US-China thaw on climate change shifts the mood at COP26
It took more than 30 meetings over the course of a year to iron out one thing that the US and China can still agree about: fighting climate change. John Continue Reading
Calls for Climate Reparations Reach Boiling Point in Glasgow – The New York Times
For as long as there have been international climate talks, Saleemul Huq, a botanist from Bangladesh, has quietly counseled diplomats and activists on the prickliest question: What is owed to countries Continue Reading
New draft gives and takes as UN climate talks enter last stretch
A new draft agreement drawn up for the last scheduled day of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to reach higher in their plans to tackle Continue Reading
COP26: New Draft Calls for Phase-Out of Coal and More Money
A new draft of the a climate pact being debated at COP26 talks in Glasgow on Friday maintains most of the key elements climate-watchers were looking for — though with Continue Reading
Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use
Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely, Continue Reading
La Niña Is Coming to Shape Winter. What to Know.
The latest fluctuations in climate conditions across the Pacific Ocean are increasing the likelihood of a La Niña winter in the U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. NOAA predicts Continue Reading
Who will pay tops the agenda as UN climate talks approach end
Approaching the final day of the two-week COP26 U.N. climate summit, delegations intensified efforts to strike a deal to tame global warming, with the focus on finding the cash to Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow
The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling about him as he strides through a hallway at U.N. climate talks, Saudi Arabia’s energy Continue Reading
Biden Urges Net-Zero Aviation by 2050 in Huge Leap Beyond Cars
President Joe Biden’s administration is targeting one of the tougher sources of climate-warming greenhouse gases with a plan that calls for the U.S. aviation sector to reach net-zero emissions by Continue Reading
COP26 has ‘mountain to climb’ to curb warming as talks intensify
First draft awaited of COP ‘cover decision’ CAT says pledges to 2030 allow world to warm 2.4C Concerns of no deal emerging on carbon market EU’s climate chief says “we’re Continue Reading