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The Clinton Administration announced today in Geneva that it will push for a legally binding treaty to combat global climate change. Such a treaty would limit emissions of greenhouse gases -- chiefly carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. NPR's David Baron reports that the U.S. position has sparked odd -- but predictable -- coalitions of countries and industries on both sides of the proposal.

The annual U.N. climate conference opened in Egypt with alarming warnings about the global climate and questions about human rights in the host country.

Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy is President-elect Joe Biden's pick for domestic climate adviser. She'll have a big role pushing for aggressive climate action across the government.

President Bush invites 15 countries to the White House to talk about ways to slow global warming. But he has been criticized for moving too slowly to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There's skepticism that the meeting will bring real progress.

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With a Paris climate agreement just over a week old, President Obama is singling out the GOP on climate change in an interview with NPR.

For some people attending the UN's COP26 conference in Scotland, climate change is not a future threat — they are seeing its impact on their homelands now.

This week: The state has a new head of Coastal Zone Management, which could impact climate planning around our region; a driver eluded police on Martha's Vineyard, crashed through a security gate, and went headlong into the water off the end of the Oak Bluffs ferry terminal; and, Orleans is getting some big public art.

For the first time ever, the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative is offering an in-person climate conference for free.

The climate talks opened Monday in Copenhagen, with more than 190 nations represented. The U.S. and China have pledged some actions already, but negotiators so far haven't even agreed about what the overall deal will look like.