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Indigenous women of Amazonia speak to the media at a press conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Indigenous women of Amazonia speak to the media at a press conference during United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29. Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Disappointed by this year's climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to Brazil in 2025

Indigenous advocates called the final agreement in Azerbaijan "drastically insufficient." Now they're focusing on next year's global climate summit in Brazil where Indigenous participation is expected to be historic.

President Biden tours the Museu da Amazonia, a rainforest preserve in Manaus, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2024, before heading to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit.

President Biden tours the Museu da Amazonia, a rainforest preserve in Manaus, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2024, before heading to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit. Saul Loeb/AFP hide caption

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Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it

"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.

Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it

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Do polluters pay, or do they get paid?

Activists demonstrate for the Loss and Damage Fund, which provides a flow of money from rich to less rich nations to address the impacts of climate change. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption

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Do polluters pay, or do they get paid?

For years, rich nations have sent money to lower-income countries to help deal with the impacts of climate change. But it turns out, these wealthy nations are finding creative ways to funnel some of that financing back into their own economies. Today, we look at how the climate crisis is reviving a debate over how money should flow from rich to less-rich nations.

Do polluters pay, or do they get paid?

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At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit. William Vasta/The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands hide caption

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At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

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It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

President Biden during the world leaders' summit at the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

President Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.

Climate activists want Biden to fire the head of the World Bank. Here's why

Activists unfurled a banner calling David Malpass a climate denier on the World Bank headquarters after he refused to say if he believed man-made emissions contributed to global warming. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Climate activists want Biden to fire the head of the World Bank. Here's why

Climate activists have never liked Trump-appointed World Bank President David Malpass. But this week, his comments on climate change fueled calls for President Biden to make a change.

Climate Change Is Tough On Personal Finances

The flooding of the Saint John River in 2019 marks the second consecutive year of major flooding. Marc Guitard/Getty Images hide caption

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Climate Change Is Tough On Personal Finances

A majority of people say they have experienced extreme weather in the last five years, according to a nationwide survey conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Climate Change Is Tough On Personal Finances

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This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will

Winifred Muisyo, right, and her 5-year-old daughter, Patience Kativa, watch Stanlas Kisilu, left, as he installs a TV tuner on the roof of her home. The TV is connected to a solar panel provided by d.light, a company partially funded by climate financing from wealthier nations. Khadija Farah for NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will

Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.

This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will

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