Nov 03 Kremlin defends Putin’s absence from COP26 By Associated Press "Russia’s climate action don’t have the goal of being pegged to an event,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Continue reading
Nov 03 Kerry applauds ambition at COP26, but ‘the real issue is going to be follow-up’ By Associated Press U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said Wednesday that the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow have more energy and focus than previous rounds of climate negotiations in particular because of the strong presence and support of the private sector. Continue reading
Nov 03 UK calls on financial industry to pour wealth into greener investments By Associated Press Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said that the U.K. government is providing new funds to help poor countries cope with climate change. But he said that “public investment alone isn’t enough.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Here are the latest promises made by Biden, global leaders at U.N. climate summit By William Brangham World leaders at the U.N. climate summit pledged today to cut methane emissions and conserve forests. President Joe Biden wound up his two days at the Glasgow gathering focusing on America’s role in the new initiatives. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:33 China’s timeline to ditch coal, adopt green technology may be too slow to help climate By Nick Schifrin, Patrick Fok World leaders from more than 100 countries are in attendance at the U.N. Climate conference in Scotland. But China's Xi Jinping, president of the globe's largest polluter, is absent from the crowd. For any efforts to succeed in fighting climate… Continue watching
Nov 02 China envoy defends emissions at climate summit, criticizes U.S. under Trump By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press China's dependence on coal power helps make it the biggest current climate polluter, although the nation in recent years has made commitments to start curbing emissions. Continue reading
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