Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
Environment|Science|World
The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year
The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year
September 06, 2024climate change
Environment|Europe
Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir
Water reserves at the artificial Lake Mornos in central Greece have hit their lowest level in 16 years as a drought induced by climate change rampages across much of southern Europe this summer
September 06, 2024
Asia|News
Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea's capital in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding more aggressive action by the government to
September 07, 2024
Environment|Health|News|US
Residents flee as California and Nevada wildfires get dangerously close and forecasters warn of record heat
Residents flee as California and Nevada wildfires get dangerously close and forecasters warn of record heat
September 08, 2024
Environment|News|Science|Technology|World
The controversial plan to turn a desert green
The controversial plan to turn a desert green
September 08, 2024
Education|Environment|Health|US
School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up
Scores of schools across the U.S. are carpeted in asphalt with no shade
September 08, 2024
Economy|Environment|News|US
US approves major transmission project in Nevada
The Biden administration on Monday said it had approved a major transmission line in Nevada that will run hundreds of miles along the state's border with California and be able to provide
September 09, 2024
Asia|Environment|Political|World
Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks
Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks
December 01, 2024
Asia|Environment|Political|World
Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday, with more than 100 nations wanting
November 30, 2024
Environment|Europe|Travel|World
Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes
Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm
December 01, 2024
Business|Environment|News|US
Exxon CEO Woods' message to future shareholder activists: follow the rules
Exxon CEO Darren Woods on Tuesday had warning words for activist shareholders thinking to emulate those who filed a climate-related
September 10, 2024
Africa|News|World
New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues
Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence
September 11, 2024
Business|Environment|Technology
Tech firms halve business travel in 2023 but Alphabet, Apple lag, study shows
Global tech giants halved their business flight emissions in 2023 compared to 2019, but companies like Apple and Google's parent Alphabet are falling behind, risking a return to pre-
September 10, 2024
Environment|News|Science
Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show
Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday indicate huge swathes of the jungle that are
September 11, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment
Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
A proposed chemical recycling plant in western Michigan may provide a handful of jobs but little environmental benefit.
September 11, 2024
Environment|US
Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those residents at most risk are the most socially vulnerable.
September 11, 2024
Africa|Americas|Environment|World
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Extreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria
September 11, 2024
Economy|Environment|News
What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the debate
When asked about climate change in the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “young people of America care deeply about this issue,” and then pointed out that that the U.S. has increased domestic production of oil to historic highs
September 11, 2024
Business|Technology
USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest
September 12, 2024
Americas|Environment|World
The Amazon's Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region
The Ashaninka of the Amonia River, inhabitants of the western Amazon, reclaimed their land from cattle ranchers 30 years ago
September 12, 2024
News|Science
The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why
The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why
September 12, 2024
Business|Finance|US
Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 million from US DOE
Occidental
September 12, 2024
Asia|Business|Environment|Finance
Are Indonesia and Vietnam's multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet
Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy
September 13, 2024
Environment|News|World
'Not easy': Pope Francis leaves for Rome after 12-day Asia trip
Pope Francis left Singapore for Rome on Friday, after a demanding trip across Southeast Asia and Oceania in which he urged action on climate
September 13, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|News|US
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wells
A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells
September 14, 2024
Business|Technology|US
Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running
The race is on to build out a convenient and fully functional network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. Entrepreneur Kameale Terry foresaw one issue this would create: keeping that charger network up and running
September 13, 2024
Africa|Crime|News
More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods
More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods
September 15, 2024
Environment|News|World
Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' lives
Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by record-low levels on upper stretches of the
September 15, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|US
Sustainable investing advocate says 'anti-woke' backlash in US won't stop the movement
Maria Lettini already knew about the backlash going on in the United States against ESG investing, which takes the environment, social issues and corporate governance into account, when she took over as chief executive of US SIF last year
September 12, 2024
Environment|News|World
COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals
Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as
September 17, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|US
US solar jobs rise 6% in 2023, study says
U.S. solar industry jobs rose 6% last year to nearly 280,000, their highest level ever, according to an annual study known as the National Solar Jobs Census published on Monday by the
September 17, 2024
Africa|Environment|Science|Travel
Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
On an island off Africa where one of the local languages has no established words for climate change, a researcher discovers lessons for everyone in discussing climate change.
September 17, 2024
Americas|Environment|World
Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up
September 18, 2024
Environment|Europe|News|World
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe
September 18, 2024
Europe|News
Polish power system is safe despite flooding, grid operator says
The Polish power system is safe despite ongoing flooding, power grid operator PSE said on Wednesday.
September 18, 2024
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment
Carrie Coon is still fighting
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own
September 18, 2024
News|US
Former US Secretary Kerry calls for new trade rules, cooperation with China on climate
Former U.S.
