Oct 29 A look at the top issues for this year’s UN climate summit By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press This year’s U.N. climate summit in Glasgow renews an urgent question to the international community: Can the world come together to confront the common enemy of global warming before it’s too late?… Continue reading
Oct 29 As Biden heads to climate change conference, half of Americans think the U.S. isn’t doing enough By Laura Santhanam Younger people, who will inherit the choices of previous generations, were much more likely than others to feel that the global community is not doing enough to prevent climate change from getting worse, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 28 How global climate negotiations work, and what to expect from the COP26 summit in Glasgow By Shelley Inglis, The Conversation A former UN adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals. Continue reading
Oct 28 4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit By Rachel Kyte, The Conversation The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes. Continue reading
Oct 25 UN says Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short By Jamey Keaten, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency says greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade. Continue reading
Oct 25 World set to miss goal of $100 billion climate aid pledged to poor By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Officials say a target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each year to tackle global warming will be missed, dealing a blow to the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:22 Group aims to reintroduce Jaguars — once nearly hunted to extinction — to Argentina By Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Will Toubman The Jaguar, the biggest cat in the Americas, was hunted and poached to extinction in parts of Argentina about 70 years ago. They are in critical danger of vanishing completely. Only a few hundred are left in the country. Rewilding… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:10 What’s at stake at the upcoming world climate conference By PBS NewsHour Global environmental leaders met in Milan for a summit, weeks ahead of COP26, the UN climate conference world leaders will attend in Glasgow, Scotland. As temperatures rise and climate pledges by major polluters go unmet, the pressure is on. Somini… Continue watching
Sep 17 Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world's next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders Friday, and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane… Continue reading