Nov 06 China, world's top carbon polluter, is likely to overdeliver on its climate goals. Will that be enough? By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press For the first time, China set a specific target for reducing emissions. However, it falls short of what analysts say is needed. Continue reading
Nov 06 World's biggest polluters are no-shows at start of UN climate summit in Brazil By Isabel DeBre, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known as COP30 — will yield action to advance the many unmet promises laid out at previous such meetings. But the leaders of China, the United States and India will be… Continue reading
Nov 05 EU agrees on new emissions targets ahead of COP30 climate summit in Brazil By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Environmentalists criticized the deal for provisions that will allow the EU to buy carbon credits from less-developed countries, effectively outsourcing the bloc's obligations. Continue reading
Nov 04 Climate-fighting efforts have 'barely moved the needle,' UN report finds By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press Even rapid emission cuts may not prevent temperatures from reaching at least 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) this century. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:07 Climate change drives ancient Socotra dragon's blood tree to brink of extinction By John Yang, Andrew Corkery In the Indian Ocean, the Yemeni island of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. More than a third of the plant species on the island don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. That includes a type… Continue watching
Oct 30 This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk By Megan Janetsky, Claudia Rosel, Associated Press The flower, also known as the Mexican marigold, has been farmed for generations and takes the spotlight every year in the country’s Day of the Dead celebrations. Continue reading
Oct 28 Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Gates wrote a new 17-page memo hoping to have an impact on next month’s United Nations climate change conference in Brazil. He’s urging world leaders to ask whether the little money designated for climate is being spent on the right… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 9:05 Vermont town debates rebuilding on higher ground after devastating floods By William Brangham, Frank Carlson From Texas to North Carolina, from New England to the Midwest, communities are facing a growing threat from flash flooding. Many of those regions already lack enough affordable housing, a problem made worse by these storms. For our climate series,… Continue watching
Oct 27 How climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa's wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.N. chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both By Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has led an anti-science push, and Trump has called climate change "a con job." Hundreds of weather forecasters have been fired. Guterres also warned of "the dangerous and existential threat of climate change."… Continue reading