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Deadliest flood in tennessee history came like a tidal wave. at number seven, the u.s. rejoins the paris climate accord hours after joe biden became president. but pledging to slash planet-cooking pollution by half this decade is one thing. convincing congress to take bold action is another. at number six, a code red for humanity as scientists around the world issue their most dire warning to date. the u.n.s intergovernmental panel on climate change says its unequivocal that human activity has c...

Impossible? john kerry, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be with you. thank you. you have had some weeks to reflect on what was achieved at cop26 in glasgow. is your overwhelming feeling one of disappointment, so much work still to do? no. and, infact, i disagree with your initial assessment in the introduction. a huge amount was accomplished in glasgow and it was not put off. in fact, 65% of global economic enterprise, global gdp, is committed now — publicly — with real plans that have beenjud...

The u.n.s panel on climate change says it is unequivocal that human activity cranked up the global thermostat by over two degrees fahrenheit and were dangerously close to a point of no return. >> we meet with the eyes of history upon us. >> and those warnings made number five all the more urgent. cop26 in glasgow scotland. of the four main themes laid out by cop26 host boris johnson, coal, cars, cash and trees will probably be cash that provides the biggest challenge. for the first time in 26 me...

Urgent. cop26 in glasgow, scotland. >> of the four main themes laid out by cop26 host boris johnson, coal, cars, cash, and trees, probably is going to be cash that provides the biggest challenge. >> reporter: for the first time in 26 meetings, the worlds delegates agreed that fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis but not a single country committed to stopping oil or coal production anytime soon. >> a monster named ida. the hurricane is intensifying quickly, and drawing chilling comparisons...

Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. when it comes to the global response to the climate change challenge, it pays to differentiate between words and deeds. at last months cop26 summit, the chorus of concern from world leaders was deafening but the actions, well, tough decisions on deeper emissions cuts to stave off catastrophic warming were put off until next year. my were put off until next year. my guess is the us special envoy for climate, former secretary of state, john kerry...

Saori Iwano had a busy year that was capped off with her attendance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference where she picked up a few new ideas on how to approach the topic in Japan.

"In 2021, several developments showed clearly that (the petroleum) industry doesnt have a future," said Romain Ioualalen at the activist group Oil Change International.

It’s no longer taboo for climate defenders to call for the end of crude oil extraction. But the world economy’s deep dependence on hydrocarbons isn’t going away any time soon.

Future and their childrens future and its a long—term game. this is not something for a single generation. weve all got to play our part. other projects involve growing nature—friendly food. its so important to me. its a matter of our lives now, and i think it should be important to everyone, and this is why weve started the outdoor learning area so that we can protect the environment and try and combat climate change. the young researchers took what they discovered and presented their work ...

We had plenty on our plates this year, as our tasty 12-course food and drink review can testify