World Nov 23 Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks Many Indigenous people who attended the United Nations climate talks felt strengthened by the solidarity with tribes from other countries and some appreciated small wins in the final outcome. But for many, the talks fell short on representation, ambition and…
World Nov 22 COP30 climate talks end in Brazil without roadmap to phase out fossil fuels United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the agreement doesn’t include an explicit detailed map to…
World Nov 20 UN secretary general urges nations at climate talks to be flexible to get results Asked whether U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres had a message for President Donald Trump, who has pulled the world's second-largest carbon polluter out of climate talks: “We are waiting for you.”…
World Nov 18 COP30 host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues As United Nations climate talks bubble to a critical point, negotiators on Tuesday were pressured to ensure that oil — along with fossil fuels coal and natural gas — won't be burned in the future.
World Nov 17 Disaster-battered nations tell ministers at climate talks to start taking action Their message: Our lives are on the line.
World Nov 14 ‘No one enters, no one leaves.’ Protesters block main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil About 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for 90 minutes on Friday in a peaceful standoff that ended after a lengthy discussion with the climate talks…
World Nov 10 Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the U.S. Leaders at the two-week Conference of Parties 30, or COP30, emphasize the need for collective action.
Science Nov 04 Climate-fighting efforts have ‘barely moved the needle,’ UN report finds Even rapid emission cuts may not prevent temperatures from reaching at least 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) this century.
Nation Oct 27 Man struck dead by vehicle on Virginia highway after trying to flee immigration agents Agents tried to detain Josué Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck, according to state and federal authorities.
Politics Sep 25 Trump called climate change a ‘con job’ at the United Nations. Here are the facts and context In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental issues.