The United States and European Union have launched a global pledge to significantly reduce emissions of methane gas by the end of the decade.
If global temperature rise exceeds 1.5-degrees above pre-industrial levels, millions of people may be at risk of extreme heatwaves, drought, and flooding, noted John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, during a July 20 speech.
Thee United States is a committed partner in addressing trans-boundary challenges faced by the Mekong region.
A dire humanitarian situation is developing in Somalia. Largely due to warm La Niña weather patterns, much of the country is experiencing drought conditions which will continue throughout 2021.
The biggest step of all is scaling up the development of a global clean energy economy, because energy accounts for three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions.
“It’s about understanding that it costs more not to respond to the climate crisis than it does to respond. And it is, without exaggeration, about survival.”
Birds, particularly long-distance migratory birds, are in trouble. Over the past 50 years, their numbers have been plummeting.
The Document’s emphasis on maintaining peace, stability, and constructive cooperation in the Arctic region dovetails with United States’ priorities in the Arctic, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The United States aims to help countries reduce their emissions and adapt to climate change.
Even if the United States gets to net zero emissions, it won't be enough without addressing the more than 85 percent of emissions coming from the rest of the world.
The United States Agency for International Development announced $100,000 in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the violent eruption of La Soufrière Volcano in early April.
In early March, Special Presidential Envoy Kerry, representatives of the European Union and of the United Kingdom met in London, Brussels, and Paris to renew their alliance and work closely together to deal with the climate crisis.
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