Science Dec 06 COP28 in murky middle ground on climate goals after 1st week wraps up Proponents who are calling for a ground-shifting phase-out of fossil fuels have hope for the first time in years, but also see where it could be torpedoed.
Science Dec 06 In November, Earth set new heat record for 6th month in a row With only one month left for the year, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.
World Dec 04 Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges Former Vice President Al Gore says don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution and he adds that the man running United Nations climate talks runs one of the dirtiest oil companies out there.
World Dec 02 Oil companies pledge at COP28 to slash methane pollution, but critics call it a ‘smokescreen’ Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year's United Nations climate talks said Saturday.
Science Nov 14 Climate change harms daily life across the United States, new federal report finds Tuesday's National Climate Assessment is a five-year localized update on what global warming is doing and will do to the United States.
Politics Nov 14 WATCH: Biden blasts climate change denial as new report details harm to Americans’ daily lives “Anyone who willfully denies the impact of climate change is condemning the American people to a very dangerous future. Impacts are only going to get worse, more frequent, more ferocious and more costly,” President Joe Biden said, noting that disasters…
World Nov 08 Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt.
Science Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future.
Politics Oct 13 U.S. oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to curb climate change United States domestic oil production has hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders.
World Oct 04 Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on climate change as planet nears ‘point of no return’ Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a moral imperative for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.