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One of the biggest questions being asked as the U.N.'s COP28 climate summit starts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is whether the world will "phase out" or "phase down" fossil fuels. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy breaks down how the decision will come with heavy stakes as greenhouse gas emissions will only worsen wildfires, droughts, floods and other extreme weather events around the world.
Alaa Abdel-Fattah's family said they saw him on Thursday.
As small island developing states make their case for climate awareness at COP27 in Egypt, one member of the group is reconsidering a historic act of preservation it undertook two years ago. Lee Cowan reports.
His lawyers and U.K. government representatives, however, have not been allowed to visit him in prison.
President Biden attended the annual COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt Friday. It was his first stop on an international trip that also includes Cambodia and Bali. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joined CBS News to discuss the latest.
President Biden says the U.S. has made what he called "unprecedented progress" fighting climate change.The remarks come as hundreds of global leaders gather in Egypt for the COP27 climate summit. Eric Roston, a climate reporter at Bloomberg, joined CBS News to discuss what's on the table during the summit.
President Biden addressed the United Nations' COP27 climate summit on Friday. He said the U.S. is ramping up strategies to fight climate change and called on other nations to do the same. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio shares how the president's speech was received.
President Joe Biden spoke at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, emphasizing the need for global cooperation. Biden also detailed the steps his administration is taking to make a difference. Watch his full remarks.
There's now 51% more CO2 in the atmosphere than in pre-industrial times, scientists said in a new report, making it far less likely that the world can minimize global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
President Biden delivered remarks on the United State's climate initiatives at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, promising funds to aid in developing nations' fight to tackle the climate crisis. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
"You can save Alaa, and you can show that there is some hope and potential for common sense, freedom, democracy," Sanaa Seif said, appealing directly to the U.S. leader.
"What happens in the Arctic, doesn't stay in the Arctic. As the polar caps melt, it drives up risks throughout the world, including extreme weather events that affect all of us."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of several U.S. representatives attending the United Nation's COP27 climate summit in Egypt. She spoke on Thursday about America's plan to battle climate change. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Axios Climate Reporter Andrew Freedman about what U.S. lawmakers are doing.
At the United Nations COP27 climate conference in Egypt, world leaders are asking if wealthy nations that emit the most greenhouse gasses should pay poor ones to compensate for their losses and damage caused by the warming planet.
President Joe Biden is set to travel to Egypt to attend the COP27 environmental summit now that midterms are over. Biden is also responding to queries about his potential run for re-election. Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS News Mornings" to break down Biden's priorities for the summit and share what voters are saying about his potential 2024 run.
Pressure has mounted on Egypt to free the prominent activist as the country hosts COP27, but his family could instead face new persecution.
The head of the U.N.'s human rights office says activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah's life "is in great danger."
Africa emits only a small fraction of the greenhouse gasses that more developed regions produce, yet it is disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. Activists like Vanessa Nakate hope to highlight this disparity at COP27 in Egypt. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
World leaders are gathering in Egypt for the United Nations' annual climate summit, known as COP27. Catherine McKenna is Canada's former minister of environment and climate change and the chair of an expert panel called on by the U.N. secretary general to set clear standards and criteria to get to net-zero emissions. She joins CBS News to discuss
The record heat comes as "the tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change are becoming more dramatic."
World leaders are meeting to discuss climate issues at an annual summit that's being held in Egypt this year. The war in Ukraine is set to play a big role in conversations at COP27. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio breaks down the key issues and shares what big names will be in attendance.
Political leaders have gathered in Egypt for the 27th annual Conference of the Parties. The climate summit has been criticized by activist Greta Thunberg as an opportunity for "greenwashing." Ramy Inocencio joins "CBS News Mornings" with a look at what the summit will focus on and what attendees hope to achieve.
Despite the arrests, activists got onto signs over a London highway and begged commuters to aim their "anger and hatred" at leaders licensing new fossil fuel extraction.
Many see this year's global climate summit as a crucial test of the world's resolve to prevent the worst predicted outcomes of climate change.
India is on a quest to become the world leader in solar power and will use its success so far to seek more funding, but this year, that may be a big ask.
