The hysteria about urban density that arrived with the coronavirus is—like the pandemic itself—already easing. Regardless of how quickly or slowly urbanites return to their cramped apartments, however, the long Continue Reading
Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten the very existence of the Continue Reading
President Biden this week will pledge to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by the end of the decade, according to two people briefed on the plan, Continue Reading
China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the Continue Reading
Highlights 225 million mt CO2 cap put on removals Carbon sink volume increased Negotiated deal needs formal approval Negotiators for the European Council and Parliament reached an informal agreement early Continue Reading
Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5% this year, suggesting the economic rebound from COVID-19 could be “anything but sustainable” for the climate, the International Energy Agency Continue Reading
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is falling behind China in the race to seize opportunities created by climate change. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. Continue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic did little to slow the rise of greenhouse-gas pollution in 2020—and much to complicate responses to humanitarian disasters, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Continue Reading
Grownups look straight past the nuts and bolts of the city. Power lines and drainage grates go unseen. But my 8-year-old notices, even those up above the row houses. “Look Continue Reading
President Joe Biden aims to prove to the world this week that the U.S. has rejoined the international fight against climate change by vowing cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that Continue Reading
As President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday with 40 world leaders, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to Continue Reading
U.K. Prime Minster Boris Johnson is preparing to announce deeper carbon cuts this week as he aims to spur global momentum in the fight against climate change, three people familiar Continue Reading
More than half of humanity is crowded together in cities. That’s about 4 billion people living on top of one another, working, commuting, polluting, and figuring out how to survive. Continue Reading
In the winter of 2015, Chennai suffered its worst inundation in a century, severely disrupting flights, train and bus services and forcing the postponment of half-yearly school exams. Source: Strdel/AFP/Getty Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit Continue Reading
The US and China have committed to work together to combat climate change despite rising tensions between the two powers, boosting chances of global deal on emissions at a UN Continue Reading
A group of U.S. electricity companies wrote to President Joe Biden this week saying it will work with his administration and Congress to design a broad set of policies to Continue Reading
When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Continue Reading
Of the many fronts the Biden administration is diverging from its predecessor, the most striking — and likely most consequential — is on climate. For four years under former president Continue Reading
Brittany Liscord was at her job at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in 2018 when, out of nowhere, she received a warning from a colleague. It was about Continue Reading
From satellites to drones to cameras, here’s the gear helping scientists , activists, and regulators crack down on harmful methane leaks around the world. In the fight against global warming, Continue Reading
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas Continue Reading
Efforts to identify and attribute global emissions will get a boost from satellites to be launched by a consortium including Carbon Mapper, the State of California, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Continue Reading
In the weeks after President Biden’s inauguration, as the oil industry was facing a far less welcoming White House, a ConocoPhillips executive went pheasant hunting with the Democratic senator poised Continue Reading
The Biden administration is considering singling out methane for significant reductions as part of a pledge to cut greenhouse gases in advance of a climate summit next week, according to Continue Reading
Corporate executives and investors say they want world leaders at next week’s climate summit to embrace a unified and market-based approach to slashing their carbon emissions. FILE PHOTO: A farmer Continue Reading
A coalition of U.S. manufacturers and environmental organizations is calling on the federal government to quickly phase out the worst climate super-polluting chemicals currently used in air conditioners, refrigerators and Continue Reading
The U.S. power sector has reduced emissions by 52 percent from levels projected 15 years ago, and is now “halfway to zero,” a New Berkeley Lab study showed , as Continue Reading
Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean, an area that has a significant influence on the world’s weather, were much warmer last month than the average for the past two decades. Northeastern Canada Continue Reading
The United States is back in the Paris climate accord, but the depth of its commitment will become clear only in the next two weeks, when President Joe Biden unveils Continue Reading
The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit Continue Reading
One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to irrigation water for hundreds of farmers this summer to Continue Reading
Republican efforts to stall President Joe Biden’s climate agenda are slowly beginning to take shape. In March, a coalition of 12 Republican state attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging Biden’s Continue Reading
Iran said saboteurs caused a blackout at the country’s main nuclear-enrichment plant, accusing the alleged culprits of attempting to derail informal talks with the U.S. on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord Continue Reading
Just a few months ago, the U.S. government wasn’t participating in a global treaty to reduce harmful gas emissions, and legal challenges were threatening to kill a carbon tax imposed Continue Reading
The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to be another wild one, with forecasters predicting an above-average 17 named storms sweeping out of the basin. In the first of four seasonal Continue Reading
Springtime in the Last Frontier doesn’t always mean April showers. Blizzard conditions, wind chills of minus-70, and temperatures more than 40 degrees below zero are gripping the nation’s 49th state, Continue Reading
Researchers with the Long Term Ecological Research site at the University of Colorado’s Mountain Research Station on the Niwot Ridge of Colorado’s Indian Peaks work on the 2019 snow survey Continue Reading
If you’re under the impression that climate change drove ancient civilizations to their demise, you probably haven’t heard the full story. The ancient Maya, for example, didn’t vanish when their Continue Reading
It’s common to hear from old time residents of the Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) of Michigan that the winters just aren’t what they used to be. That can be said Continue Reading
ARPA-E announced up to $35 million for a new program focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries: “Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Continue Reading
The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to be another wild one, with forecasters predicting an above-average 17 named storms sweeping out of the basin. (Bloomberg) — The Atlantic hurricane season Continue Reading
Last week, President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that, if passed by Congress, would protect the U.S. from climate change and prepare its economy for a transition Continue Reading
Methane levels in the atmosphere surged during 2020, marking the biggest increase since records began in 1983, in what scientists called a worrying development for the planet. New data showed both Continue Reading
The calendar may say April, but the atmosphere is saying February across much of Europe and northern Africa. A potent cold blast, accompanied in some spots by a rare late-season Continue Reading
When it comes to climate change and the need to update and innovate in the face of changing weather patterns, Russian President Vladmir Putin’s strategy is simple: deny, deny, deny. Continue Reading
The Dalles Dam water supply forecast has dropped to its lowest point since December 2020 as inflows sit well below the three-year average, with the weather forecast showing below-normal precipitation Continue Reading
Nearly 150 climate advocacy groups are calling on John Kerry , the special presidential envoy for climate, to curtail the amount of money Wall Street sends to fossil fuel companies Continue Reading
In his “American Jobs Plan,” President Joe Biden aims to achieve unprecedented investment in action to address climate change by wrapping it in the kind of federal spending package that Continue Reading
Temperatures in much of Europe are running 20 degrees or more above average as an early-season heat dome, a strong high-pressure system several miles up in the atmosphere that traps Continue Reading
