Alden Meyer
Biden's Earth Day summit tests US, global commitment to slowing climate change
For Earth Day this year, President Biden is convening leaders from around the world for a virtual conference on the climate emergency.
Biden vows to take a 'whole of government' approach to climate change
Climate crisis? What climate crisis? US blocked consensus on climate action at G20.
As latest UN climate change summit looms, delegates have plenty of work to do
With climate marches across the globe, the US walks gingerly toward a climate summit in Paris
UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency
In recent climate change negotiations, very little progress was made because of conflicts between the largest emitting countries. But with devastating storms, linked broadly to changes in climate, increasing across all corners of the globe, the least developed countries are growing louder in their demands for immediate action.
Durban Climate Talks
Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa hoping to make progress on tackling soaring greenhouse gas emissions.
Australian Government Offers Carbon Tax Plan
The Australian government has unveiled plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions for the country's worst polluters.
Mixed Results From the Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico
We check in to see what progress was made and what negotiators will need to tackle in Durban, South Africa next year.
Climate Action, At Home and Abroad
Living on Earth explores a new Senate climate bill and what it might bring to the international negotiating table.
Saving the Trees to Save the Planet
The Waxman-Markey climate change bill calls for the United States Government to pay billions of dollars to developing countries to protect their carbon-sequestering forests. The avoided emissions would potentially add 10 percent in emissions reductions to