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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Are Cutting Emissions. Will Big Ships Do It Too?
If the industry were a country, it would be the sixth largest CO2 emitter in the world, on par with Germany
1.5°C Climate Goal Is ‘On Life Support’ At COP26, Says United Nations Secretary-General
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7°F) is “on life support” as U.N. climate talks enter their final days, but he added that “until the last moment, hope should be maintained.” In an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Guterres…
At COP26, China and the U.S. Pledge to Increase Cooperation on Climate Action
China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action at U.N. talks in Glasgow, China’s climate envoy said Wednesday. As the talks approached a Friday deadline, Xie Zhenhua told reporters that the two biggest carbon polluters would outline their efforts in a joint statement based on the guidelines of the 2015…
COP26 Won’t Keep the World to 1.5°C. Have the Talks Failed?
Two new reports show the 1.5°C target far from being met as conference organizers release a draft of the final agreement
The First Draft of the COP26 Climate Agreement Shows How Far Apart Rich and Poor Nations Are On What Needs to Be Done
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments are poised to express “alarm and concern” about how much Earth has already warmed and encourage one another to end their use of coal, according to a draft released Wednesday of the final document expected at U.N. climate talks. The early version of the document circulating at the negotiations in…
The Youngest Negotiating Team at COP26 has a Message for Other Countries
When Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez went to his first round of U.N. climate negotiations as part of Panama’s delegation in 2015, his colleagues told him not to talk about his age, in case it made other countries’ representatives take him less seriously. At the time, he was just 22. Now, aged 29 and the lead…
Obama Addresses Climate Activists in Glasgow, But Should They Listen?
The president implores an angry generation to keep working to fix the system. But after inheriting a world on fire, activists are skeptical
Counting Your Carbon Footprint One Meal At a Time
Does knowing the carbon count of different menu items make a difference?
Could Prayer Make People Take Climate Change Seriously?
"We have to take action if we're going to feel hopeful." As COP26 continues, evangelical Christians across the globe are holding a candlelight vigil in hope of swaying humanity to save itself
Sylvia Earle Doesn’t Just Want to Save the Oceans. She Wants to Make Them Accessible to All
"Most people only see the surface of the ocean. They don’t know what’s underneath."
‘Generation Now.’ The Story of How Young Climate Activists Tired of Waiting for Change Took Action
The youth climate movement has revolutionized the way both politicians and the media speak about climate change. Can it change how we act?
I Traveled the World to Witness the End of Winter
For a century and a half, melting snow and ice have been the most recognizable visual evidence of climate change. You can see it in the Arctic Ocean, where the first ice-free summer in two and a half million years is predicted by 2035; in the Alps, where half of the range’s iconic glacial ice…