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News Articles: climate

President Joe Biden spoke at the COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt. The President said the United States will meet its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.

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  • Climate

Biden says U.S. will rise to the global challenge of climate change

The President said the United States is cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, and promised again to give more money to developing countries on the front lines of climate change.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Rebecca Hersher
A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen in August 2021 on a well pad near Watford City, N.D.

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  • Climate

Biden tightens methane emissions rules, even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling

Oil and gas production is the nation's largest industrial source of methane, the main component of natural gas, and is a key target for the Biden administration as it seeks to combat climate change.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Workers in Germany construct a new pipeline for transporting natural gas imports from a nearby liquified natural gas facility. European countries are seeking new sources of natural gas, as they wean themselves off imports from Russia.

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  • Climate

Are climate change emissions finally going down? Definitely not

World leaders are discussing how to get climate change under control, but new reports show the post-pandemic rebound and war in Ukraine are driving emissions even higher.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Workers at a coal mine in Ukraine start their shifts. Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supplies of fossil fuels and led to more reliance on coal for electricity in some countries.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • and 1 more
A group of scientists from the United Kingdom trek up to a research site on the west side of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq in the summer of 2022. This year marks the 26th year that Greenland has lost more ice than it gained.

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  • Climate

Here are 3 dangerous climate tipping points the world is on track for

Global leaders are negotiating about how to cut greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible. Scientists say every passing day, and every tenth of a degree, makes a big difference.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher and
  • Lauren Sommer
People brave rain and heavy winds to visit the waterfront along the Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Jensen Beach, Fla.

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  • Weather

Nicole weakens to a tropical storm after reaching Florida's east coast

Nicole was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday morning, shortly after making landfall in Florida, officials at the National Hurricane Center said.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Michael Copley,
  • and 1 more
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said in Egypt that he knows carbon markets have gotten a bad reputation but that strong safeguards would make the U.S. program different.

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  • Climate

U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism

The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan, listens to speeches during the conference. He took the stage today, as well, explaining the impact of catastrophic flooding in Pakistan this summer.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • and 2 more

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  • Economy

They made a material that doesn't exist on Earth. That's only the start of the story.

A scientific discovery could forever change China and the U.S. industrial balance.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch
At this year's U.N. climate conference, a major focus is boosting investment in developing countries. Experts say renewable energy projects like this wind farm in South Africa can be attractive to private investors.

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  • Climate

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Sandbags are distributed at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday ahead of subtropical storm Nicole.

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  • Weather

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward the Bahamas and Florida

The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. It's headed for parts of the Bahamas and Florida that are still feeling the effects of previous hurricanes.

November 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
President Biden during the world leaders' summit at the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021.

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  • Climate

It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

President Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.

November 08, 2022
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Uwen Garae surveys his damaged house in Port Vila, Vanuatu in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam in 2015. The country has been hit with two category 5 storms in the last 7 years.

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  • Climate

Developing countries want climate reparations. Here's what it could cost

At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, listens to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, giving a speech during the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened today at the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

A new early warning system for weather disasters, calls for wealthy nations and corporations to pay up and dire descriptions of human suffering. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • and 2 more
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