Lauren Sommer

Lauren Sommer appears in the following:

With the loss of Manchin's vote, Biden's climate change agenda may be doomed

Monday, December 20, 2021

Despite a year of increasing weather disasters, Biden's ambitious climate plans may be doomed in Congress.

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What losing Build Back Better means for climate change

Monday, December 20, 2021

Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly. Those cuts will be even tougher with the Build Back Better legislation shelved for the foreseeable future.

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Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the U.N. climate summit

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Intense climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, brought about major breakthroughs and compromises, as world leaders sought to avert extreme climate change.

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In a first, U.N. climate agreement could include the words 'coal' and 'fossil fuels'

Friday, November 12, 2021

The U.N. secretary-general warns the main goal of limiting global warming is "on life support." But Glasgow negotiators are making modest progress in their final hours.

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Developing nations say they're owed for climate damage. Richer nations aren't budging

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Extreme weather is costing developing countries billions of dollars in damage. So they're seeking compensation from wealthier countries that have done the most to cause climate change.

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Poor countries push for compensation over damage caused by climate change

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Some of the world's most vulnerable countries at the U.N. climate conference in Scotland are demanding compensation, and it's becoming a major sticking point in the negotiations.

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This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.

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This is what the world looks like if we pass the crucial 1.5-degree climate threshold

Monday, November 08, 2021

Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target of limiting warming. Scientists warn a planet that heats up more than that will look very different.

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Here's what happens if the world warms more than 1.5 degrees Celsius

Thursday, November 04, 2021

At international climate talks, world leaders are trying to keep the world to 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. Why is that number important, and what happens if the world gets hotter than that?

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Experts say pledges at COP26 won't be enough to stop extreme climate change

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

On Tuesday, countries at the global climate summit COP26 pledged to cut back on heat-trapping methane emissions and do more to fight deforestation.

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A climate change disaster led this shy 24-year-old from Uganda into activism

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

When Hilda Flavia Nakabuye was a girl, a severe storm flooded her family's farm. Now she realizes that climate change was a factor — and she's become an advocate for change.

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Biden's stalled climate policies back home may undercut U.S. influence at COP26

Monday, November 01, 2021

President Biden has pledged urgent action on the "existential threat" of climate change. But his struggles to get his plan through Congress may undercut U.S. influence at a global climate summit.

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These 4 charts explain why the stakes are so high at the U.N. climate summit

Friday, October 29, 2021

How hot will the planet get? What nations negotiate at the international climate summit will help determine that. Here are 4 things to know about what's being decided.

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Uganda activist fears climate talks aren't doing enough for the Global South

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Climate change is hitting many developing countries hard. In Uganda, one climate activist worries that the upcoming international climate talks won't protect her home.

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The current climate pledges nations are making won't be enough, UN report card says

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Nations are gathering the first week of November to negotiate new climate change pledges. But a new report card from the United Nations says those pledges aren't enough to stop extreme climate change.

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Nations are making new pledges to cut climate pollution. They aren't enough

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Nations are beginning pivotal talks to stop extreme climate change, but a new study shows even recent pledges to slow emissions aren't enough.

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Heat waves are dangerous during pregnancy, but doctors don't often mention it

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Heat waves are getting longer and more intense with climate change, which increases the risk of preterm birth. Pregnant women often don't hear about the dangers.

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Ahead Of Climate Talks, China Vows To Stop Building Coal Power Plants Abroad

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The announcement provides needed momentum for global climate change negotiations in November, but coal power is expected to keep growing within China itself.

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A Single Fire Killed Thousands Of Sequoias. Scientists Are Racing To Save The Rest

Friday, September 17, 2021

The world's largest trees are adapted to wildfires. But with fires getting more extreme, scientists warn that giant sequoias are running out of time.

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To Avoid Extreme Disasters, Most Fossil Fuels Should Stay Underground, Scientists Say

Thursday, September 09, 2021

Burning fossil fuels must decline almost immediately, a new study finds, for the planet to avoid more extreme floods, droughts and heat waves.

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