For the first time since 2016, the American president, Canadian prime minister, and Mexican president were in the same room when Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and Andrés Manuel López Obrador met in Washington Thursday. The three nations took a hiatus from meeting during the Trump presidency. The last “North American Leaders’ Summit” (NALS) meeting was…

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met virtually for 3 1/2 hours Monday night. The video above shows some of the remarks President Biden made at the meeting. In a press call following the meeting, a senior Biden administration official described the conversations as “respectful and straightforward”, saying the two leaders “had a…

President Joe Biden will visit New Hampshire Tuesday to promote the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden signed the $1.2 trillion package into law on Monday. In Massachusetts, the law contains $9 billion for projects including the MBTA and the Cape Cod bridges. He will visit a bridge in Woodstock which is in need of major repairs. The…

United States climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart announced Wednesday that the world’s two largest polluters have made a deal to cooperate on combatting climate change. The goal is to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. “President Biden had a conversation with President Xi a…

Shannon’s picks for Friday, November 5, include: Greta Thunberg spoke at a youth march at COP26 in Glasgow, saying the conference is “a failure.” She explained that, in order to combat climate change, world leaders need to take more serious action. “The most affected people in the most affected areas still remain unheard,” Thunberg said.…

COP26 President Alok Sharma announced at the climate change summit Thursday dozens of countries have made a commitment “to end coal investment” and “to scale up clean power”. The commitment is called the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement. The video above shows Sharma talking about the commitment. “It has 77 signatories, including 46…

Shannon’s picks for Tuesday, November 2, 2021 include: Eyes are on the Virginia governor’s race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. McAuliffe served as the state’s governor from 2014 to 2018. Youngkin has been endorsed by former President Trump. About 100 countries promised to cut methane emissions at COP26, the climate conference in…

Voters across the country headed to the polls for Election Day 2021 Tuesday. The video above shows scenes from Election in Virginia, New York City and Minneapolis. The Tuesday race getting the most attention is the Virginia gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. The race is seen by many as a…

Two main topics highlighted day two of the COP26 Climate Change Conference Tuesday: ending deforestation and reducing methane emissions. President Joe Biden addressed both topics on his final day attending the conference. The video above shows clips from his remarks. According to the White House, President Biden announced in September, “the United States was joining…

After spending months trying to get investments into preventing climate change into his Build Back Better Act, President Joe Biden turned his climate change focus to the global stage at COP26 Monday. The UN climate summit aims to get governments to commit to cutting carbon emissions at a rate fast enough to limit warming to…