• African nations demand more money for removing greenhouse gas emissions

    African nations demand more money for removing greenhouse gas emissions

    Nov 14, 2022 09:18 PM EDT

    ... A study released at the U.N. summit on Saturday by the Africa Climate Policy Centre found that the continent stands a chance of limiting global warming to temperatures set in the Paris agreement if the price of a carbon credit is pegged at $120 per ton of carbon. That ...

  • What’s on the climate agenda as COP27 enters its final week

    What’s on the climate agenda as COP27 enters its final week

    Nov 13, 2022 10:35 PM EDT

    For 27 years, the United Nations has held annual gatherings of world leaders to discuss how to combat climate change. Yet progress towards the goal of stopping global warming has been elusive, and this year’s summit is happening against the backdrop of host country Egypt's record of human ...

  • Biden cracks down on methane emissions despite push for more oil to lower gas prices

    Biden cracks down on methane emissions despite push for more oil to lower gas prices

    Nov 11, 2022 08:02 PM EDT

    ... at COP27 U.N. climate conference Biden announced a supplemental rule cracking down on emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide — as he attended a global climate conference in Egypt. "We're racing ...

  • WATCH: Biden touts U.S. spending at COP27 U.N. climate conference

    WATCH: Biden touts U.S. spending at COP27 U.N. climate conference

    Nov 11, 2022 02:38 PM EDT

    But even with these fresh efforts, America and the world have a long way to go to meet emissions targets that scientists hope will contain global warming. And the political will for more investment is shrinking. It remained to be seen whether Biden would address the item top of mind ...

  • After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change?

    After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change?

    Nov 03, 2022 09:46 PM EDT

    ... role in saving the planet.“Farming and general crops, grazing and other things has a really high potential to really play a positive role in global warming,” he said. “Simply planting a cover crop behind corn and soy can really go a long way in cleaning water and sequestering carbon ...

  • Many of the world’s poorest countries are the least polluting but the most climate-vulnerable. Here's what they want at COP27

    Many of the world’s poorest countries are the least polluting but the most climate-vulnerable. Here's what they want at COP27

    Nov 02, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

    ... and damage The conversation on loss and damage is inherently about equity. It evokes the question: Why should countries that have done little to cause global warming be responsible for the damage resulting from the emissions of wealthy countries? That also makes it contentious. Negotiators know that the idea of ...

  • UK says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won't go to UN climate change conference

    UK says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won't go to UN climate change conference

    Oct 27, 2022 06:20 PM EDT

    ... and political mayhem. Officials from almost 200 countries are due to gather in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, starting Nov. 6 to discuss how to tackle global warming at the conference known as COP27. Britain hosted last year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland, which was attended by then-Prime Minister ...

  • Future of Amazon rainforest at stake in Brazil's presidential election

    Future of Amazon rainforest at stake in Brazil's presidential election

    Oct 26, 2022 10:40 PM EDT

    ... the situation terminal for the rain forest? Carlos Nobre: Terminal for the rain forest, if we continue with the deforestation and degradation, and also with global warming. Jane Ferguson: The problem is the degradation of the forest. As the it is burned and cleared, the thick canopy that creates its ...

  • Most in U.S. want more action on climate change, says AP-NORC poll

    Most in U.S. want more action on climate change, says AP-NORC poll

    Oct 26, 2022 06:55 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to fight climate change, according to a new poll that shows limited public awareness about a sweeping new law that commits the U.S. to its largest ever investment to combat global warming. Democrats in ...

  • Humanity 'nowhere near' goals to reduce emissions that cause Earth to warm, UN says

    Humanity 'nowhere near' goals to reduce emissions that cause Earth to warm, UN says

    Oct 26, 2022 04:24 PM EDT

    ... effort supported by the U.S. and European Union, among others.Nitrous oxide remains “mostly ignored,” he added. Taalas, who has been repeating warnings about global warming for years, says the focus should remain on CO2. “As the top and most urgent priority, we have to slash carbon dioxide emissions ...