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.
A California judge issued a restraining order against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents he'd been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter, authorities and court documents say.
Teamsters union says Amazon workers at seven warehouses will walk off the job Thursday morning in multiple states.
An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says he will waive extradition at his hearing on Thursday.
Drones have been banned from flying over nearly two dozen New Jersey towns until Jan. 17, the FAA says.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, including teachers, firefighters and others with public pensions.
Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14, were fatally shot Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024.
A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.
Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14, were fatally shot Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
Teamsters union says Amazon workers at seven warehouses plan to walk off the job Thursday morning in multiple states.
The stock market is down sharply today after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than expected.
It's the last year the American Women Quarters Program will put historical female figures on reverse side of coins.
TP-Link routers could be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, according to a report.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans with public pensions.
The new goal is part of the Paris Agreement, under which member nations must update their emission cut targets every five years.
Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans with public pensions.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness" on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don't face the same kinds of coverage challenges.
Seed oils are making headlines, prompting fears around whether they can have negative effects on your health. Here's what to know.
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
Russia's Vladimir Putin, in his annual marathon news conference, laments "serious blunders" by his security forces and says he'll meet Trump "any time" about Ukraine.
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman says.
"Mayotte is demolished," an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French territory five days after Cyclone Chido.
Officers arrested a woman who was the missing male's partner and another man who was her ex-partner, police said.
The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
The three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, talk to Anthony Mason about becoming Kennedy Center honorees, the band's legacy and loyal fans, and the magic of music and songwriting.
Surviving members of the Grateful Dead, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, revisit the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
Ben Schwartz and James Marsden join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their roles in the highly anticipated sequel "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Dave Matthews, Leon Bridges and Derek Trucks led a star-studded tribute to the Grateful Dead at this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Anthony Mason spoke with the band's three surviving core members about their journey to becoming one of the most influential bands in American history.
Tory Lanaz, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, is harassing her from prison through surrogates, the petition alleges.
The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an appeal from TikTok over a federal law that would ban the social media giant if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company. Jan Crawford has more.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in January on a challenge to a new law that could lead to the popular social media app TikTok being banned in the U.S. The Biden administration and lawmakers say the Chinese government's ability to collect data from TikTok poses a significant national security risk, while the app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance argue that the law is unconstitutional. CBS News Supreme Court producer Catherine Cole has more.
FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.
Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
From record-breaking temperatures to devastating disasters, 2024 brought the world closer to the reality of what climate change looks and feels like. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Researchers determined that dozens of men, women and children were violently killed and cannibalized in Bronze Age-era England.
In this episode of “ClimateWatch,” CBS national environmental correspondent David Schechter looks back at the devastating hurricanes, landslides, flooding and more that impacted the U.S. this year.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is expected to waive extradition back to New York from Pennsylvania. CBS News' Nicole Valdes reports.
Officers arrested a woman who was the missing male's partner and another man who was her ex-partner, police said.
The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
Here's why NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck, but not stranded, at the International Space Station after launching into space in June.
NASA has delayed the return date for Boeing's Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports on the decision to keep the two in space.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he's optimistic the Trump administration will support the space agency's agenda.
Two astronauts who have been stuck in space since June will have to wait until at least the end of March to come home after NASA on Wednesday again pushed back their return date. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what's causing the delays.
Two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station for months will have to wait even longer to come home. Their planned returned was delayed once again on Tuesday, pushing their earliest return trip back to late March. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Amazon workers in multiple cities are on a strike led by the Teamsters union. This comes during the Christmas holiday rush on package deliveries. Paul Clark, a labor and employment relations professor at Penn State University, joins CBS News with more details.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is expected to waive extradition back to New York from Pennsylvania. CBS News' Nicole Valdes reports.
There is a significant prospect of a government shutdown after House Speaker Mike Johnson's spending bill lost support from President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Libby Cathey report.
The three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, talk to Anthony Mason about becoming Kennedy Center honorees, the band's legacy and loyal fans, and the magic of music and songwriting.
Is there new hope to solve the murder of JonBenét Ramsey? Her father says there's a way. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+