September 18, 2024
Environment|News|US
Climate-related 'one-two punch' seen driving Los Angeles wildfires
Wildfires around Los Angeles have burned rapidly in the past week after vegetation growth and record heat blamed on climate change, and Southern California blazes could get
September 18, 2024
Economy|News|World
UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
The United Nations chief is urging the world’s divided nations to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the U.N. and global financial institutions
September 18, 2024
Environment|News|World
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
When a wildfire tore down a hillside towards Athens last month, its southernmost flank halted in a treeless area burned by fire two years before.
September 19, 2024
Crime|Europe|News|World
Portuguese police arrest 14 suspected arsonists over wildfires
Portuguese police have arrested 14 suspected arsonists this week, who may have set some of the dozens of deadly wildfires raging across the country,
September 19, 2024
Education|Environment|News|World
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, young people around the world staged fresh marches and said their protests are not being sufficiently acted upon
September 20, 2024
Environment|Europe|Health|News|World
Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city
September 20, 2024
Economy|Environment|News|US|World
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
The annual New York City Climate Week and United Nations General Assembly that's just about to start are emphasizing how to generate trillions of dollars that will be needed to help poorer countries move away from gas, oil and coal, fuels that release greenhouse gases and heat the planet
September 21, 2024
Europe
Floods wreck Hungarian farmer's organic harvest
Hungarian farmer Laszlo Batki was close to harvesting his crops of organic tomatoes, peppers, radishes and lettuce when the swollen River Danube
September 21, 2024
Environment|Europe|News
Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate
Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges
September 21, 2024
Business|Economy
Profiles in clean energy: Dad concerned about climate change shifts company away from oil and gas
Jordi Zonneveld says his first decade in the oil and gas industry was great
September 20, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment
Some 40% of regions, cities and companies lack emissions-cut targets, survey says
More than 40% of major companies, cities and regions have still not set any targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to an annual "stocktake" released
September 22, 2024
Economy|Environment|Europe|Technology
9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy
September 23, 2024
Environment|News|Science|Technology
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions
September 23, 2024
Travel
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone
September 23, 2024
Environment|News|World
Bolivia wildfires set to blaze past record as forests burn
Wildfires in Bolivia are now running on a track to set an all-time record, latest satellite data show, with fire hot-spots to-date overtaking the rate in the same
September 23, 2024
Economy|Environment|News|World
Leaders at UN urge world's richest to do more on climate
Developing nations on Monday pleaded at the U.N.
September 23, 2024
Environment|News|Uncategorized|US
Offshore wind opponents in Australia, Europe lean on US groups for advice
Bill Thompson's fight to stop offshore wind farms was once confined to the tiny U.S. state of Rhode Island where he lives.
September 23, 2024
Environment|World
Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise
Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time.
September 24, 2024
Environment|News
Century-old trees die in Harlem parks as erosion pattern emerges
Century-old trees die in Harlem parks as erosion pattern emerges
September 25, 2024
Environment|Europe|News|Science|World
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that caused floods killing 24 people in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found
September 24, 2024
Lifestyle|Opinion|Uncategorized
Young people in island nations face an existential question: Should they stay or should they go?
For young people in some small island nations, a big decision always looms in the back of their minds
September 25, 2024
Education|Environment|Science
Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game
Students found the topic of climate change less boring when they studied it using a numbers estimation game.
