In Dubai, Harris deals with 2 issues important to young voters: climate and GazaDecember 3, 2023 8:52 AMBy Deepa Shivaram Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians.
Play4min 12secHealth is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big dealDecember 3, 2023 3:30 AMBy Alejandra Borunda Advocates say human-driven climate change is hurting people's health worldwide–but taking action like reducing reliance on fossil fuels lowers risks immediately.
EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollutionDecember 2, 2023 6:10 AMBy Jeff Brady New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.
Countries promise millions for damages from climate change. So how would that work?December 1, 2023 4:00 AMBy Lauren Sommer A historic agreement at the international climate talks will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for developing countries. It's nowhere near enough.
Play4min 56secU.S. report includes calls for Indigenous leadership and self-determination to fight climate changeNovember 30, 2023 4:51 PMBy Paul Huttner and Ngoc BuiThe Indigenous peoples chapter of the latest National Climate Assessment lays out the specific ways climate change affects indigenous communities — and why indigenous leadership and self-determination are essential for addressing the climate crisis.
Play3min 49sec3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degreesNovember 29, 2023 3:43 PMBy Lauren Sommer Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.
Weather experts in Midwest say climate change reporting brings burnout and threatsNovember 29, 2023 10:57 AMBy Elizabeth Rembert Talking about climate change can be a tough job, especially in places where audiences may be less likely to accept the science. Strong resistance has pushed some meteorologists out of the field.
Climate funding is in short supply. So some want to rework the financial systemNovember 28, 2023 4:00 AMBy Michael Copley Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.
FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?November 27, 2023 4:00 AMBy Michael Copley , Julia Simon , Nathan Rott , Lauren Sommer , and Rebecca Hersher World leaders, climate experts and oil company executives converge on Dubai later this week to talk about climate change at the United Nations COP28 meeting. Here's what you need to know.
To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report saysNovember 23, 2023 8:54 AMBy The Associated PressThe oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change.