Nov 09 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds news conference By News Desk The House speaker has joined COP26 on a day focused on the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Pelosi holds news conference at COP26 climate summit By Associated Press Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years. Continue reading
Nov 09 Pelosi: ‘America is back’ to curb climate change By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years. Continue reading
Nov 09 Rich and poor nations confront divides over money and trust By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press It’s time for the “high level” negotiations, when government ministers or other senior diplomats swoop in to make the political decisions that are supposed to break the technical logjams. Continue reading
Nov 09 Russia aims to make its largest island carbon neutral by 2025 By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce, an idea the Russian government 4,000 miles to the west in Moscow hopes to apply to the whole country. Continue reading
Nov 09 Russia launches forest plan as testing ground for climate action By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press More than two-thirds of Sakhalin Island is forested. With the Kremlin’s blessing, authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia's largest — carbon neutral by 2025. Continue reading
Nov 09 In COP26 climate talks, rich and poor nations face a divide By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press It's time for high-level diplomats to start working to settle the several key outstanding issues in international climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Days are ticking down to Friday's deadline, and there are still big gaps on many issues. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: This California project is studying how to help people adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato As climate-change-fueled wildfires become the new normal there, the need to adapt to smoke and other hazards has become acute. Continue reading
Nov 08 What 1.5 means at COP26 and for the planet By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The 1.5 figure now it is the “overarching objective” of the Glasgow climate talks. Continue reading
Nov 08 A week in, big issues unresolved at COP26 By Associated Press Briefing the United Nations Conference of Parties on the first week’s progress, COP President Alok Sharma had to correct himself, noting that “some” issues had been settled, rather than “many.”… Continue reading