Dec 23 Watch 5:40 What sustainable aviation fuel means for the future of airline emissions By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde Studies estimate that air travel accounts for about 4 percent of human-induced climate change, and the UN warns that airplane emissions will triple by 2050. The aviation industry’s quest to cut emissions recently took a step forward with the world’s… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 6:27 Nations at COP28 agree to transition away from fossil fuels, but loopholes remain By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The COP28 climate conference closed with more than 200 nations agreeing they should transition away from the fossil fuels that are warming the planet. They also pledged to triple the amount of renewable energy deployed by 2030 and curb the… Continue watching
Dec 13 At COP28, nations agree to transition away from fossil fuels and reach world net zero carbon emissions by 2050 By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Jamey Keaten, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled through the text at a plenary session in Dubai after more than two weeks of discussions that saw nations try and figure out a way for the world to stay in line with limiting warming… Continue reading
Dec 10 As COP28 talks wind down, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and climate adaptation By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton's request to pause abortion ruling In our news wrap Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion, Israel hit targets across Gaza as its war with Hamas… Continue watching
Dec 08 At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The leadership of climate talks, called COP28, sent out four pairs of veteran and high-level ministers to push countries together on four key but stubborn issues as the summit went into its second week after a day of rest Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 06 COP28 in murky middle ground on climate goals after 1st week wraps up By Seth Borenstein, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press Proponents who are calling for a ground-shifting phase-out of fossil fuels have hope for the first time in years, but also see where it could be torpedoed. Continue reading
Dec 05 Should fossil fuels be phased out or slowly phased down? Leaders to discuss at COP28 By Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The options in the draft on the future of fossil fuels range from a less-stringent “phasedown of unabated coal power" to a simple but dramatic “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels.”… Continue reading
Dec 04 Here are the key takeaways from Monday at the UN climate conference By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The president of the talks, Sultan al-Jaber of the host United Arab Emirates, was on the defensive after video circulated of him questioning plans to phase out fossil fuels. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 10:00 U.N. climate conference opens amid skepticism world will move away from fossil fuels By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The United Nations Climate Conference, COP28, began Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are hoping to hammer out agreements to limit the pollution that’s warming the planet, and to agree on aid for the nations… Continue watching