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Most controversially, the bill would quadruple the amount of power that utilities must purchase from new renewables, and double how much power they must purchase from new renewables built in Vermont.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Adviser, about a new initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and expanding clean transit.

The American oil company Occidental Petroleum is building machines to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and inject it underground. Is the technology meant to save the planet or the oil industry?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., about Iran, climate change, and what hopes he has for the U.S.-France relationship in the Biden administration.

The world's massive ice sheets and glaciers are melting as climate change raises temperatures. Scientists warn that disappearing ice is having surprising and far-reaching effects.

In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi sits on nearly 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. So it may be surprising to hear that climate leaders there have launched a major initiative in sustainability. Masdar, a demonstration city of 50,000 inhabitants, will have a zero carbon footprint.

More than two million acres of forest have burned in Alaska this year. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with climate change researcher Nancy Fresco about the impact these fires have on the Earth's atmosphere.

The president-elect added a number of key figures to his administration this week. We take a look at his choices.

Rachel Martin talks to Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, who signed a letter along with 30 CEOs urging President Trump to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement.

Officials say expanding offshore wind will create tens of thousands of jobs and help reduce climate warming emissions. Multiple departments will coordinate to sell new leases and approve permits.