Play4min 42secIndigenous COP26 delegates worry their communities will shoulder burden of carbon marketsNovember 11, 2021 5:03 PMBy Paul HuttnerIndigenous people from around the world are sharing their knowledge and advocating for their communities at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Play7min 27secU.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26 summitNovember 11, 2021 4:08 PMBy Ari Shapiro , Ashley Brown , Noah Caldwell , Mia Venkat , and Patrick Jarenwattananon U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told NPR the declaration spurs mutual accountability. "I'm absolutely convinced that that is the fastest, best way to get China to move from where it is today," he said.
Developing nations say they're owed for climate damage. Richer nations aren't budgingNovember 11, 2021 3:18 PMBy Lauren Sommer Extreme weather is costing developing countries billions of dollars in damage. So they're seeking compensation from weather countries that have done the most to cause climate change.
Play7min 57secWhat Minnesota climate leaders are learning at COP26 in GlasgowNovember 9, 2021 2:57 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Ariana RosasHost Cathy Wurzer checked in with Roopali Phadke, a Macalester College professor who is attending the climate summit.
Play3min 50secCarbon markets drive research in soil carbon storageNovember 8, 2021 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonA growing number of agri-businesses are offering to pay farmers for practices that store carbon in the soil. But the cost of accurately measuring carbon in fields might be keeping farmers out of the market. Researchers are trying to improve the process.
Thousands protest in Glasgow and around the world for action against climate changeNovember 6, 2021 4:41 PMBy Sharon Pruitt-Young With one week of the COP26 conference left, people worldwide participated in protests in support of climate change action. Activists say that pledges to cut carbon emissions don't go far enough.
Play4min 31secMinnesotans represent the Midwest — the world's sixth-largest emitter — at COP 26November 4, 2021 5:45 PMBy Paul HuttnerThe climate world is focused on Glasgow this week for COP26, and Minnesota is playing a role in pushing the climate conversation forward.
Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report saysNovember 4, 2021 10:35 AMBy Scott Neuman Carbon dioxide emissions are rebounding after a dip in 2020, and researchers say that at the current rate, the Earth's "carbon budget" will be exhausted in roughly 11 years.
Biden says climate fears are well-founded but touts progress at the U.N. summitNovember 2, 2021 3:49 PMBy Brian Naylor While President Joe Biden has been working with world leaders on the pressing issue of climate change, his domestic plans for more funding still face holdouts.
Nations with 85% of Earth's forests pledge to reverse deforestation November 2, 2021 9:55 AMBy Scott Neuman More than 100 countries have pledged to reverse the loss of crucial forestland needed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.