climate change

At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai.

With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health.

The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future.

The findings have major implications for global climate goals and for the United States, which became the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas earlier this year

New research from Cornell University shows that liquefied natural gas (LNG) has an even bigger climate footprint than burning coal. The analysis has amplified opposition to a major gas project on the Gulf Coast and scrutiny from Congress on the U.S. as the world’s top exporter of LNG. National climate reporter Chase Cain looks at the findings and what they...

The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades.

A new international report says the world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways.

The latest National Climate Assessment provides a comprehensive look at the current impacts and future threats from climate change across the U.S. In the report, experts say we’re not adapting or reducing emissions quickly enough to keep pace. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us how one coastal city is working to stay ahead of sea level rise.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been briefly interrupted by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.

The 12 months ending in October were the hottest ever recorded on Earth and likely the planet’s hottest 12-month period ever recorded, according to a report from the nonprofit science research group Climate Central.

Climate change tops abortion and immigration as a top issue for voters, according to one recent national poll. The nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project hopes to mobilize millions of those climate-first voters in 2024, potentially deciding races in key swing states. National climate reporter Chase Cain looks at the impact independent, climate-motivated Americans could have on next year’s elections.

Climate activists smashed the protective glass in front of a Diego Velázquez oil painting at the National Gallery in London on Monday.

A little-known American meat trading company in Utah is feeding China’s growing appetite for Brazilian beef, a commodity that’s driving the deforestation of the Amazon.

Tina Muir has made it her mission to weave sustainability into the running community, and she is bringing those efforts to the New York City Marathon this weekend.

Ghost forests and zombie fires, two scary effects of climate change, are haunting the planet.

Commercial real estate insurance rates have risen by an average of 7% since 2017, making it hard for some properties to pencil out.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering a first-of-its-kind course that trains students to be mediators in conflicts over clean energy projects.

Sea level rise and creeping saltwater are creating ghost forests along our coasts. Scientists are also studying how massive wildfires of the past may haunt the future through zombie fires. National Climate Reporter Chase Cain shows us the frightening real-life impacts of climate change.

One-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten, and 58% of planet-warming methane emitted from U.S. landfills comes from decomposing food, according to pair of reports from the EPA.

Of 72 companies ranked by a sustainability nonprofit over the past year, few are close to achieving 2030 goals set by the nonprofit.