Stories by Lisa Friedman

Heavy storm damage to Vanuatu and the Philippines will affect climate negotiations, diplomats say

The U.S. and India pledged to work together toward a new pact to curb global warming

Secretary of State John Kerry begins to lay the foundation for India-U.S. climate talks

A study finds a combination of rising sea levels due to climate change and man-made flooding problems threaten Bangladesh

The framework for a new deal to curb global warming had a difficult birth, faces more stress in 2015

Despite the agreement between the U.S. and China there are still many areas of disagreement at international talks to curb global warming

U.S. and Chinese presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping signed a deal that will cut greenhouse gases and pledged to work together toward a global deal in 2015

A pending U.N. report notes that a lack of fast action to combat global warming will lead to severe impacts

Filling the modern energy void in poor households creates only a small rise in global warming pollution

A new Pentagon report declares climate change to be a threat multiplier

The world's two largest polluters committed to taking action against global warming—but offered few specifics

An international commissions releases an economic road map world leaders can use to restrain global warming over the next 15 years

The man in charge of starting the dealmaking for a global climate pact due in 2015 remains an optimist

The pending Paris climate deal may not keep the world from warming by 2 degrees Celsius—does that mean it would be a failure?

When climate changes food security, it may also change the migration patterns of zebras and other wildlife

More than 60 percent of Africans are without basic energy services and coal, oil and natural gas may be a necessary bridge

The world is not on track to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius but can still hold that line with tremendous effort

Natural disasters like storms or floods cause less people to migrate than rising temperatures, new research suggests

The U.S. has not done enough to prepare for the national security challenges of global warming

World Bank President Jim Kim yesterday put climate change at the center of the fight against extreme poverty

Ethics and costs are contentious issues tackled by the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report

Legislation to curb carbon dioxide are now law in 61 countries, though more action is needed

The current administration is working on new, more stringent targets for international negotiations to combat climate change

It's not flooding or other weather disasters that cause people to move but rather extreme high temperatures, at least in Pakistan