Climate Change

COP26 agreements far cry from 1.5 goal, analysis finds

By Associated Press

The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

COP26 agreements so far won’t reduce warming enough, independent analysis says

By Associated Press

The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

‘We have only a few days left,’ COP26 chair warns

By Associated Press

Alok Sharma said that the commitments made by countries in the first week of the talks narrowed the gap but weren’t enough. He said that countries now have to shift immediately to making good on those promises.

Russia aims to make its largest island carbon neutral by 2025

By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce, an idea the Russian government 4,000 miles to the west in Moscow hopes to apply to the whole country.

Russia launches forest plan as testing ground for climate action

By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

More than two-thirds of Sakhalin Island is forested. With the Kremlin’s blessing, authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia's largest — carbon neutral by 2025.

Youth activists call on U.S. to help deliver $100 billion in international climate aid

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas, William Brangham, Sam Lane

“We're in the [climate crisis right now] because of empty promises, because [world leaders] prioritize themselves and their economies over the planet and the people,” South African climate activist Raeesah Noor-Mahomed said.

Corruption claims roiling UK government put Johnson under pressure

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global warming enters its final week in Glasgow, host Johnson is facing a barrage of criticism in London over his attempts to change the system that oversees lawmakers’ standards.

Air-scrubbing machines gain momentum, but long way to go

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

Just a few years ago, this technology, known as “direct air capture,” was seen by many as an unrealistic fantasy. But the technology has evolved to where people consider it a serious tool in fighting climate change.