Politics Sep 15 Brazil restores stricter climate goals weakened under former administration By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press
World Apr 18 US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Politics Nov 14 Watch 6:43 Biden has big climate change plans. But can he get it done? President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration’s agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he… By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber
Making Sen$e Dec 06 Column: Carbon markets could make the Paris climate deal more effective Cooperative systems, such as carbon markets, could encourage countries to set more ambitious goals for reducing climate change, writes economist Robert Stavins. By Robert Stavins
Economy Jun 06 Column: The economics (and politics) of Trump’s Paris withdrawal The announcement by President Trump that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement was based neither on real science nor sound economics. By Robert Stavins
Jun 01 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: U.S. to exit Paris climate agreement, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. from the global agreement aimed at decreasing the impact of climate change. Also, the president has decided against moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:58 Sen. Mike Lee: President Trump put people before Paris agreement By PBS News Hour President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement signals a victory for some leading Republicans. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah -- one of 22 Republican senators who signed a letter to President Trump last week urging him to… Continue watching
Jun 01 Trump just kept his promise to exit the Paris accord. Here’s how he’s handled other international pledges. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "One by one we are keeping the promises I made to the American people during my campaign for president," Trump said during a celebratory announcement. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 12:06 What leaving the Paris Accord could mean for U.S. and the world By PBS News Hour President Trump tweeted Wednesday that his decision on the Paris Accord will come “over the next few days,” an announcement that arrives after weeks of signaling he may walk away from the deal. The pact was signed in 2015 in… Continue watching
May 31 President Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Paris climate accord By Julie Pace, Associated Press Nearly 200 nations, including the United States, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change. Continue reading