Jake Bittle

In a swaggering press conference at COP29, House Republicans aggressively touted oil, gas, and coal — but kept their options open.

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November 19th 2024 #2540 of 2540 articles from the Special Report: This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration

Biden officials are well aware that Trump and the Republican Party have frequently embraced nuclear energy as a reliable and clean solution for the country's growing electricity needs. The party's platform this year stated that “Republicans will unleash energy production from all sources, including nuclear.” Earlier this year, a Pew Research poll found that around two-thirds of Republican voters support expanding nuclear power, a higher rate than for Democrats. As John Podesta, Biden's senior climate advisor, said during a press conference at COP29, “The desire to build out next-generation nuclear is still there.”

As dozens of heads of state arrived in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate talks this week, one absent world leader’s name was on everyone’s lips. At press conference after press conference, questions arose about the election of Donald Trump. The U.S.

With U.N. talks coming to a close, some are accusing oil-producing states of weakening the world’s commitment to the green transition.

Under pressure to step up global climate aid, the world’s richest countries secured nothing less than a diplomatic coup in Baku.

Under pressure to step up global climate aid, the world's richest countries secured nothing less than a diplomatic coup in Baku.

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Last year’s COP saw agreement on specific target areas for adaptation, including water, health, biodiversity, food, infrastructure, poverty, and heritage. But to measure progress in these target areas, negotiators have proposed a whopping 10,000 potential indicators.