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That the populations of each of our countries have a different perspective than they did at cop 25. i think theres -- not because of necessarily any of the leaders from any of our countries including mine, that all of a sudden people are seeing these things happening that they never thought would happen. seeing people drowning in their basements in queens, new york because of flooding and rain. theyre seeing more territory burned down in the united states just since the first of the year than ma...

Our countries have a different perspective than they did at cop-25. i think there is -- i mean not because of necessarily any of the leaders of any of our countries, includes mine, that all of a sudden people are seeing these things happening they never thought would happen. theyre seeing people drown in their basements in queens new york because of flooding and rain. theyre seeing that, you know, more territory burned down in the united states just since the first of the year than it makes up t...

In madrid is finally coming to an end after a marathon session aimed at forging a final declaration. cop 25 was supposed to conclude on friday with the nation members agreeing to ambitious plans which are needed to address climate change. but those talks led to stalemate. the 12-day event has drawn large numbers of climate activists to madrid. they fear any final agreement will be too watered down to be effective. in the uk, a key ally of prime minister boris johnson reaffirmed that the govern...

To clean up space junk. the agency plans to send a multi armed robot into space in 2025 to latch on to the debris. then the machine and its trash will dive back to earth and burn up in the atmosphere. there are about 170 million pieces of junk in earth orbit, but no interpret rules hold agencies accountable for it. right now, countries are deadlocked after working well into the overnight hours past a friday deadline to wrap up the two-week cop 25 summit in madrid, spain. countries could not ag...

Live cnn town hall with the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. our next question is from addie pearlman from georgia, a junior at johns hopkins, a registered democrat currently supporting senator elizabeth warren. >> thank you. speaker pelosi, what is congress doing to ensure my generation will have breathable air, water we can drink, a climate that will not cause massive food shortages, should fossil fuel companies, utilities and other polluters be civilly and criminally liable for the damage ...

By congress. it isnt a deal. its about a system of checks and balances. can we not have any more questions about impeachment? let me tell you about spain and the cop-25 and the young people who were there, impatient about what comes next. >> i have one last question on impeachment for you. i promise you i have an environmental question. >> i dont mind questions, but to ask me questions through the prism of the white house is like, what? yes, sir. >> if i may, let me introduce you, jin wuk wang i...

I just came back, i was mentioning i just came back from spain, i was there for 48 hours for the climate crisis, the cop-25, 14 of us, members of congress, senator whitehouse, a champion on climate issues. what have we done? weve pulled out of the paris accord. we went back to say were still in. were still in. nearly 200 nations are in, except not the united states of america. so it is just strange. i mean, it is not about shared values, about what america is or fairness in our economy and the r...

Talked about last weekend when i took a delegation, there were 14 of us, to spain for the cop 25. we were very well received there. our message was were still in. you know, the president has opted out of paris, the paris accord, but we are there saying in the house of representatives and statehouses and governors mansions and in city halls across the country, in the private sector and in the public sector, americans are still in. our children know better than some of the leaders in washington, d...

Legislation that we talked about last weekend when i took a delegation. there were 14 of us, to spain for the cop 25. we were very well received there. oured message was were still i even thoughwe the president has opted out of paris, the paris accord. we are there saying, in the house of representatives, in statehouses, governors mansions, in city halls across the country, in the private sector and in the public sector, americans are still in. our children know better because some of the leader...