U.S. Forests Fuel Debate Over 'Carbon Neutral' Green Energy

Today, Amazon is launching The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable and decarbonizing technologies and services. $2 billion in initial funding will back visionary companies whose products and services will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy. Applications will be open to any company around the world. Kara Hurst, Amazon's Head of Worldwide Sustainability, joined Closing Bell to discuss Amazon's latest sustainability initiative and the tech giant's timetable for achieving its clean energy goals.

Leaders from around the world are meeting in Poland to discuss climate change and clean energy, but representatives from the United States didn't get the warmest of welcomes. Griff Witte, Berlin bureau chief for The Washington Post, talked to Cheddar about controversial comments made by a White House advisor at the COP24 conference.

Sara Miller, staff writer at Live Science, talks about how Greenland's lakes are disappearing because of a vast network of fissures hidden on the ice sheet below. We discuss climate change and its responsibility for this phenomena. We also talk President Trump's stance on climate change and the effect it's having on science around the globe.