September 25, 2024
Celebrity|Entertainment
Drag queen Pattie Gonia aims to give the climate movement a makeover with joy and laughter
“Save Her
September 25, 2024
Economy|Finance|News
Bahamas seeks help to pay off debt brought by huge storms, result of climate change
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis tells The Associated Press that his nation is in a financial pickle
September 25, 2024
Environment|News|US
10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making
A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe
September 25, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|News|World
Barbados PM Mottley calls for new World Bank emergency liquidity facility
Barbados will call for creation of a new World Bank finance facility to provide emergency liquidity to climate-vulnerable countries in a third version of the
September 26, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance
New York State fund swapped coal assets for responsible index ETF
Moving money from coal assets to a new responsible-investment exchange-traded vehicle provided the sort of quick win the New York State Insurance Fund was
September 26, 2024
Business|Education|Environment|Europe|Science
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change
Germany’s beer industry relies on education and research to combat the climate change that's wreaking havoc on farms and breweries across the country
September 26, 2024
Environment|News|Opinion|Science|World
Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves
At the United Nations, the troika of the current and next two presidents of U.N. climate conferences are telling other leaders to make their required climate-fighting targets much more ambitious
September 27, 2024
News|World
Civil society groups nudge and cajole world leaders from the sidelines of United Nations week
Every September, a crush of events unfold on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual high-level meetings of world leaders in New York
September 27, 2024
Environment|News|Science
As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly destructive wildfires, with some areas unlikely to recover
September 27, 2024
Arts|Crime|Environment|News
UK court hands prison terms to climate activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
UK court hands prison terms to climate activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
September 27, 2024
Environment|Europe|Food|News
Climate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country
Unusually wet conditions across France have wreaked havoc on many wine-growing regions this year after years of challenges to vineyards and wine quality caused by drought and heat
September 29, 2024
Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle|Opinion
Humanitarians enlist entertainers and creators to reach impassioned youth during United Nations week
Humanitarians are enlisting entertainers and creators to reach impassioned youth during climate week events that coincide with the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meetings
September 29, 2024
Business|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany
October 01, 2024
Business|Economy|News
Heating your home will cost more again this winter
Heating your home will cost more again this winter
October 01, 2024
Americas|Environment|News|Science|World
Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surge for third month
Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a decade and a half, preliminary government data
October 01, 2024
Environment|Europe|Science
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
Experts say the volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer and compounded the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%
October 01, 2024
Environment|Science|Technology
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
What lies beneath the Great Lakes' waves is largely unknown, but there's a new push to learn more about thousands of shipwrecks, underwater infrastructure and the impacts of climate change on the bottom of the world's largest freshwater system
October 02, 2024
Asia|Business|Europe|Science|Technology
Hydrogen project investments are accelerating but uncertainty remains, IEA says
Final investment decisions for hydrogen projects have doubled over the last 12 months, dominated by China, but installed capacity and demand are low as the
October 02, 2024
Environment|News
Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice
If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.
October 02, 2024
Environment|News|World
Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate
Hurricane Helene dumped heavy rain on a mountainous region hundreds of miles away from the coast
October 02, 2024
Uncategorized
NY Fed warns of big flood risk for properties in its district
By Michael S.
October 02, 2024
Environment|Science|World
World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency
October 03, 2024
Environment|News|Science|Sports
Alpine skiing-FIS, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have formed a new partnership focused on raising awareness about the impact of climate
October 03, 2024
Health|News|US|World
Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims
Month-old twin boys are the youngest known victims of Hurricane Helene
October 03, 2024
News|US
Millions of Americans have never been this hot in October before as a historic heat wave hits
Millions of Americans have never been this hot in October before as a historic heat wave hits
October 03, 2024
Business|Environment|Technology
Landfill produces fresh source of renewable energy for customers
Landfill produces fresh source of renewable energy for customers
October 03, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation
Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil’s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation
October 03, 2024
Environment|News|US
Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations
The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury
October 04, 2024
News
A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
Hurricane Helene severely damaged drinking water utilities in the Southeast
October 04, 2024
Asia|News|World
Floods in Bangladesh leave five dead, thousands stranded
At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern
October 06, 2024
Environment|Science|World
The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned the drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in many places
October 07, 2024
Environment|World
Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, mostly in the country's tropical east,
October 07, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|News
US looks to resurrect more nuclear reactors, White House adviser says
The Biden administration is working on plans to bring additional decommissioned nuclear power reactors back online to help
October 07, 2024
Environment|News|Science|Technology|US
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled
October 07, 2024
Environment|News|US
Why wildfires started by humans, cars and power lines can be more destructive and harder to contain
The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity.
October 08, 2024
Environment|News|Science
An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives
October 08, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Scientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%
October 09, 2024
Uncategorized
Fitch says decarbonisation of world economy progressing far too slowly
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October 09, 2024
Business|Environment|Technology
Head of international shipping regulator says industry must do more to cut carbon pollution
Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, says international shipping companies need to do more to decarbonize their fleets right now
October 09, 2024
Economy|Opinion|Political|US
The undeniable crisis that’s not driving American voters
The undeniable crisis that’s not driving American voters
October 09, 2024
Economy|Environment|US
How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters
How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters
October 10, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists say
Scientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%
October 11, 2024
Environment|Science|US|World
See Bill Nye's response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's conspiracy about the weather
Science educator Bill Nye disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and explains how climate change and warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico energized Milton. Nye also responds to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) claim that the US government "can control the weather."
October 12, 2024
Environment|Science|Technology
Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
These powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ provide a huge share of annual precipitation in many regions, including California. They can also melt sea ice, with global climate implications.
October 11, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|US
Oregon's most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies
October 11, 2024
Africa|Environment
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines
October 12, 2024
World
Far from where Hurricane Milton's eye hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage
Tony Brazzale expected Hurricane Milton would be a “nonevent” for his family
October 12, 2024
Environment|Science|Technology|US
As parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
As parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
October 12, 2024
Election|Environment|Political|US
Washington state's landmark climate law hangs in the balance this election
Voters in Washington state are being asked whether to repeal one of the most progressive climate policies ever passed by a state Legislature, less than two years after it took effect
October 14, 2024
Uncategorized
Meteorologist explains rare weather event that left lakes in one of the driest places on earth
CNN's Derek Van Dam breaks down how and why one of the driest places on earth is facing flooding.
