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The U.S. Department of Defense has listed climate change as a national security threat, and is now taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint. The U.S. Army was first to unveil a sweeping climate strategy earlier this year. CBS News’ Natalie Brand has a look at some of the goals …

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen addresses emissions reduction targets. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC …

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Debt for Climate Campaign organizer Esteban Servat joins to talk about how forgiving foreign debt could help global south countries fight climate change. https://twitter.com/estebanservat https://debtforclimate.org/ MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://tyt.com/live Subscribe to …

A historic deal has been struck at the UN’s COP27 summit in Egypt – in future rich nations will pay poorer countries for the damage and economic losses caused by climate change. It ends almost 30 years of waiting by nations facing huge climate impacts. But developed nations were dissatisfied …

Canada gets low marks for its efforts to tackle climate change in the new Climate Change Performance Index presented at COP27, scoring 58th out of 63 countries evaluated. But the federal government says they’re starting to make changes to improve the country’s standing. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday …

U.S. and Chinese climate negotiators met formally for the first time in months at the COP27 global climate summit. Beijing had blocked bilateral climate discussions back in August, but they resumed after President Biden’s meeting earlier this week with Chinese President Xi. Nick Schifrin reports on the collaboration and China’s …

Despite its relatively small population, Australia is one of the top 10 emitters per capita in the world, with a heavy dependence on coal for its energy. Australia is now trying to transform its climate credentials from laggard to environmental crusader. Its new Labor government has committed to shifting to …

Earth’s ocean currents are crucial to the stability of nearly every ecosystem, playing a major role in transporting heat, sequestering carbon, and driving precipitation patterns. However, as climate change melts icecaps and warms surface waters, these currents begin to alter and weaken, threatening the stability of countless systems. There are …

Human capital is essential for meeting the objectives of addressing climate change and fostering development. Without focused investments in people, climate change will accelerate global poverty, exacerbate inequities, and will itself continue unabated. Climate-smart human capital can alleviate the worst impacts of climate change on people and can also empower people …