Nov 12 Top U.S. climate negotiator vows ‘we won’t revert back’ after Trump reelection By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America's clean energy economy won't reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. Continue reading
Nov 12 Leaders of the world’s biggest polluters are skipping UN climate talks By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The climate talks often have the star power of a soccer World Cup, but many big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent. That includes the top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries. Continue reading
Nov 11 Afghanistan sends delegation to U.N. climate talks for 1st time since Taliban’s return to power By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Matuil Haq Khalis, who's head of the country’s environment protection agency, told The Associated Press that Afghanistan needs international support to deal with extreme weather like erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and flash floods. Continue reading
Nov 11 COP29 opens with calls for a path away from the climate ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press COP29 got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt… Continue reading
Nov 10 What to expect as the UN’s COP29 climate change summit begins in Azerbaijan By Alice C. Hill, Priyanka Mahat, Council on Foreign Relations The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change. Continue reading
Nov 10 Microplastics may affect weather and climate by producing clouds, researchers find By Miriam Freedman, Heidi Busse, The Conversation Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 6:36 What to expect from the new Trump administration on climate and environmental policy By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young, Andrew Chambers During his campaign, Trump said he wants to get rid of virtually all Biden administration regulations intended to cut carbon emissions and move away from fossil fuels. He’s also called for the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature… Continue watching
Nov 06 Here’s where Donald Trump stands on key policies ahead of his second administration By Bill Barrow, Associated Press He talks about ending federal taxes on workers' tips and Social Security, but his tax policies broadly tilt toward corporations and wealthier Americans… Continue reading
Nov 02 COP16 delegates reach historic agreement to include Indigenous voices in conservation decisions By Steven Grattan, Associated Press Delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation, an important development that builds on a growing movement to recognize the role… Continue reading
Oct 24 World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, UN report warns By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The report authors warned that major cuts to the burning of coal, oil and gas are needed now if there's any hope of keeping the 1.5 goal alive. Continue reading