Nearly 200 Nations Agree On Climate Change Draft Plan At Paris Summit
"It always seems impossible until it's done," French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal told the conference Saturday, quoting Nelson Mandela.
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Free Enterprise Lens Opens Climate Change Conversation For Conservatives
Former congressman Bob Inglis became passionate about climate change while in Congress. He tells NPR's Scott Simon there's a way to make fixing climate change palatable to his party: make it about the power of free enterprise.
Climate Deal Contributions Focus On Deforestation Limits
Talks have been held under the Lima-Paris Action Agreement aimed at galvanizing action on climate. One of the areas where there's been progress has been on reducing deforestation.
U.N. Delegates Confront The Cost Of Stopping Climate Change
Climate conferences over the past decade have foundered on finance, especially on who's going to pay for the huge cost of shifting away from fossil fuels. Most difficult is the disconnect between developing countries, who want money from the rich countries, and the reluctance by those rich countries to agree to open-ended commitments. Moreover, getting risk averse private investors into the new green energy market is turning into a big obstacle in Paris.
Fake Climate Change Ads Aim To Point Out Corporate Hypocrisy
As the climate change conference opened in Paris, ads appeared around the city, many from sponsors of the conference — or were they? The ads looked genuine, but the messages were a bitingly satirical.
Atlanta's Mayor Highlights Local Effects Of Climate Change At Paris Summit
Atlanta's mayor wants to convince businesses that the city is a regional leader on climate change initiatives. But, in a city whose efforts are contradicted by its state, how much can the mayor do?
Netherlands Shares Climate Change Advice With Poorer Countries
Most of the low-lying coastal countries suffering the consequences of climate change are poor. The Netherlands breaks that mold, and offers advice from its centuries of flood control to other nations.
Effort To Build The World's Biggest Telescope Hits A Big Snag
Project officials say they're assessing what to do after Hawaii's Supreme Court invalidated their building permit.
They Need Millions — Make That Billions — To Cope With Climate Change
Developing countries are often located in the parts of the world that are most vulnerable. Here's what's on their wish list at the Paris conference.
Heating Up: An NPR News Special Report
NPR's Ari Shapiro hosts a 1-hour special on the science, politics and diplomacy of climate change ahead of the U.N. Climate Conference in Paris.