Climate

How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety
Many Minnesotans feel anxiety and grief about the ravages of climate change. Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni, who just returned to Minnesota from the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, told host Cathy Wurzer about the reasons she sees for concern — and hope.
Amazon birds are shrinking as the climate warms, prompting warning from scientists
A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.
Minnesotans return from climate summit energized despite its shortcomings
More than 60 Minnesotans have returned home after spending up to two weeks in Scotland at the United Nations climate change summit known as COP26. The delegates say they're energized from the experience, but that a lot more work needs to be done to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit
The agreement was built from compromises on many fronts, including a last-minute effort by India to weaken efforts to phase out coal. Still, it broke new ground in creating a worldwide consensus to transition away from fossil fuels and to speed up countries' ambitions to cut emissions faster.
Nations strike climate deal with coal compromise
Almost 200 nations accepted a contentious climate compromise Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that some high officials called a watering down of crucial language about coal.
New grant powers electric bus pilot program in Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has awarded $2.1 million in grants to private entities for electric school bus pilot projects to address climate change.