A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the U.S. Continue Reading
Clean energy technologies such as wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles are advancing so rapidly that the global use of fossil fuels is now expected to peak by the Continue Reading
A global pledge to reduce methane emissions took two steps forward yesterday as 24 countries signaled they would join the effort and donors committed $200 million to the cause. The Continue Reading
Projected future sea level at South of Market (SoMa) in San Francisco, United States due to human-caused global warming under 3 degrees Celsius of global warming. Image: Climate Central Just Continue Reading
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is tempering expectations for a U.N. climate summit sometimes billed as make-or-break for the Earth’s future, conceding next month’s talks likely will end with nations Continue Reading
Investment in renewable energy needs to triple by the end of the decade if the world hopes to effectively fight climate change and keep volatile energy markets under control, the Continue Reading
Extreme volatility in energy markets will present a continued risk unless investment in clean power is tripled in the next decade, the head of the International Energy Agency warned, as Continue Reading
China has taken a step back from emission reduction commitments amid the energy crunch that caused factory closures and power rationing. In a statement, Premier Li Keqiang said that the Continue Reading
England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defense against more extreme weather brought by climate change, Continue Reading
Global plans to build carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants have mushroomed over the last nine months as governments and companies accelerate the hunt for ways to cut emissions and Continue Reading
Advocates heading to COP26 say wealthy nations have a moral responsibility to help developing countries endure existing global warming impacts. Devastation in Antigua and Barbuda from Hurricane Irma. Photographer: Jose Continue Reading
If the floods don’t get you, lack of electricity or a swamped hospital might. Nearly a quarter of U.S. critical infrastructure—utilities, airports, police stations and more—is at risk of being Continue Reading
The U.S. has endured 18 major weather and climate disasters so far this year that killed a combined 538 people and inflicted more than $100 billion in damage, according to Continue Reading
Kati Szilagyi for Bloomberg Green Veterans of annual global climate negotiations say the geopolitical backdrop makes a major breakthrough challenging this year Premiers, presidents, and princes come and go from Continue Reading
On the northern edge of a vast Chinese factory city, welding torches gleam as workers finish construction on a gas-fired power plant to replace one that burned coal and blanketed Continue Reading
Friederike Otto and her colleagues jump into action during heat waves, floods, and fires to pinpoint if global warming is to blame. When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far Continue Reading
Less food. More traffic accidents. Extreme weather hitting nuclear waste sites. Migrants rushing toward the United States, fleeing even worse calamity in their own countries. Those scenarios, once the stuff Continue Reading
Muon Space uses AI and detailed imagery to measure—and hopefully help mitigate—what can only be seen from space. Illustration: Maria Chimishkyan for Bloomberg Businessweek Over the past few years technology Continue Reading
Clean energy startups have raked in $11 billion so far this year, nearly double the total amount from 2020 One of the largest funders of clean energy startups has been Continue Reading
The global supply of fresh water is dropping by almost half an inch annually, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a report released this week. By 2050, about 5 billion Continue Reading
Every so often the tectonic geopolitical plates that hold up the world economy suddenly shift in ways that can rattle and destabilize everything on the surface. That’s happening right now Continue Reading
With natural gas, coal, and oil prices all soaring this summer, it is clear that a successful energy transition will take decades not years Some energy transition proponents may have Continue Reading
Let a molecule of carbon dioxide escape into the atmosphere, and it stays for centuries. There’s more than enough up there to smother the planet like a too-warm quilt, trapping Continue Reading
Much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change and urgently needs better warning systems to avert water-related disasters, according to Continue Reading
Thawing earth once thought to be permanently frozen is springing to life and threatening a crucial chunk of Russia’s economy. The melting of the thick layer of the earth known Continue Reading
Demand for coal and natural gas has exceeded pre-COVID-19 highs with oil not far behind, dealing a setback to hopes the pandemic would spur a faster transition to clean energy Continue Reading
Americans are spending a dollar more for a gallon of gasoline than they were a year ago. Natural gas prices have shot up more than 150 percent over the same Continue Reading
European banks are beginning to drop clients that pose a climate risk rather than face the possibility of higher capital requirements, according to the watchdog overseeing the development. Banks are Continue Reading
Unrelenting and unprecedented, back-to-back Atlantic hurricane seasons have punished the Gulf and East coasts of the United States. An unsurpassed 49 named storms have formed over the warming Atlantic waters Continue Reading
Some of Europe’s biggest asset managers are starting to drop a once-ubiquitous ESG label from their company filings amid concern that regulators will no longer tolerate vague descriptions of environmental, Continue Reading
Hurricane Sam could still make landfall on the U.S. East Coast in the middle of this week. Hurricane Sam, though currently forecasted to be less intense than previous storms this Continue Reading
As chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President George H.W. Bush, William Reilly helped set in motion both global climate diplomacy and a critical law — the Clean Continue Reading
Ahead of the 76th UN General Assembly, the US and the EU both agreed to cut methane emissions by at least 30 percent from 2020 levels by the end of Continue Reading
When researchers flew over an Energy Transfer LP facility in the Permian Basin of West Texas two months ago, a NASA-designed sensor on their airplane detected a colossal plume of Continue Reading
Florida’s version of the American dream, which holds that even people of relatively modest means can aspire to live near the water, depends on a few crucial components: sugar white Continue Reading
The United Nations agency, the World Health Organization (WHO), issued on Wednesday its first update on air quality guidelines in 15 years, lowering the recommended limits of emissions, including those Continue Reading
An initiative called Probable Futures hopes its interactive maps showing how fast the Earth could heat will lead citizens and countries to ask questions about how climate change is transforming Continue Reading
Reuters image captionAir pollution regularly exceeds recommended safe levels Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe Continue Reading
The Biden administration will finalize its first new climate rule Thursday, slashing the use of greenhouse gases warming the planet at a rate hundreds to thousands of times higher than Continue Reading
This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. This project is produced Continue Reading
It’s Tuesday, September 21, and the world is turning its back on coal. More than three-quarters of the world’s proposed coal power projects have been canceled since the Paris Agreement Continue Reading
Biden Pledges to Give $11 Billion to Fight Climate Change President Joe Biden’s pledge to double the money the U.S. will spend helping poorer nations fight climate change is drawing Continue Reading
Blazes in the Mediterranean basin, North America and Siberia resulted in the highest level of carbon emissions from wildfires ever recorded during summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The fires released Continue Reading
ConocoPhillips ’s $9.5 billion deal to buy shale assets from Royal Dutch Shell Plc will boost the amount of carbon the company pumps into the atmosphere. Yet the company says Continue Reading
The United States and the European Union are calling on the world to join a global initiative for a significant reduction in methane emissions, as major economies proceed with plans Continue Reading
Bloomberg Green: Europe’s Path to Net Zero Officials gathered at the United Nations voiced both urgency and some optimism on the chances for meeting a $100 billion target in annual Continue Reading
Some big oil companies say they want to play a key role in reducing carbon emissions, but they are set to be sidelined at the coming United Nations climate conference. Retailers, Continue Reading
The Biden administration is opening an effort across federal agencies to address the health impacts from heat, including the first ever labor standard aimed at protecting workers from extreme heat, Continue Reading
Bill Gates raised more than $1 billion in corporate funding for Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, drawing on BlackRock Inc.’s Larry Fink and Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella to rally support for some Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) plans to start producing low-carbon jet fuel at scale by 2025, in an attempt to encourage the world’s airlines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Aviation, accounting Continue Reading