October 14, 2024
Environment|Travel|World
King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones
King Charles III will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat climate change poses for Pacific island nations
October 15, 2024
Africa|World
Monsoon havoc exposes West and Central Africa's rising flood risks
Father-of-seven Dah Toubada Kadapia stood on a stack of homemade sandbags in his backyard in Chad's capital N'Djamena, surrounded by
October 15, 2024
Environment|US
Considering getting flood insurance after Milton and Helene? Here’s what to expect
Considering getting flood insurance after Milton and Helene? Here’s what to expect
October 15, 2024
Africa|Environment|Food|Health|World
Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says
The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades
October 15, 2024
Americas|Environment
Brazil state to consult Indigenous people on carbon credits sale
The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from the future sale of carbon offset
October 15, 2024
Economy|Environment|US
KFile: Kamala Harris pledged to prosecute oil companies over emissions. Now, she’s praising their record US production
KFile: Kamala Harris pledged to prosecute oil companies over emissions. Now, she’s praising their record US production
October 15, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World
World Bank acts to boost lending capacity by $30 billion over 10 years
The World Bank voted on Tuesday to change its internal lending guidelines, freeing up $30 billion in additional lending capacity over the next
October 15, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|World
The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but there’ll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said
October 16, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|Lifestyle
Consumers are in for some relief: Lower energy prices are on the way
Consumers are in for some relief: Lower energy prices are on the way
October 16, 2024
Education|US|World
Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will reopen
October 16, 2024
Environment
Coastal cities have a hidden vulnerability to storm-surge and tidal flooding − entirely caused by humans
Some cities are building huge gates and barriers to counter the flood risk from estuary urbanization. But putting nature to work in a big way might be more effective.
October 16, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|World
Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms
Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters
October 16, 2024
Americas|Environment|Science|US
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast
November 29, 2024
Environment|Science
The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
October 16, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
OECD-backed group calls for global pact to solve water crisis
Countries need a new international pact to fix a mounting water crisis that could cut economic growth by at least 8% and put half the world's food supplies at
October 16, 2024
Asia|Environment|Lifestyle|Science
Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan's rice crop
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual
October 17, 2024
Environment|Science
Millions lose power every year because of extreme weather. Here’s how we could prevent it
Millions lose power every year because of extreme weather. Here’s how we could prevent it
October 18, 2024
Environment|Science
Over a year of astonishing ocean heat has given way to the largest coral bleaching on record
Over a year of astonishing ocean heat has given way to the largest coral bleaching on record
October 18, 2024
Sports|Travel|World
‘Maybe, they won’t doubt the next woman’: American cyclist Lael Wilcox on her 18,000-mile world record
‘Maybe, they won’t doubt the next woman’: American cyclist Lael Wilcox on her 18,000-mile world record
October 21, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current
More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts
October 21, 2024
Environment|World
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.
October 22, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance
NYC comptroller Lander to end private market fossil fuel investments
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on Tuesday outlined plans to end certain pension funds' future private market investments in fossil fuel infrastructure over climate
October 22, 2024
Africa|Environment
Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists
October 23, 2024
Asia|Food|World
South Korea to supply stocks of kimchi cabbage after hot weather damages crop
South Korea's government said on Wednesday it will ensure 24,000 tonnes of cabbage are supplied from national stocks to provide support during the upcoming peak kimchi-making season,
October 23, 2024
Environment|Science|Technology
Scientists say the slime in your dishwasher could unlock a solution to global warming
Scientists say the slime in your dishwasher could unlock a solution to global warming
October 23, 2024
Environment|Europe
As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant
As Romania prepares to phase out coal by 2032, some miners are retraining for jobs in renewable energies
October 23, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|World
World Bank says will double agricultural commitments to $9 billion a year by 2030
The World Bank will double its commitment for investments in agricultural financing and businesses to $9 billion a year by 2030, the lender's president announced on Wednesday.
October 23, 2024
Environment|World
Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change
The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks
October 23, 2024
Economy|Europe|Food|World
Greece's chestnut harvest set to shrink, hit by drought and heat
In Greece, one of the world's largest chestnut producers, farmer Anestis Altinis searches for nuts suitable for harvest.
