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The everyday Americans tackling climate change
December 21, 2023
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Americans across the United States are grappling with unprecedented extreme weather events. As of December 2023, NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that 25 climate disasters had already cost the country upwards of an an eye popping $1 billion each. So, aside from $ 6 billion in investments the Biden administration announced in November, what else is being done about it?
As it turns out, quite a bit. Reporter Claudia Sarre traveled across the US to talk to wine growers, aviation experts and more to hear how everyday Americans are tackling the climate crisis.
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Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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