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Christmas trees may be in short supply this season due to supply chain issues and extreme weather events. But it's still worth holding out hope for a Christmas miracle.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending COP26 in person. Climate analysts and activists weigh in on what his absence means for the climate pledges made by one of the top carbon-emitting nations.

The deadly shooting on the set of Rust has workers in Hollywood pushing — again — for broader safety rules. But a fragmented industry and a history of complacent leadership have stood in their way.

Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Kaplan, a reporter with The Washington Post, about the final week of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

In the final week of the climate summit, there are more demands for change. Officials in Houston are investigating a deadly music festival. Daniel Ortega has won unscrupulous elections in Nicaragua.

Low-lying islands and nations are among those most at risk from rising sea levels, and have been sounding the alarm on the need for action by wealthier nations to limit global warming for years.

The U.S. and China say they'll work together to limit methane emissions. Environmental experts say the agreement has more significance for geopolitics than it does for climate change.

There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from COP26, as world leaders release a draft of their goals to cut emissions and avert disastrous climate change.