October 24, 2024
Americas|Environment|Health|World
In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another
October 24, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate set to warm by 3.1 C without greater action, UN report warns
Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United
October 24, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfall
The leading U.N. body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to a Reuters analysis of documents from the world body - a funding gap
October 25, 2024
Environment|US
An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the US. It’s a warning of what’s to come
An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the US. It’s a warning of what’s to come
October 25, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries
In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain
October 26, 2024
Environment|Science
Current climate pledges still fall way short on Paris goals, UN body says
National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday
October 28, 2024
Asia|Environment|World
The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
October 29, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance
Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, 'the linchpin to America’s supply chain'
The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers and disrupted commercial shipping traffic for months
October 29, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|US|World
US Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction attracts scant interest
A U.S. auction of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Maine on Tuesday drew bids for only half of the eight offered leases, for a total of just $21.9 million
October 29, 2024
Election|Environment|Lifestyle|Opinion|US
'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
As the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus
October 29, 2024
Europe|World
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the
October 29, 2024
Environment|Science|US
Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October
October 29, 2024
Economy|Environment|US
US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind
The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast
October 29, 2024
Environment|Europe
Spain's horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming
The deadly flooding in Valencia Spain is just the latest in a spate of climate extremes that seem to have shifted into overdrive, especially in rain-weary Europe
October 30, 2024
Asia|Australia|Environment|World
Australia must brace for longer fire seasons and marine heatwaves ahead, report says
Australia must brace for longer and more dangerous fire seasons and marine heatwaves in the years ahead, while swift changes in weather patterns might result in more
October 30, 2024
Environment
Americans just lived through one of the driest months in history. A big change is on the way
Americans just lived through one of the driest months in history. A big change is on the way
October 31, 2024
Environment|US|World
Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts
The city of Asheville has restored running water to most of its users nearly a month after Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure and killed more than 200 people around the region
October 31, 2024
Environment|Europe|Science|World
Parts of Spain appear to merge with the sea after historic rain in before-and-after images
Parts of Spain appear to merge with the sea after historic rain in before-and-after images
October 31, 2024
Business|Environment|US
US offshore wind execs fret privately over possible Trump election win
U.S. offshore wind developers put on a brave face at a conference this week, touting their ability to work with leaders from both political parties
October 31, 2024
Environment|Opinion
What’s at stake on Tuesday? The planet.
What’s at stake on Tuesday? The planet.
November 01, 2024
Election|Political|US
White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election
White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election
November 01, 2024
Europe
Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
The mud that covers Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of impromptu army of volunteers
November 01, 2024
Economy|Environment|US
Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets
A ballot initiative to ax Washington state's carbon market would, if passed next week, send an ominous signal to other U.S. states and Canadian regions looking to build
November 01, 2024
Business|Economy|Election|US
No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned
The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
November 01, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|US
Ten states press US to take tougher stance in UN plastic treaty
Ten states on Friday called on the U.S. government to go beyond backing production caps in a global plastic treaty, and support a pact that rejects "false"
November 01, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance|World
Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29
Azerbaijan as host of COP29 U.N. climate talks will this month launch a set of standards agreed by more than 100 countries to guide sustainable investment, the country's central bank
November 01, 2024
Asia|Environment|World
Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain's floods
Irene Cuevas says she has the roar of the waves produced by a flash flood burned into her memory
November 03, 2024
Environment|World
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King
November 03, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-
November 03, 2024
Arts|Environment|Political|Science
Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has a practical mission – protecting seeds as a backup for seed banks around the world – but inspires strong cultural, political and artistic reactions.
November 04, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment
Trump unlikely to undo Biden's IRA climate legislation, TotalEnergies executive says
French oil major TotalEnergies does not anticipate that Donald Trump would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change or undo Inflation Reduction
November 04, 2024
Election|Opinion|Political|US
Harris or Trump will inherit a mixed legacy in 2024 US election
Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in a mood of discontent and division, with opinion polls showing nearly two-thirds of voters believe the country has been heading in the
November 05, 2024
Americas|Business|Europe|US|World
Leaders from key countries to skip COP29 climate summit
World leaders from major economies including the United States, the European Union and Brazil are planning to skip this year's
November 05, 2024
Environment|Science|US
Joshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change
November 28, 2024
Environment|Political|World
International court to begin hearings that may shape global climate litigation
The United Nations' top court next week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of
November 29, 2024
Asia|Environment|Political|Science|World
Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth
November 29, 2024
Africa|Economy|Environment|Political|World
South Africa takes G20 helm as polarisation complicates agenda
South Africa takes over the G20 presidency on Sunday, the first African country to lead the forum, though its focus on issues such as inclusive growth and
November 29, 2024
Education|Environment|Food
Pawpaws, beach plums and more: These native fruits could be on the menu as weather gets more extreme
Pawpaws, beach plums and more: These native fruits could be on the menu as weather gets more extreme
November 28, 2024
Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World
Britain pledges $2.5 billion to World Bank fund for poor nations
Britain on Thursday pledged to invest 1.98 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) over three years into the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) fund for the lowest-
November 28, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|US|World
Deadlock over climate finance is undermining Paris agreement, Singapore minister says
Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris
November 06, 2024
Election|Environment|US
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts
November 06, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring
November 06, 2024
Environment|Europe|Science|World
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus
November 07, 2024
Environment|Science
2024 will be the first year on record to smash a warming limit scientists warned about
2024 will be the first year on record to smash a warming limit scientists warned about
November 07, 2024
Environment|Europe|Science|World
2024 will be world's hottest year on record, EU scientists say
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change
November 07, 2024
Environment|Finance|World
COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?
