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VideoHow does climate change lead to extreme weather? Yahoo News Explains
Climate change is becoming impossible to ignore. In 2021, an estimated four in 10 Americans lived in counties struck by weather disasters. But how exactly does climate change lead to extreme weather? Yahoo News explains.
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Labour MP claims 'flippant' Tory joked that 'the world's gonna burn'
Nadia Whittome said she overheard a Conservative MP joking about climate change ahead of a COP26 debate in the House of Commons.
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Glasgow to ban all cars from city centre within five years
The move comes as part of Scotland’s wider net zero target of 2045.
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Indigenous women speak out at Cop26 rally: ‘Femicide is linked to ecocide’
Indigenous women speak out at Cop26 rally: ‘Femicide is linked to ecocide’. Activists tell of how extractive industries are intertwined with violence against women and girls
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Car firms agree at Cop26 to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
Car firms agree at Cop26 to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040. But ‘landmark agreement’ signed by 24 countries also notable for absences of major manufacturers
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VideoButtigieg responds to criticism of remarks on institutional racism
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Yahoo News Senior Climate Editor Ben Adler at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, to talk about infrastructure and the future of mass transportation. During the discussion, Buttigieg responds to conservative backlash over comments he had made Monday, in which he correctly linked the history of highways to institutional racism. "To me, the issue is not in what year did somebody create this problem," Buttigieg says. "If people in 2
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VideoPelosi touts Build Back Better bill at COP26
Speaking to the press at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about components of the Build Back Better legislation that aim to fight climate change.