
Record-High Temperatures across Europe Ease Energy Crisis Imposed by Russia’s War
Extreme heat has provided some relief from Europe’s punishing energy crunch. Trouble looms, though, as it continues to seek alternative energy sources
Sara Schonhardt is a reporter with E&E News.
Extreme heat has provided some relief from Europe’s punishing energy crunch. Trouble looms, though, as it continues to seek alternative energy sources
Negotiators have gathered in Montreal for a United Nations summit aimed at hammering out a Paris-style agreement to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030
For the first time, the formal agenda of the U.N. climate talks will include discussion on how rich nations should pay poorer nations for the unavoidable impacts of climate change
Set against a backdrop of severe weather disasters, the COP27 climate summit is colliding with soaring energy costs, food insecurity and a looming recession
Climate adaptation—and funding to support it—will be a major focus of the COP 27 climate meeting set to start on Sunday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
There are growing calls for a mechanism to pay developing countries for losses and damages they’ve suffered from climate change—a problem they did little to create
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has decried fossil-fuel companies receiving subsidies and investment “while household budgets shrink and our planet burns”
Early-warning systems for heat waves, floods and other hazards can save lives and property across the planet
The energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is testing Western leaders’ promises to phase out natural gas financing abroad
Small nations that have done little to cause global warming stand to suffer immeasurably and are increasingly vocal about receiving compensation
More products are being added to a proposed carbon border fee, affecting billions of dollars of American goods
The need to use coal to boost power supplies illustrates the challenge of quickly increasing renewable energy to avoid bigger climate impacts
Securing the needed minerals and metals could be a stumbling block to reaching its ambitious goals
Gender discrimination multiplies the challenges women face from climate change, a new U.N. report says
Cities are sinking as they guzzle groundwater—and oil and gas—from below
The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide
European policy makers are considering easing environmental protection measures to allow for increased crop production
An initiative called Destination Earth will draw on environmental, socioeconomic and satellite data to gauge the impact of different climate policies
More than $11 billion would go toward international initiatives such as the Green Climate Fund
Biden administration officials are also promising to accelerate the build-out of hydrogen and carbon capture
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