Baku climate meet returns to big question: Who pays?
Baku: Talks on a new climate finance goal appear to be going endlessly in circles. Two long years and many iterations later, differences on issues such as the target amount, …
global warming
COP29: Countries are pledging money they don’t control
Over the next two weeks, nearly 200 countries participating in United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan will negotiate a new, possibly multi-trillion-dollar annual finance goal to help the world’s poorest …
COP29: US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return
U.S. climate envoy John Podesta urged governments to keep faith in the country’s promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels …
From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace
Paris: Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday. Forests nearly the size of Ireland …
UN holds ‘Summit of the Future’ to tackle global crises
United Nations: Global leaders are gathering in New York on Sunday for a “Summit of the Future” aimed at addressing 21st-century challenges ranging from conflict to climate, amid skepticism over …
Trump, For Some Reason, Thinks Rising Sea Levels Will Create More Oceanfront Land
Donald Trump, who famously called climate change a “Chinese hoax,” has now embraced a supposed benefit of rising oceans that defies both topography and common sense: that higher sea levels …
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
What triggered the jumps? As Broecker guessed in the late ’80s and (after 30-some years of debate) many scientists now agree: abrupt, dramatic changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. …
Nervous investors tear up ESG playbooks in election supercycle
An anti-green backlash in 2024’s global election-supercycle is already taking a toll on environmental, social and governance-focused assets, with an ultimate test still to come in the US presidential vote. …
UN head warns of ‘climate hell’ as May sets temperature record – National
The United Nation’s secretary general warned of “climate hell” on Wednesday as two new reports show that the planet may warm above the 1.5 C threshold once hoped to not …
How Climate Change Has Forced US To Change Policy
US park workers have claimed that some species of plants are vanishing because of climate change. Washington: Can America’s national parks remain “unimpaired” forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife …