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We are joined here tonight with a terrific audience and a panel of experts and individuals intensely engaged in these environmental questions. let me tell you who are panel is. first of all, izabella texiera, a former environment minister, still continuing to be a leading voice on climate issues. she received a un lifetime achievement award for champions of the earth in 2013. even her glasses are green. marina grossi, president of the brazilian business council for sustainable development, bringing together more than 100 leading business groups, you account for 50% of brazil's gdp, and more th...

Japan, host of the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on climate issues next month, has shown reluctance about bringing forward the framework's agreement last year to decarbonize power sector by 2035, sources close to the matter said on March 29.

Surprised the white house took so long to acknowledge the fact that once this got to his desk was going to say absolutely not. no chance in heck. on climate issues, he's more to the left than people would expect. the rule that they have use d i terms of risk assessments and analysis is something he would never sign off on. that was something that tracks with his agenda. so i think the idea that he's very difficult to put into a box and utilize as a caricature from a political standpoint is part of the reason he's been elected president and why he had an effective first two years. >> it's also ...

Banking system in the united states. we heard from the fed last night after the announcement of credit suisse's save in switzerland. here in the united states the financial system is, quote, resilient. >> brian cheung, sahil kapur, thank you. right now the supreme court is hearing arguments in a case that's been winding its way through the courts for two decades. at issue, the navajo nation's access to water. the tribe claims the fire department has an obligation to provide it and wants rights to the lower colorado river. the higher court is hearing two appeals, one from the federal governme...

Everyone wants fresh air, clean water, healthy wildlife populations, and open spaces to enjoy. As climate change threatens those goals, nature itself is a big part of the solution.