Trump’s exit from Paris climate accord By Associated Press Standing before world leaders gathered in Scotland, Biden sought to portray the enormous costs of limiting carbon emissions as a chance to create jobs by transitioning to renewable energy and electric automobiles. Continue reading
Nov 01 World leaders ramped up rhetoric ahead of international climate negotiations By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press World leaders are turning up the heat and resorting to end-of-the-world rhetoric in an attempt to bring new urgency to sputtering international climate negotiations. Continue reading
Nov 01 Biden apologizes for Trump administration pulling out of Paris Agreement By Associated Press President Joe Biden offered a public apology to a U.N. climate conference over his predecessor Donald Trump’s move to pull the U.S. from the Paris accord. Continue reading
Nov 01 5 top issues for the climate summit By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Transparency, carbon trading and methane are some of the big topics the talks will tackle. Continue reading
Nov 01 Germany’s Angela Merkel urges countries to put price on carbon emissions By Associated Press Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel urged other countries to put a price on carbon emissions, which are the main cause of global warming. Continue reading
Nov 01 World leaders failing to act dooms island nations, Barbados prime minister says By Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — The prime minister of Barbados has told world leaders that failing to act urgently on climate change will be a “death sentence” for people in island nations like hers. Mia Amor Mottley told leaders at the COP26… Continue reading
Nov 01 Biden urges ‘decade of ambition and innovation’ to preserve future By Bella Isaacs-Thomas President Joe Biden emphasized the quickly closing window of opportunity to address global warming -- and the mounting costs of delaying that action -- in his opening remarks at COP26. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Prince Charles urges radical transformation of economy By News Desk Great Britain’s Prince Charles spoke at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Monday, telling leaders that the “hopes of the world are upon you.”… Continue reading