World Jul 04 India likely undercounts heat-related deaths, tempering its response, officials say The worry, public health officials say, is that undercounting the deaths means the heat wave problem isn't as prioritized as it should be, and officials are missing out on ways to prepare their residents for the scorching temperatures.
World May 08 Extreme weather wreaks havoc around the world Environmental extremes accelerate as flooding and heatwaves occur more often. Scientists anticipated extreme weather disasters this year.
World Jan 05 Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns Azerbaijan's ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year. That's prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation.
World Dec 13 At COP28, nations agree to transition away from fossil fuels and reach world net zero carbon emissions by 2050 COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled through the text at a plenary session in Dubai after more than two weeks of discussions that saw nations try and figure out a way for the world to stay in line with limiting warming…
World Dec 12 COP28 winds down with climate deal stuck in fossil fuel stalemate The climate talks almost always run long, and Monday's release of a draft agreement angered countries that insist on a commitment for rapid phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
World Dec 11 As COP28 climate talks move closer to final deal, critics say draft is lacking A new draft released Monday afternoon on what’s known as the global stocktake called for countries to reduce “consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner.”…
World Dec 10 As COP28 talks wind down, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and climate adaptation Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate…
World Dec 08 Climate change adaptation commitments so far lacking at COP28 Negotiators are largely focused on how to curb climate change, but there's another topic on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that's already here.
Science Dec 07 COP28 talks shift into high gear when words and definitions matter The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week.
World Dec 05 Should fossil fuels be phased out or slowly phased down? Leaders to discuss at COP28 The options in the draft on the future of fossil fuels range from a less-stringent “phasedown of unabated coal power" to a simple but dramatic “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels.”…