The plans, while short on specifics, represent a notable step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from hospitals and the health care industry, a sizable emitter globally.
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COP26 Protesters Back an Array of Causes, Connected by Climate Change
Thousands gathered in the rain in Glasgow to press the case for more urgent and meaningful action by world leaders in response to global warming.
John Kerry Lauds Progress at COP26 but Warns, ‘Job Not Done.’
Mr. Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, acknowledged that many of the promises being put forward in Glasgow were only that — promises.
Greta Thunberg Assails Leaders Outside COP26 Climate Summit
“The governments of the global north countries are still refusing to take any drastic climate action,” she told protesters in Glasgow.
At COP26, Youth Want Action, Accountability as Protesters Rally
For many, the climate conference has inspired mixed emotions: concern that their voices were not really being listened to, but also hope that their presence would help drive change.
Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon: ‘We’re Running out of Time.”
The leader of the nation hosting COP26 said she hoped that a century from now, people will look back and “describe Glasgow as the place which really took the correct fork in the road for our planet.”
At COP26, Gore Says Satellite Emissions Monitoring Helps Climate-Change Fight
Real-time checks on where greenhouse gases are being produced may prove a powerful weapon in the fight to cool the earth.
European Steel Plan Shows Biden’s Bid to Merge Climate and Trade Policy
A potential agreement on steel trade provides the clearest look yet at how the Biden administration plans to implement a trade policy that is both protectionist and progressive
Protesters March Against ‘Greenwashing’ at COP26
As the focus of the Glasgow summit turns to funding, protesters call for greater accountability for companies’ climate promises.