U.N. Secretary-General says climate change goals are ‘on life support’ as COP26 winds down

Tomorrow marks the close of the climate summit COP26 and, with that, a final agreement—hopefully—adopted by all 197 parties who’ve helped draft the document. At its present stage, the agreement has …

'Ready for the long haul if you are': Obama pitches ongoing collaboration in climate change fight

Former President Barack Obama delivered a moving speech during day nine of COP26 that took his successor to task and urged collaboration between individuals and nations in order to continue fighting …

What will it take to get lawmakers to listen and act when it comes to climate change?

Earlier this week, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley closed her speech at the annual climate summit COP26—the 26th “conference of the parties” to the U.N.’s climate body—with some harsh words …

COP26 turns competitive, highlighting the need for U.S. climate change spending

Who knew that the United Nations Climate Change Conference would turn so competitive so quickly? Though Joe Biden vowed to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 in a speech Monday, that …

Joe Biden's meeting with the Pope was a cordial, but also significant, start to a challenging week

On Friday, President Joe Biden visited with the Pope. As America’s second Catholic president, the fact that Biden was able to drop in at the Vatican for a cordial chat without it being the subject of …

Earth Matters: Will Biden have clout at Glasgow summit? 900,000 U.S. solar workers needed by 2035

AS the CLIMATE SUMMIT APPROACHES, U.S. ACTIONS YET TO MATCH WORDS

While the search continues to uncover just how small a fraction of the Biden administration’s proposed climate funding Sen. Joe …