This month's U.N. climate summit - COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan - has been dubbed the "climate finance COP" for its central goal: to agree on how much money should go each
November 07, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Snowcap on Japan's Mt Fuji this year is latest spotted in 130 years
Japan's revered Mount Fuji finally regained an iconic snowcap on Thursday, setting a record for the slowest snowfall in 130 years, the
November 07, 2024
Environment|Europe
EU climate chief holds firm on CO2 deadlines for cars
The European Union's climate commissioner on Thursday reaffirmed EU plans to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035 and tighten CO2 limits next year, after pressure
November 07, 2024
Africa|Environment|World
Prince William wraps up his South Africa trip with visit that reminded him of his rescue pilot days
Prince William rode on a sea rescue boat along part of the South African coast as he wrapped up a four-day visit to Cape Town dedicated to promoting conservation and the battle against climate change
November 07, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance
Developing world faces multi-billion climate adaptation cash gap, U.N. report says
The amount of finance provided to developing countries to help them adapt to the impacts of climate change is far short of the $359 billion a year needed even after
November 07, 2024
Environment|Science
Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
A new study says private jet carbon pollution soared 46% from 2019 to 2023
November 07, 2024
Environment|Science|World
UN climate negotiations through the years to COP29
This year's U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world's 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first "Conference of the Parties" in 1995.
November 08, 2024
Asia|Environment|World
Taiwan, excluded from climate summit, sets up 'war room' to watch talks
Taiwan has set up a "war room" to watch the live stream from next week's COP29 climate summit given it is not allowed to attend for political reasons, Environment Minister Peng Chi-
November 08, 2024
Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance
Multilateral development banks are stepping into climate breach- EBRD President
Multilateral development banks are putting much more focus on investments to tackle climate change, the president of the European Bank for
November 08, 2024
Environment|US|World
Firefighters gaining control over devastating wildfire near Los Angeles
Firefighters started gaining control on Friday over a stubborn wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed at least 132 buildings and damaged 88 others, as
November 08, 2024
Asia|Environment|Food|Science
China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes
In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of seven
November 27, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Who are the key voices at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?
Nearly 200
November 09, 2024
Environment|Europe
Greece's mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas
When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not
November 09, 2024
Environment|World
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid the increasing threats from climate change in a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil industry
November 09, 2024
Environment|Science|World
COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?
Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset credits.
November 09, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance
A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion
A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion
November 11, 2024
Business|Environment|Science
Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.
November 11, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
Experts calculate that curbing and coping with global warming is going to cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it
November 11, 2024
Opinion|Political|US|World
As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet
As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet
November 11, 2024
Environment|World
COP29 leaders speak as summit formally opens
The annual U.N. climate summit kicked off Monday with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing
November 11, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money
In Baku, Azerbaijan the two-week United Nations climate negotiations, called COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt to climate change
November 11, 2024
Environment|World
Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power
Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan
November 11, 2024
Environment|US
US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take over
At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of the Biden Administration’s signature climate moves, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that included $375 billion in climate spending
November 11, 2024
Science
Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link
Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of years ago.
