CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir said Tuesday that anyone who cares about the "state of the planet" would choose a "loaf of bread" over President Donald Trump. 
The coronavirus pandemic unleashed by China, and the ensuing shutdown of the global economy, looks to climate activists like a golden opportunity to convince skeptics that their goals are reasonable and easy to achieve. 
The Natural Resources Defense Council held close ties to the Obama administration, providing advice on joining the Paris Agreement while simultaneously maintaining ties to China, according to attorneys and policy analysts who have reviewed email records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. 
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his second speech in a week on Tuesday in an effort to alleviate tensions after weeks of climate-policy protests left hundreds wounded and two dead. 
The United States in 2017 experienced the largest decline in carbon emissions in the world, according to a recent report. 
European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday castigated President Donald Trump and the actions he's taken to withdraw from both the Paris Climate Agreement and Iran nuclear deal, saying, "with friends like that who needs enemies?"
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania summed up his climate plan as "the quieter the better" in a face-to-face meeting with billionaire activist Tom Steyer in 2017, according to emails from a source with knowledge of the meeting. 