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Climate-Crusading Maldives President Resigns
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of unrest. Host Marco Werman reports on the sudden resignation of a leader who had been a vociferous campaigner for action on climate change.
The Presidential Politics of Ignoring Climate Change
One issue has been nowhere on the radar during the Republican presidential primaries: addressing global climate change.
Maldives Looking At ‘Carbon Neutrality’ by 2020
The government of the Maldives plans to make the Indian Ocean island nation “carbon neutral” by 2020. It’s an effort to set an example for other countries and help avert the possible inundation of much of the country in the face of rising sea levels.
Rural India Turns to Solar Power
The use of solar power in rural parts of India is growing. Small loans have made solar panels available to homes and businesses that otherwise suffer from India’s severe electricity shortage.
Climate Talks Face Stalemate
Marco Werman speaks with climate policy expert Kelly Sims Gallagher about the stalemate in the UN climate negotiations.
2011 Durban Climate Change Conference
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, the nations of the world are struggling to address a problem that’s racing far ahead of our response so far. The UN process remains gridlocked on the big issue of hard commitments from major polluters like the US and China to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
But incremental progress may yet be made in Durban.
This week The World presents on-the-ground coverage of the conference as well as updates on some of the latest climate science and a special report from the Maldives, one of the countries most imminently threatened by rising sea levels.
Even in the Maldives, Climate Change Seems a Remote Threat for Many
The Maldives is one of the countries most imminently threatened by rising seas from climate change. But as Lily Jamali reports, even many people in the tiny Indian Ocean nation don’t sense a real threat to their lives and livelihoods.
Sea Levels May Rise Faster Than Expected
Climate scientists say that as the world is warming up, polar ice is melting a lot faster than expected.
Climate Change Talks in South Africa
International climate change negotiators are back at it his week in Durban, South Africa. Negotiators are scrambling to make significant progress in a process that seems to have fallen far behind the urgency of the the problem.
Global Forecast: Stormy Weather
The news about climate change comes rather like snowflakes in a blizzard—from all directions at once, and accumulating in such overwhelming amounts and impact that it can be hard to know where to start digging out [...]
Climate Change Raises New Challenges for Uganda’s Coffee Farmers
In recent years, changing weather patterns have begun to impact coffee crops around the world. One region that’s been hit hard recently is Uganda.
Greenhouse Gas Numbers Are Up
A new report from the International Energy Agency says the latest emissions numbers put the world on a dangerous track toward significant climate change.
Thousands Protest Canada-US Pipeline
Thousands of protesters march outside the White House, urging US President Barack Obama to stop the planned pipeline between Canada and the US.
Uncertain Future for Asian Island Nation
The Maldives are only about five feet above sea level, so there’s big concern the islands’ days ware will become inundated as sea levels rise in the coming century.
The Battle for Australia’s Water – Part II
Ranchers and environmentalists form an unlikely alliance in the dry Australian Outback to avoid the water wars.
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