November 11, 2024
Environment|Science
COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework
Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N
November 11, 2024
Celebrity|Environment
Actor Theo James urges more support for refugees hit by climate crisis
Refugees should be included in climate policy, actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Theo James has said as he heads to COP29 to call for greater support for those affected by the
November 12, 2024
Environment|Europe|World
Court rules this major oil company can continue to pollute
Court rules this major oil company can continue to pollute
November 12, 2024
Environment|Science
How methane emissions threaten climate goals
Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb
November 12, 2024
Environment|Science|World
COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas
The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate summit, lashed out at Western critics of his country's oil and gas
November 12, 2024
Business|Environment
Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule announced by the Biden administration
November 12, 2024
Environment|US
Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle
Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle
November 12, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance
Development lenders set $120-billion climate finance goal for poorer countries
The world's top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low- and middle-income countries to $120 billion a year by
November 12, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|US|World
IMF, World Bank leaders pledge at UN climate summit to work with Trump
The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said they would work with the incoming U.S. president, Republican Donald Trump, underscoring the
November 12, 2024
Australia|Economy|Environment|US
Australia eyes US climate policy shift for green energy boost
Any move by the Trump administration to change U.S. climate policy could benefit Australia's ambitions to attract greater investment to its critical minerals and
November 15, 2024
Environment|Finance|World
Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says
A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and
November 15, 2024
Environment|Health|World
COP talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
This year's U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and
November 15, 2024
Environment|Science|US|World
Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies
U.S. wildlife officials are proposing new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for Canada lynx
November 27, 2024
Economy|Environment|Science
Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away
Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most
November 14, 2024
Africa|Education|Environment|World
After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action
Children from East Africa, where heatwaves and floods have shuttered schools in recent months, are pushing for world leaders to protect their education - and their
November 16, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
G20 diplomats hit snags on climate, taxation and Ukraine, sources say
Diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies struggled on Saturday to overcome differences on paying to tackle climate change, taxing the super rich and
November 16, 2024
Environment|Science
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year
November 13, 2024
Environment|US|World
Biden visits Amazon rainforest en route to G20 summit in Rio
Joe Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, flagging the dangers of global warming often dismissed by
November 17, 2024
Environment|Finance|Science|US|World
COP29: US-UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29 billion
Funding for a climate-friendly farming effort led by the U.S. and United Arab Emirates has reached $29.2 billion, the countries announced on Monday at the COP29 climate
November 18, 2024
Business|Environment
Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount
After a year of canceled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the
November 18, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say
Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20
November 17, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but
November 18, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Environment|Europe|World
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small
November 13, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|World
Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?
The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of dollars in financing for climate projects
November 13, 2024
Environment|World
What are they saying at the COP29 climate summit?
World leaders are speaking at the U.N. climate summit in Baku on Wednesday.
November 13, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|World
Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost
COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income countries struggling with global
November 13, 2024
Environment|Europe
COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
Marathon COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch on Wednesday when the Azerbaijani hosts are due to publish an update on negotiations so far as the summit seeks to agree a new
November 20, 2024
Environment|Travel|World
More than 50 countries sign UN sustainable tourism declaration
More than 50 governments have signed a U.N. declaration to make tourism around the globe more climate friendly, the United Nations said on Wednesday, in what it
November 20, 2024
Environment|World
Trade demands clash with climate agenda at COP29 talks
Trade tensions are flaring at the COP29 climate summit, with China, Brazil and a host of developing countries complaining that perceived trade barriers, such as the
November 21, 2024
Business|Environment
Container shippers hedging green transition with dual-fuel vessel orders
Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry slash greenhouse
November 21, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment
US utilities want Trump, Republicans to save IRA tax credits, Edison CEO says
The U.S. utility industry wants the incoming Trump administration and
November 16, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|World
Beyond B-loans? Development banks seek private money for climate change fight
As officials from around
November 19, 2024
Environment
National Hurricane Center tells Floridians to monitor soon-to-be Tropical Storm Sara
National Hurricane Center tells Floridians to monitor soon-to-be Tropical Storm Sara
November 13, 2024
Environment|Health
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city
November 23, 2024
Environment
COP29 climate finance deal clinched, what are countries saying?
Countries agreed to a hard-fought COP29 deal to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035.
