Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support "transformative climate action" during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday. The events are intended to drum up support ahead of a global ...
Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere mainly by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current U.N. projections, scientists said Tuesday. By 2100, average temperatures could rise 7.0 degrees ...
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg wins Amnesty's top human rights award
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International's "Ambassadors of Conscience" award on Monday for their work highlighting the need for urgent action to avert climate disaster. The 16-year-old, who is taking a year out of high school, ...
Subterranean blazes: Indonesia struggles to douse fires both above and below ground
Thousands of Indonesian firefighters are locked in an around-the-clock game of whack-a-mole as they battle to extinguish an invisible enemy — underground fires that aggravate global warming. Vast blazes are ripping across the archipelago's rainforests, unleashing a toxic haze over Southeast Asia that has triggered ...
The leaders of Fiji and Australia on Monday agreed to boost bilateral ties as they sought to smooth relations following a highly publicized clash over climate change at a Pacific summit last month. Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed his Fijian counterpart, Frank Bainimarama, just weeks ...
Concern about climate could carry Greens to breakthrough in Canadian election
With climate change a top concern heading into next month's Canadian election and mainstream candidates offering little inspiration, Green Party leader Elizabeth May could be poised for a breakthrough. The Greens have toiled in obscurity for almost 30 years, but polls suggest the environmentalist party ...
Scientists warn world must transform food production or face possible unrest
The world must diversify its food production and consumption, or face damaging supply disruptions that could lead to suffering and social unrest, scientists warned Monday. A new global study found the health and environmental benefits of transforming the way we farm would outweigh heavily the ...
Young people are right about climate change: It's time to listen to them
The world is on an unsustainable path, and as climate impacts increase the opportunities for today's youth will diminish.
Indonesia's rainforest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
Fires in Indonesia's rainforests have jumped sharply, satellite data show, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about how the rise in wildfire outbreaks worldwide is affecting global warming. Illegal blazes to clear land for agricultural plantations have been raging on Sumatra and ...
As Japan's new environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi seeks innovation to fight climate change
New Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a rising political star, said Wednesday he will encourage increased innovation in the country in the fight against climate change. "Countermeasures against global warming can't work without innovation," the 38-year-old said at a news conference after assuming his first ministerial ...
World must adapt to 'inevitable' climate change and invest now or pay high price later, warns report
Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission warned Tuesday. Spending $1.8 trillion across five key areas over the next decade would not only help buffer the worst ...
'Hold the burger and the coke': Climate fears hit meat and drink sales
Consumers worried about the environment are cutting their spending on meat and bottled drinks and trying to reduce plastic waste, and this trend is set to accelerate as climate concerns mount, a global survey showed on Tuesday. About a third of people surveyed in 24 ...
