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The United States has reportedly seen record-breaking climate disasters in the last year, with the National Centers for Environmental Information reporting 25 confirmed weather or climate-related events as of Dec. 8, including a drought, two floods, 19 severe storms and more than $1 billion in damages. In the face of rising concerns over climate change...

Heightened language being used, why some consider this a make or break moment for addressing the climate crisis. >> yeah, but then, you know, adding to the challenges, i guess, here, the immediate context for this climate gathering. it couldnt really be worse in a sense with countries around the world facing an energy crunch, fuel shortages, price hikes. how might that sort of factor into things? >> depends on how you look at t it is a powerful reminder of the role that fossil fuels play in our ...

World leaders are convening in new york for a landmark climate action summit. its happening in the coming hours ahead of the u.n. general assembly. but the leader of the worlds biggest economy wont be there. u.s. president donald trump is skipping the climate gathering to lead his own session on religious persecution. but climate is the big focus of this years assembly. on saturday a panel of young activists urged world leaders to find solutions for the overheating earth. secretary-general anton...

World leaders to find solutions for the overheating earth. swedish activist greta thunberg described what they have been doing. >> yesterday millions of people across the globe marched and demanded real climate action, especially young people. we showed that we are united and that we young people are unstoppable. >> some 60 countries are expected to make new commitments at a high-level summit on climate change. but the leader of the worlds biggest economy wont be there. u.s. president trump is s...

We will fail so we need to. to stand together and support each other. and to take action it all started about a year ago every friday connected to a protest in front of the swedish parliament and in so doing spark the fridays for future movement just a few months later the schoolgirl mobilized millions of people for the climate suddenly young people all over the world took to the streets like here in india. in mexico. or in australia. or in europe. after her arrival in new york at the end of aug...

We will fail so we need to. to stand together and support each other. and to take action it all started about a year ago every friday connected to a protest in front of a swedish parliament and in so doing spark the fridays for future movement just a few months later the schoolgirl mobilized millions of people for the climate suddenly young people all over the world took to the streets like here in india. and mexico. or in australia. or in europe. after her arrival in new york at the end of augu...

A year ago every friday clinton protested in front of the swedish parliament and in so doing spark the fridays for future movement just a few months later the schoolgirl mobilized millions of people for the climate suddenly young people all over the world took to the streets like here in india. and mexico. or in australia. or in europe. after her arrival in new york at the end of august 2 and back made it clear at a meeting with un general assembly president mary espinosa the she hoped the upcom...

Upcoming climate gathering would lead to concrete action you want the summit. to be some kind of break. in. where people start to realize what is actually going on and. so we have high expectations. and my mistakes. now turn bet is counting on the support of her fellow campaigners all over the world and well continue to find that. and one of those fellow campaigners is now with us here in the studio. fridays for future support here in berlin good morning carol good morning what do you want to se...

After her arrival in new york at the end of august to him back made it clear at a meeting with u.n. general assembly president maybe espinosa the she hoped the upcoming climate gathering would lead to concrete action you are coming. to be some kind of break. in. where people start to realize what is actually going on and. so we have high expectations. and therefore a mistake to deliver. now turn back is counting on the support of her fellow campaigners all over the world and we will continue to ...

Short-term interests behind the air that our young people will breathe and the food that they will eat and the water that they will drink and the hopes and dreams that sustain their lives, then we wont be too late for them. >> today barack obama joined world leaders in paris for one of the most high-stakes important negotiations of his entire presidency. the climate talks in paris, which kicked off today, will simply put help determine whether or not the international community manages to put in...