Keeping warming below 2 C still feasible if nations keep promises, study shows
Measures require include not only carbon-cutting commitments officially registered under the 2015 Paris Agreement but also a raft of pledges made at last year's COP26 summit in Glasgow.
Cities driving climate change but are part of the solution, U.N. report says
Many cities around the globe have taken action already, with the banning of things such as plastic bags and diesel cars.
Planet’s breakneck warming likely to pass 1.5 degrees, U.N. scientists warn
The world may be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees — a change that would painfully remake societies and life on the planet.
A Paris Agreement architect is now terrified by lack of climate action
"I don’t have words to explain. ‘Concerning’ is not enough. This is frankly a terrifying report,” Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres said.
U.N. report warns carbon must be pulled from air to limit climate change
Even under the most aggressive carbon-cutting scenarios, several billion metric tons of carbon dioxide will need to be extracted each year from the atmosphere by 2050.
Ban on single-use plastics favored by 75%, global survey finds
Governments will meet in Nairobi this month to press ahead with an ambitious treaty on tackling plastic waste.
EU proposes rules to make companies undertake human rights and ethics checks
Firms will have to make sure that their suppliers are not using forced labor or child labor, and are not guilty of inadequate workplace health and safety, among other things.
How world leaders can make their COP26 deforestation pledge a reality
More than 100 leaders agreed to halt and reverse harm to forests and land by 2030, but similar zero-deforestation pledges had repeatedly been made and not met.
Weather disasters cost $20 billion more than last year, aid group says
The report’s authors estimated damages based on insured losses, meaning the true costs of these disasters are likely to be even higher.
The final COP26 agreement is a disappointment and was considerably diminished from drafts circulated only days before.
Lawmakers need to do whatever it takes to price carbon
Most governments have followed the bedrock economic principle that a higher price for something leads to less of its quantity being demanded in the marketplace.
Chevron adopts operational net zero ‘aspiration’ by 2050
While the move came in response to social and investor pressure, the campaigner that filed a more substantial investor proposal slammed the oil giant's response as "disappointing tokenism.”
