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I'll have a lot more from ukraine at the top of the hour. but first i would like to bring in rosemary church. she's standing by at cnn world headquarters in atlanta. it is a complicated world out there when you look at all the connections around the world with business and russia and all this sort of stuff. >> yeah, everyone plays some sort of part in all of this. thank you so much, john, joining us from lviv. we'll get back to you at the top of the hour. authorities in spain have seized the yacht of a russian oligarch at the request of the united states. on monday, spanish and american offi...

And it's moving faster than others. but obviously this is a global problem, and we all need to be on the same page. >> the united states is one of the leading contributors to heat-trapping emissions, and its actions are critical to meet global climate goals. >> reporter: the eu has adopted a climate law setting 2050 as the target date for zero emissions. no such legislation has passed in the u.s. biden's climate push in build back better remains stymied by politics. >> we are playing catchup. there's no doubt about it. all of the investments that were in the bipartisan infrastructure law, that...

One, a multilateral one, one in which the u.s. is engaged with the international community to collect, process, analyze information and intelligence for an eventual legal case. when that case would actually come to pass, when anybody would actually go on trial, still very much an open question, particularly given the fact that the conflict is still very much ongoing. it was something national security adviser jake sullivan laid out to the media, that while russia may be retreating from the suburbs of kyiv, they're very much refocusing their efforts on the eastern part of the country. and it is...

Warning of the risks of doing nothing. >> we are on a pathway to global warming of more than double 1.5 degree limit. some government and business leaders are saying one thing but doing another. simply put, they are lying. and the results will be catastrophic. this is a climate emergency. climate scientists warn that we are already perilously close to tipping points that could lead to cascading and irreversible climate impacts. >> meanwhile, the war in ukraine has jump-started renewable energy efforts in the european union as part of an effort to wean itself from russian oil and natural gas. b...

Consensus, we can't have a big piece of legislation, which is what you really need if you're going to super-charge the transition. >> reporter: on capitol hill last week, lawmakers raised concerns the u.s. also lags in producing the critical minerals that power things like batteries for electric vehicles. a space china dominates. >> what we've seen russia do, weaponizing energy, i guarantee you china will do the same thing, weaponizing critical minerals. >> reporter: russia's aggression has set off the race for renewables in europe. but the question remains, will the u.s. catch up? well, presi...