A fatal virus and a massive economic downturn did not stop planet-warming gases in the atmosphere last year from rising to their highest levels in human history, researchers say. Barely a Continue Reading
U.S. energy companies on Thursday began airlifting workers from Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms and moved vessels from the path of what could become a devastating hurricane by the Continue Reading
Canada, the world’s biggest canola grower and a major wheat producer, forecasts a 26% drop in supplies of its main crops as drought ravages output and inventories shrink. Grain and Continue Reading
A quick start to the Atlantic hurricane season saw five storms form so far this year, well ahead of normal pace of a normal year, before settling into a lull Continue Reading
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re announced Wednesday that it had signed the world’s first long-term agreement to take carbon directly out of the air. The contract with Climeworks AG, one of Continue Reading
Spotting Plumes of Polluting Methane Gas One of the most dangerous greenhouse gases is leaking into the atmosphere relentlessly from the European Union’s easternmost edge. Invisible plumes of methane escape Continue Reading
▲ It’s tough to tell without infrared cameras or satellites, but the southwestern U.S. is pumping far more of a potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere than scientists had thought. Continue Reading
Approvals for major new coal power plants by China’s local authorities show the tension in the nation’s efforts to meet climate goals, even as the overall total of projects given Continue Reading
Energy and climate policies in two sweeping pieces of legislation moving through Congress would put within reach President Joe Biden’s goals of achieving 80% clean energy and a 50% economy-wide Continue Reading
White House and other administration officials told the Environmental Protection Agency that its industry-backed plan for tightening auto emissions limits was too lax, but the agency rebuffed those warnings and Continue Reading
