Climate Change
Possible Demise of Build Back Better Act Threatens U.S. Climate Commitments
Without legislation, the Biden administration will have to rely on executive action to slash carbon emissions
Stories by Sara Schonhardt
Climate Change
Rich Americans Have Higher Carbon Footprints Than Other Wealthy People
Those with higher incomes are also responsible for more emissions than those with lower incomes
Climate Change
Why India Defended Coal at the Close of the COP26 Climate Summit
The third-largest carbon emitter argues it is balancing phasing out fossil fuels with meeting growing energy needs
Climate Change
Adaptation Becomes Focus of Climate Summit as Talks Draw to a Close
Divisions between richer and poorer nations have widened
Climate Change
U.S.-China Deal Boosts Climate Talks in Final Stretch
The agreement calls for sharing carbon capture technology and developing new methane policies
Climate Change
Draft Text at Climate Talks Pushes Nations to Act Faster
Negotiators have tentatively agreed to ask countries to ratchet up their emissions reduction efforts again next year
Climate Change
Climate Talks Turn to Contentious Issue of Paying for Damage Already Done
Climate-vulnerable countries are pushing for compensation for lives and livelihoods affected by warming
Climate Change
U.S. Agrees to End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad
The move could shift funding toward renewable energy projects in low-income countries
Climate Change
Fossil Fuel Development to Exceed Global Climate Targets
Planned oil, gas and coal production is not in line with countries’ pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Conservation
World Leaders Meet to Address Biodiversity Crisis, but U.S. Stays on Sidelines
Negotiations are underway to update the Convention on Biological Diversity to better protect and restore nature
Fossil Fuels
More Countries Join Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions
Dozens of nations, representing 30 percent of the world’s emissions, have indicated support ahead of crucial climate talks
Fossil Fuels
China Says It Will Stop Financing Coal Power Abroad
The announcement came as the U.S. promised to quadruple its international climate finance contributions
Fossil Fuels
U.S. and E.U. Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions, but Obstacles Abound
Chief among them are convincing other countries to sign on and putting specific policies in place
Climate Change
Scientists Flood Forests to Mimic Rising Seas
The experiments will help better understand how much inundation trees can stand before they succumb
Nutrition
Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Threatens Rice Farming
Half the world’s population relies on rice as a primary food
Climate Change
Here’s How Climate Change Will Stress Your Homeland
Hotter Asia, drier Alps, stormier U.S., saltier island nations
Climate Change
The Best Way to Tax Carbon at the Border
Legislators need to ensure that domestic and foreign producers face the same costs and incentives
Climate Change
Enlist the Ocean in Combatting Climate Change, Experts and Advocates Argue
“Blue carbon” taken up by marine plants and animals is mostly neglected in climate policy, they say
Climate Change
What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report
Next month the IPCC will begin releasing its periodic assessment of the state of climate science
Climate Change
E.U. Set to Unveil First-Ever Carbon Border Tax
The proposed tax places a fee on planet warming emissions embedded in goods produced outside the union
