Global Methane Pledge Sees Around 80 Signatories Now Signed Up
The Global Methane Pledge, a commitment to cut emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases by 30% by the end of the decade, has now signed up around Continue Reading
2021 Among Earth’s Hottest Years, UN Says as Climate Meetings Start
The year 2021 is now expected to qualify among the hottest seven in history, all of them recorded since 2014, according to an early estimate by the United Nations World Continue Reading
Climate change could bring near-unliveable conditions for 3bn people, say scientists
Up to 3bn out of the projected world population of about 9bn could be exposed to temperatures on a par with the hottest parts of the Sahara by 2070, according Continue Reading
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling Continue Reading
At COP26, over 100 countries pledge to end deforestation
The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow gathers leaders from around the world, in Scotland’s biggest city, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming. (AP Continue Reading
Biden Unveils Multipronged Assault on Climate-Warming Methane
The Biden administration is launching an assault on methane Tuesday, advancing initiatives across government — and the globe — to keep the potent heat-trapping gas from escaping landfills, oil wells Continue Reading
Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame
A U.N. conference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialized nations were accused of dragging their feet on Continue Reading
As Wanda Forms, Hurricane Forecasters Run Out of Names for Atlantic Storms
There have been so many storms in the Atlantic Ocean this year that the National Hurricane Center has used up all 21 available names, the third time in recorded history Continue Reading
Corporate Climate Pledges Often Ignore a Key Component: Supply Chains
For nearly 30 years, the pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has proclaimed it’s been setting and meeting ambitious targets around energy and greenhouse gas emissions. These days, those goals include Continue Reading
G-20 Climate Agreement Leaves COP26 Talks Needing a Breakthrough
Tightening The Emissions Gap Leaders of the Group of 20 countries agreed on a climate deal that fell well short of what some nations were pushing for, leaving it to Continue Reading