The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg Between floods that ravaged Pakistan and droughts that parched Europe and China, and Continue Reading
The US Senate voted Wednesday to join more than 130 nations in pledging to phase out the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases found in refrigerators and air conditioners, a step Continue Reading
There’s still room for progress on climate talks with China despite its suspension of global warming discussions with the US, John Kerry said on Tuesday. Kerry, the US special presidential Continue Reading
President Joe Biden is set to miss a United Nations roundtable on climate action Wednesday afternoon in New York, stoking concern that other G-7 leaders will also forgo the session Continue Reading
Growth in shale production has brought with it growing public awareness of the environmental impact of oil and gas extraction from hydraulic fracturing operations. Improved water treatment technology and in-basin Continue Reading
Deadly floods in Pakistan. Scorching heat and wildfires in the US West. Torrential rains in Australia and Indonesia. A megadrought in Brazil and Argentina. As climate change pushes weather disasters Continue Reading
The dramatic rise of electric vehicles has been touted as a major win for the environment. While this transition to ‘zero-emission’ vehicles may benefit developed nations, front-line communities and emerging Continue Reading
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry cautioned against investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries in the region, some hoping to tap recent oil and gas discoveries, wrestle with Continue Reading
Africa, which is home to many of the most climate-vulnerable countries, needs to make its fair share of efforts to reduce global emissions and curb temperature rise, the U.S. Special Continue Reading
A Palestinian vendor selling cold juice, in a region where dry soil and little tree cover are amplifying rising temperatures. A populous region encompassing the Middle East and the Eastern Continue Reading
