Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Katie Ledecky and more
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
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President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
Special Climate Envoy John Kerry wrapped up the first week of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai by announcing the U.S. supports "largely" phasing out fossil fuels. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff joins to discuss.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, kicked off Thursday in Dubai, and delegates already agreed to a major deal. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
Diplomats from nearly 200 countries will gather in Dubai, U.A.E., starting Thursday for the U.N.'s annual climate talks. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explains what's on the agenda.
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry finished his visit to China without any new agreements on issues discussed over three days in Beijing. The talks themselves are being looked at as progress in the relationship between the two nations though. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is in Beijing where he met with Chinese leaders earlier Tuesday. Kerry's visit marks the third time a top U.S. official is visiting China in the past month. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in the U.S. after what she called a "successful" trip to Beijing. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer is in Tokyo with more on the visit.
House holds hearing on January 6 attack on U.S. Capitol; John Kerry urges action on climate change
President Biden's special envoy for climate change was on a whistle-stop tour in Europe to reassure partners that the U.S. is back, and it means business.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, came to a conclusion with participating countries promising to lower carbon emissions and fund poorer nations made vulnerable by climate change. The conference also acknowledged that the agreement, while a bold step forward, is a work in progress. Mark Philips has the details.
With the ambitions of the ongoing COP26 climate summit "on life support," can a bilateral agreement that's light on real action make the difference?
Very intense negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program resumed Saturday. Both sides agree that serious problems remain despite a major diplomatic push by Secretary of State John Kerry and European diplomats seeking an interim deal. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
John Kerry is in London pushing global efforts against climate change. This push comes as record weather events are appearing, triggered by climate change domestically and worldwide. Roxana Saberi sat down with the former Secretary of State in an interview you will only see on CBS News.
President Biden's special envoy for climate tells CBS News in an exclusive interview the extreme weather being seen around the world this summer is a "direct impact of the climate crisis."
The European Union announced new proposals to tackle climate change over the next few decades. The "Fit for 55" plan aims to reduce carbon emissions throughout the EU by 55% by 2030. If achieved, this would make Europe the "world's first carbon-neutral continent" by 2050. New York Times international climate reporter Somini Sengupta joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
As President Biden approaches his first 100 days in office this week, Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group and GZero Media, joined CBSN to discuss his foreign policy actions so far, and what more needs to be done.
President Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday on the state of the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with the latest from the White House.
The U.S. wants to lead the fight against climate change.
But as Biden prepares to host a summit of world leaders, seeking pledges to carbon emissions, China warns more ambitious goals are "not very realistic."
John Kerry and Gina McCarthy worked together under former President Barack Obama.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Shanghai Wednesday to discuss climate change with his Chinese counterpart. China is the world's leading emitter of carbon, followed by the U.S. CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
As secretary of state in 2016, John Kerry signed the Paris climate accord. Now, after the Trump administration withdrew, the U.S. is recommitting.
President Biden's COVID-19 response team is set to give its first briefing today, after the administration announced plans to secure 200 million more doses of the vaccine. Also on Wednesday, the president will be signing new executive orders aimed at tackling climate change. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest developments.
Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research for the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how U.S. allies may be reacting to President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks.
President-elect Joe Biden held a press event in Wilmington, Delaware, to introduce key members of his future administration: Antony Blinken, his nominee for Secretary of State; Alejandro Mayorkas for Secretary of Homeland Security; Avril Haines for Director of National Intelligence; Linda Thomas-Greenfield for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Jake Sullivan as National Security Adviser; and John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. Watch their remarks in full.