Dec 07 Fact Sheet: Copenhagen Climate Summit By Talea Miller Representatives from 192 nations are converging on Copenhagen Monday for the opening day of the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference, where the next steps are expected to be hashed out towards an international emissions agreement. Continue reading
Nov 25 India Envoy: Obama’s Emissions Pledge ‘Welcome,’ Had Hoped for More By Dave Gustafson Judy Woodruff spoke Wednesday with Shyam Saran, the Indian prime minister's special envoy on climate change, about President Obama's trip to the Copenhagen climate change summit and the U.S. emissions reduction goal. Here are Web-only excerpts:… Continue reading
Nov 25 Experts Sound Off on U.S. Role, Expectations for Copenhagen By Talea Miller President Obama announced Wednesday he will make an appearance Dec. 9 at the Copenhagen climate summit on on his way to pick up the Nobel Peace Prize. The NewsHour spoke with a panel of experts about expectations for the summit. Continue reading
Oct 27 Cap and Trade Bill Hearings Begin in Senate By Quinn Bowman Senate Democrats began hearings Tuesday in the Environment and Public Works Committee for legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and slowing the progress of global warming. Continue reading
Jul 15 Simon Johnson on Cap and Trade Paul Solman: The third in this week’s series of conversations with economist Simon Johnson has to do with the cap and trade debate — whether cap and trade is a good idea, the feasibility of a carbon tax, and… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch At G-8, Small Steps on Emissions, Economic Recovery Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations gathered in Italy on Wednesday to assess risks to the global economy and other key issues at their annual meeting. Margaret Warner reports from the summit. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Emissions Bill Faces Test in Congress As early as Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives may vote on landmark climate legislation that would establish a "cap-and-trade" system for carbon emissions. Judy Woodruff talks to analysts about the measure's pros and cons. Continue watching
Apr 29 Climate Studies Suggest Need for Drastic Cut in Fossil Fuels By Admin, PBS News Hour In order to limit the damage from global warming, the world can use only about one quarter of its known fossil fuel reserves, according to two new research studies. Continue reading
Jul 23 Why can’t the U.K.’s fuel efficient vehicles be sold in the U.S.? Question/Comment: Car companies such as Ford, GM and Toyota sell cars throughout the world. In examining the U.K. Web sites for these companies, even in cases where the car model is the same as the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 08 G-8 OKs Plan to Halve Global Emissions by 2050 By PBS News Hour Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations agreed Tuesday on a target of cutting climate-changing gas emissions in half by 2050 -- an agreement lauded by the participants but rebuked by some environmentalists. Continue reading