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Trump’s Re-Election Would Be Disastrous for the Climate
The return of Trump to the White House would be disastrous for the planet.The New York Times - Top stories - Climate -
How FERC Became a Linchpin for Climate Policy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-to-1 in a partisan split on Monday on a new rule that could help speed up wind and solar energy.The New York Times - Top stories - Climate -
Four ways climate change affects extreme weather
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places because of climate change.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Breaking down climate change's economic impacts
Climate change could cause a $38 trillion income loss per year globally by 2049, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. CBS News' Lilia Luciano breaks down the numbers.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Free Solar for Farmers: Climate Law Gives Rich Incentives
The law now offers a particularly sweet deal: a combination of subsidies that can cover or even exceed a project’s costs.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Ongoing Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration
Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives in one of the biggest cases of climate migration in Brazil's recent history.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
From Green Innovation to Climate Socialism
The much-ballyhooed ‘transition’ to unconventional energy won’t happen anytime soon.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Climate activists ramp up pressure on Citigroup to halt fossil fuel funding
In the latest installment of our "Climate Watch" series, climate activists take bold measures, including blockading the entrance to Citigroup's global headquarters in Manhattan. Protesters are demanding the banking giant cease its funding of ...CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Democrats accuse Big Oil of climate change ‘denial and doublespeak’
Three-year congressional investigation unearths internal industry documentsFinancial Times - World - Climate -
For cicadas, it's safety in numbers. Is climate change throwing off their timing?
Cicadas' cycles of emergence may be affected by climate change, scientists say. But much about the insects remains mysterious.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - Health - Climate -
Climate Watch: Protecting the Planet | How sustainable fashion reduces greenhouse gasses
In this episode of “Climate Watch: Protecting the Planet,” CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explores the innovative ways both people and companies are making fashion more sustainable ahead of Earth Day.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
How 5 N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Are Struggling With Climate Change
New data projects are linking social issues with global warming. Here’s what that means for these New York communities.The New York Times - Top stories - Climate -
More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in AfricaABC News - Tech - Climate -
The Kind of Climate Models That Insurers Need
Economics can help with a joined-up understanding of climate risks as the insurance industry reinvents itself.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday foundABC News - Health - Climate -
Risk Professionals Take On Emergent AI, Climate Change and Global Conflict
Experts discuss the advice they are giving in a deteriorating risk landscape.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Podesta Meets With China’s Climate Envoy Amid Deep Economic Tensions
Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be high as top climate diplomats meet this week.The New York Times - Science - Climate -
When the Only Problem Was Climate Change
After the Cold War, the West took a vacation from history. Now it’s urgent that we get back to work.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Pricier Insurance Makes Sense as Climate Risk Grows, Chubb CEO Says
Speaking in California, Evan Greenberg says industry has been setting premiums ‘very rationally,’ adding that it didn’t tell people to ‘build magnificent homes in a wildfire zone.’The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
A Real Market Fix for Climate Change
If advocates actually want to use the economy, leave carbon credits in the bin. There’s a better way.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Climate Advocates Must Use the Market
Constraints on flexible solutions like carbon credits limit investment.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Bill Gates and his fight against climate change
Bill Gates visits climate tech startup Infinium, whose new e-fuel facility converts waste carbon dioxide from nearby oil and gas refineries into low-carbon fuels. Gates has been spending some of his fortune to fund innovative technology that may ...CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Bezos Earth Fund Commits to Continue Financing Climate Targets Group
Philanthropic body denies accusations of exerting influence over Science Based Targets initiativeThe Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Far right’s rise in Portugal could threaten ambitious climate action
Environmentalists fear focus on economy may undermine country’s climate transition – one of most radical in Europe. Portugal has been among Europe’s more ambitious countries in terms of climate action, but the rise of the far right in recent ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Rich nations pledge $11bn to World Bank for climate and global crises
Contributions will boost lending to poorer countries as pressure growsFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Woodside Energy chief defends climate plan ahead of shareholder vote
Australian oil and gas developer pushed to set more binding net zero commitmentsFinancial Times - Business - Climate -
Football's climate change threat: Flooded stadiums, too hot to train
One in four stadiums in England are predicted to experience flooding by 2050. What is soccer's environmental impact and what can be done to reduce it?ESPN - Sports - Climate -
Scotland ditches 2030 climate target as being ‘out of reach’
Decision to drop pledge to cut emissions by 75% by end of the decade labelled an ‘abject humiliation’ for SNP-Green coalitionFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns
Cancer, heart disease, respiratory illnesses and kidney dysfunction among the health consequences of a warming planet.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers
The U.N. labor organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlightABC News - Health - Climate -
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday foundABC News - Tech - Climate -
Reasons to be cheerful about corporate climate targets
Investors might think they impede returns but FT research shows they do not mean underperformanceFinancial Times - Business - Climate -
US and China agree on climate collaboration despite trade tensions
New envoys first in-person talks in Washington described as ‘in-depth and productive’Financial Times - World - Climate -
Big Shell investors urge others to back greater climate action
The shareholders say meeting the Paris Agreement goals is ‘essential to preserve the health of the global economy’Financial Times - Business - Climate -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - World - Climate -
Europe’s Climate Leaders 2024: interactive listing
Despite chafing at green regulations, companies are making headway on cutting carbon emissionsFinancial Times - World - Climate -
K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals
Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their millions-strong online community into climate and environmental activismABC News - Entertainment - Climate -
Climate protesters try to break into Tesla's Germany factory, multiple people arrested
Climate protesters angry about Tesla’s plans to expand its Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory in Germany tried to break into the plant on Friday, according to a statement from local police.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
UAE’s al-Jaber invites business chiefs to climate talks on eve of COP29
Head of last year’s climate negotiations holds event in Abu Dhabi for Silicon Valley and oil executivesFinancial Times - World - Climate