Some of the world’s biggest cities are so polluted they’re warming slower
But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.
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Florida is about to scrub climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
Big Oil faces a slew of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial
Industry representatives have characterized the lawsuits as a “waste of taxpayer resources” and contended that climate change should be addressed by Congress, not the courts.
Let forests grow old to store huge amounts of carbon
A new report says cutting emissions should still be a key priority as it cautions against mass monoculture tree-planting.
Canada must speed decarbonizing ports to slash rising shipping emissions
Canada urgently needs to chart a course of action to drastically reduce the shipping sector’s surging greenhouse gas emissions, says an International coalition working to decarbonize the maritime industry.
Fossil fuel companies should fork over trillions for climate reparations
A peer-reviewed paper proposes that the top 21 polluting companies pay $5.4 trillion over 26 years to compensate for climate damages.
Want to sequester carbon? Save the wild things
Gray wolves, elephants, wildebeests and sea otters are a few of the species that can help keep global warming below 1.5 C.
Alaska oil project approval raises another climate concern
The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change.
Finally! A reason to celebrate dust
Material from dry landscapes has surged since the 1800s, possibly helping to cool the planet for decades.
Europe's warming climate: UK had the hottest year ever in 2022
Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed on Thursday, January 5, 2023, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather.
Thinking about the end of the world as we know it
“Yes, it’s a catastrophe,” Elizabeth Weil writes of climate change. “And no, you would not be better off if you continued to tell yourself otherwise.”
High hopes and costs for Britain's nuclear energy future
Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the Severn estuary is a 430-acre site where some of the U.K.'s future electricity hopes are pinned.
Fiona and massive hurricanes bound to come show need to adapt
As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowed the violence of weather to come.
Companies bid $192 million in Biden's first Gulf oil sale
Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
To avoid climate catastrophe, Canada must account for its hidden emissions
While Canada has stabilized its fossil fuel emissions at home, it is also exporting more emissions than ever before, writes Ecojustice lawyer Fraser Thomson.
