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Paris climate agreement

Kerry at Climate Week 2014
Environment
At Climate Week 2017, a mix of optimism and urgency
Christiana Figueres at the UN
Environment
Former UN climate chief: Trump’s energy order not ‘a big deal’ for climate agreement
After an extremely warm first half of the year, global surface temperatures were heading for a third-straight record warm year in 2016. This NOAA map from December shows record warm temperatures (red) and record cold (blue) through the first 11 months of
Environment
2016 brought more record temperatures. So what climate course will the US and Trump set in 2017?
Greenpeace activists stage a protest outside the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
Global Politics
The world’s nations vow to move forward with the Paris Agreement, with or without Donald Trump
Texas Tech climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe is one of the US's leading figures on communicating about climate change with skeptical audiences. She says she'd only talk to president-elect Donald Trump if she were asked, but if she were, she'd do what she
Environment
Can Trump be reached on climate by talking with him about other things? Maybe …
The Arc de Triomphe is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done" to celebrate the United Nations climate change agreement in Paris, France, on Nov. 4.
Environment
The historic Paris climate change agreement just became international law
Penn State senior Makealy Meyers with NextGen Climate registers a potential voter just off campus and gets him to sign a commitment card to vote for a candidate who will tackle climate change.
Election 2016
Environmentalists to millennials: Donald Trump’s climate policies are dangerous
Leaders
Environment
After quick action, the Paris climate deal is set to go into effect way earlier than expected
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting ahead of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China.
Global Politics
The US and China have now officially ratified the Paris climate agreement
Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping
Environment
Obama seeks to cement a climate legacy with China before the US election
Brexit ballot
Environment
What does Brexit mean for the Paris climate agreement?