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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The capital of Uganda coughs itself awake on weekdays under a...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The capital of Uganda coughs itself awake on weekdays under a...

Off until next year. my guest is the us special envoy for climate, former secretary of state john kerry. his mission remains to restore american leadership on the biggest existential challenge facing our planet. is that mission 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.

Its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. 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 guest is the us special envoy for climate, former secretary of state john kerry. his mission remains to res...

A sweeping executive order signed by the US president calls for the federal vehicle fleet to go electric by 2035 and for all government buildings to use green energy.

Russia is the world's fourth-largest emitter of CO2, yet many activists say officials there still don't take global warming seriously. President Vladimir Putin did not attend the COP26 climate summit…

Hong Kong has the power plants in place to decarbonise and now needs to build replacement capacity or convert them. Nuclear power, green hydrogen, offshore wind and large-scale batteries are all pieces in the puzzle of achieving a carbon-free city.

Fighting climate change could come at the expense of fighting poverty in energy-poor countries

The recently concluded COP26 conference in Glasgow was a microcosm of how the global narrative around climate change is taking shape.

We need a much more ambitious global partnership on the phasing out of coal, one that thinks and acts beyond what is perceived as feasible today.