November 23, 2024
Asia|Environment|World
Green activists in S. Korea demand tough action on plastic waste at UN talks
Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched on Saturday in the South Korean city of Busan to demand stronger global commitments to
November 23, 2024
Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope
November 23, 2024
Business|Environment|Finance
Business seeks details in face of mixed COP29 climate messages
COP29 deals on finance and carbon markets could lead to billions more dollars flowing around the business world if countries
November 25, 2024
Americas|Environment|World
Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago
Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago
November 13, 2024
Science|Technology|World
A brilliant deception, buying homes online, new deep-sea species: Catch up on the day’s stories
A brilliant deception, buying homes online, new deep-sea species: Catch up on the day’s stories
November 13, 2024
Environment|Opinion|Science
Why We Cannot and Will Not Go Backwards on Clean Energy
Why We Cannot and Will Not Go Backwards on Clean Energy
November 13, 2024
Environment|Food|US|World
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities
November 14, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday
November 14, 2024
Environment|Science
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
November 14, 2024
Crime|Environment|Europe
2 charged in connection with orange spray attack on Stonehenge monuments
Two environmental activists have been charged over the spraying of orange paint powder at the Stonehenge monuments in southwest England in June
November 14, 2024
Environment|World
3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
November 14, 2024
Asia|Environment|Science|US|World
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29
November 15, 2024
Economy|Environment
It’s not just Democrats — Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money
It’s not just Democrats — Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money
November 15, 2024
Environment|Science|Technology
Urban areas are getting hotter. A startup from one of the world’s hottest cities wants to help
Urban areas are getting hotter. A startup from one of the world’s hottest cities wants to help
November 15, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Technology|US
New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns
A New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its greenhouse gas emissions
November 15, 2024
Environment|US
How drought is ruining Christmas in the Northeast
How drought is ruining Christmas in the Northeast
November 15, 2024
Crime|Environment|Political|US
Climate change activist gets 2 years in prison for dumping red powder on Constitution display
A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the publicity stunt earlier this year at the National Archives in Washington, D
November 15, 2024
Travel|World
In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
Churchill is a remote Canadian town that not only lives with the predator next door, but loves it
November 16, 2024
Economy|Environment|Finance|World
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks
November 16, 2024
Americas|Environment|US|World
From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
Joe Biden witnessed the devastation of drought up close as the first sitting American president to set foot the Amazon rainforest
November 17, 2024
Opinion|Political
How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
November 17, 2024
Environment|US|World
‘Everything’s getting weird’: New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake, and an extreme fire season this year
‘Everything’s getting weird’: New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake, and an extreme fire season this year
November 17, 2024
Environment|US
Biden makes first presidential visit to the Amazon as incoming Trump administration poses a threat to climate fight
Biden makes first presidential visit to the Amazon as incoming Trump administration poses a threat to climate fight
November 17, 2024
Economy|Environment|US
More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest
U.S. officials are proposing increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest under changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades
November 17, 2024
Environment|World
Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
As leaders and negotiators grapple with big questions of money and power, youth COP attendees and activists from around the world grapple with their own questions about how much their voices matter
November 18, 2024
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|US|World
Trump might nix America as a climate tech leader. 5 charts show China winning that race
Trump might nix America as a climate tech leader. 5 charts show China winning that race
November 18, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|US
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage
Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs.
November 18, 2024
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|US
What to know about Chris Wright, Trump's choice to run the Energy Department
Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market
November 18, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Big money to respond to climate change is key to the United Nations talks underway in Azerbaijan
November 19, 2024
Environment|Science|World
At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change
Developing nations have a long list of changes their farmers need to make to adapt to a warming climate
November 19, 2024
Environment|Science|World
It’s not just you. Fall hasn’t really felt like fall this year and it’s a sign of things to come
It’s not just you. Fall hasn’t really felt like fall this year and it’s a sign of things to come
November 19, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow
President Joe Biden is making an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wraps up his final appearance at a major international summit
November 19, 2024
Business|US
Federal employees fear being targeted online by Musk
Several current federal employees tell CNN they’re afraid their lives will be forever changed – including physically threatened – after Elon Musk reposted two X posts that revealed the names and titles of people holding four relatively obscure climate-related government positions. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.
November 27, 2024
Environment|Europe
Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming
Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle
November 20, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
A new study says human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 mph stronger in the last six years
November 20, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds
Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds
November 20, 2024
Asia|Environment|Science
At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewater
November 21, 2024
Environment
Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers
The industry has a reputation for pollution and waste, but it has psychological effects as well.
November 21, 2024
Environment|Science
New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll
Colliding with ships is a top cause of whale deaths. A new study maps the areas of highest risk, showing where proven strategies such as speed limits and new shipping routes can reduce the toll.
November 21, 2024
Environment|Science|World
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
Scientists say an unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals’ food
November 21, 2024
Environment|Science
In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life
While diplomats negotiated at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts played a board game where players are supposed to work together to combat global warming
November 22, 2024
Environment|Health|Sports
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymore
November 22, 2024
Environment|World
A proposed deal on climate cash at UN summit highlights split between rich and poor nations
A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion annually by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones
November 22, 2024
Economy|Environment|World
World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for developing countries after summit nearly implodes
World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for developing countries after summit nearly implodes
November 23, 2024
Asia|Environment|World
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea
November 25, 2024
World
Britain on alert after 2nd major storm of the season batters country, leaving at least 2 dead
Britain remains on high alert after the second major storm of the season battered the country over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and disrupting road and rail travel
November 25, 2024
Environment|Opinion|Science|World
The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future
The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future
November 25, 2024
Economy|Environment
Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda
Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda
November 26, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Environment|Europe|Science|US|World
China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades
The annual UN climate conference ended with a weaker deal than many countries hoped for, and with calls to overhaul the climate talks for the future.
November 26, 2024
Business|Environment|Europe|Finance
BNP Paribas' fund arm to exclude new oil and gas bonds
BNP Paribas Asset Management will no longer invest in new bonds issued by companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production, according to a strategy
November 27, 2024