Nov 02 WATCH: Countries agree to cut methane by at least 30 percent by 2030 By Associated Press Nations responsible for almost half the world’s methane emissions are signing a pledge Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 02 U.S. says oil and gas sales damage climate, but won’t quit them yet By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public land despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: Biden, Boris Johnson give remarks on ‘Build Back Better World’ agenda at climate talks By News Desk President Joe Biden and other world leaders are making a pitch for his Build Back Better World, the U.S. president’s effort to offer an alternative to China’s infrastructure financing, at the COP26 climate talks on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 02 Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The proposed rule would for the first time target reductions from existing oil and gas wells nationwide, rather than focus only on new wells as previous regulations have done. Continue reading
Nov 02 More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation at COP26 By Frank Jordans, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow. But campaigners say they need to see the detail — such promises have been made, and broken, before. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 10:32 The Earth is at a tipping point. Here’s what’s at stake if we don’t act on climate change By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes In his remarks to global leaders, President Joe Biden said climate change is "ravaging the world" — a message that is likely to be repeated at the U.N. summit on climate change. World leaders, researchers and activists all say we… Continue watching
Nov 01 Live: Climate summit | U.S., China announce roadmap to collaborate on climate issues By Vanessa Dennis Follow for the latest updates from COP26 in Glasgow as global leaders come together to address climate change. Continue reading
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