- Biden to World Leaders: I’m So Sorry We Elected a Climate-Change Denier https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/11/biden-glasgow-im-so-sorry-we-elected-climate-change-denier 85 comments politics
- Which Elected Leaders Should Do More on Climate? Here’s What Americans Say. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/19/climate/climate-us-government-poll.html 5 comments politics
- Climate is on the Ballot Around the World | About half of the world’s population will be electing leaders this year. https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?CCPAOptOut=true&emc=edit_clim_20240116&free_trial=0&nl=climate-forward&paid_regi=1&productCode=CLIM®i_id=67911209&segment_id=155490&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F64051632-1f04-5e83-8655-a92494003a89 3 comments climate
- Canada's Leader, Stephen Harper, will NOT be acting on Climate Change in his upcoming election platform. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-draws-up-election-2015-strategy-on-climate-change-1.3054629 148 comments worldnews
- Europe reacts to Biden win: European climate leaders congratulate President-elect Joe Biden https://www.vox.com/2020/11/6/21552901/european-leaders-reaction-biden-election-win-climate-change 33 comments europe
- Europe’s leaders on climate change are the first to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden https://www.vox.com/2020/11/6/21552901/european-leaders-reaction-biden-election-win-climate-change 8 comments politics
- Harrison Ford Takes Aim at Climate Change Deniers: ‘Stop Electing Leaders Who Don’t Believe in Science’ https://www.thedailybeast.com/harrison-ford-takes-aim-at-climate-change-deniers-stop-electing-leaders-who-dont-believe-in-science 7 comments politics
- Brazil's far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro threatens to strip powers from government environment agencies: President-elect and renowned climate-sceptic says agencies will no longer impose 'fines all over the place' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-environment-climate-change-amazon-deforestation-a8663596.html 50 comments worldnews
- China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-china-iduskbn12w349?il=0 4023 comments worldnews
- Chile’s Far-Right, Climate-Denying Presidential Candidate Gets a Warm Welcome in Washington | José Antonio Kast met with Marco Rubio and business leaders ahead of his runoff election against leftist Gabriel Boric later this month—the result of which will have major implications for the planet. https://newrepublic.com/article/164586/chiles-far-right-climate-denying-presidential-candidate-gets-warm-welcome-washington 3 comments climate
- Chile’s Far-Right, Climate-Denying Presidential Candidate Gets a Warm Welcome in Washington | José Antonio Kast met with Marco Rubio and business leaders ahead of his runoff election against leftist Gabriel Boric later this month—the result of which will have major implications for the planet. https://newrepublic.com/article/164586/chiles-far-right-climate-denying-presidential-candidate-gets-warm-welcome-washington 5 comments politics
- Harrison Ford gives impassioned speech about climate change: 'Stop electing leaders who don't believe in science' https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/harrison-ford-gives-impassioned-speech-climate-change-stop-electing-leaders-dont-believe-science-230832101.html 100 comments politics
- Trump's denial of climate science at odds with world leaders | If elected president, Donald Trump would be the only head of state in the world to contend that climate change is a hoax, according to a study. http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/u/us_campaign_2016_trump_climate_change?site=ap&section=home&template=default 132 comments politics
- Climate leaders say Harris has ‘lit an electric spark’ with young voters | More than 350 environmentalists endorse her candidacy, saying it could help energize climate-minded voters, less than 100 days before the 2024 election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-climate-leaders/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzIyMzEyMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzIzNjk0Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjIzMTIwMDAsImp0aSI6IjhkYjQzOGY0LTcxZTUtNDYzZS1iNzZhLTFlZTk4OTQ4OTdjYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjQvMDcvMzAva2FtYWxhLWhhcnJpcy1jbGltYXRlLWxlYWRlcnMvIn0.dVfyhgzB8zG-lyqDNCszFgCwnfvbR3EE_DMlud-qhmc 88 comments climate
- Pope urges world leaders not to hobble climate change pact | Addressing a group of scientists that included theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, the pope gave his strongest speech on the environment since the election of Trump, who has threatened to pull out of the 2015 Paris Agreement http://uk.reuters.com/article/idukkbn13n1ph 4 comments worldnews
- A politician in denial | It's bad enough that Rubio and some of his Republican colleagues in the Senate reject established science and ignore reality. It would be even worse to elect a president who is in denial about the causes of climate change and the responsibility of elected leaders http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-a-politician-in-denial/2179413 10 comments politics
- “We plan to be unignorable” - Climate strike gains momentum in Vancouver as federal election nears | Climate Strike Canada organizer Harrison Johnston said the general strike will show political leaders that the environment should be at the forefront of their platforms. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/climate-strike-gains-momentum-in-vancouver-as-federal-election-nears 6 comments worldnews
- Canada's Trudeau faces big challenges on climate change. Newly elected Canadian leader Justin Trudeau will arrive in office with a promise to improve Canada's battered environmental image, vowing a new strategy for global climate negotiations in Paris this December http://www.trust.org/item/20151020224530-m20nf/?source=jtothernews1 22 comments worldnews
- Germany risks reputation with climate goals failure: Germany is jeopardizing its reputation as a global leader on climate action by missing its own 2020 greenhouse gas emissions-reduction target, a leading think tank says. Outcome of upcoming elections will be decisive http://www.dw.com/en/germany-risks-reputation-with-climate-goals-failure/a-40413092 20 comments worldnews
- Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders' debate on climate crisis - The first ever election leaders’ debate focusing on the climate crisis will be broadcast by Channel 4 next week, with the prime minister the only major party leader set to be absent. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/21/boris-johnson-election-leaders-debate-climate-crisis 4 comments worldnews
- Iowa and New Hampshire Voters Show Medicare for All and Climate Crisis Top Issues for Democrats in 2020. "Bernie's victory in New Hampshire shows just how ready we are as a country to elect Green New Deal leaders at all levels of office," declared an organizer with the youth-led Sunrise Movement. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/12/iowa-and-new-hampshire-voters-show-medicare-all-and-climate-crisis-top-issues 7 comments politics
- The UK Green Party will pledge to invest £100bn a year in climate action for a decade if it gets into power. Launching her campaign in Bristol, co-leader Sian Berry will say: "Some things are even bigger than Brexit. This must be the climate election." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50305284 54 comments worldnews