global warming
Trump’s World and the Real World
In service to his vision of the world, the President has spent the year undoing every environmental law he can find. The zeal of his lieutenants—Lee Zeldin, at the...
World leaders, rights groups react to COP30 climate deal
The annual United Nations climate conference has ended with an agreement that urges action to address global warming, but falls short of endorsing a phase-out of fossil fuels.After two...
World strikes climate deal but fails to agree to a roadmap away from fossil fuels after contentious, chaotic summit
The world struck a new climate deal at the COP30 summit in Brazil Saturday, which calls for a tripling of funding to help countries adapt to increasingly severe climate...
Ramaphosa calls for cooperation solving global problems
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for cooperation in solving global problems at the G20 summit of leading industrialised and emerging economies.These include escalating geopolitical tensions, global warming,...
At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive at the COP30 climate summit for a new tax on luxury air travel, a source close...
Pakistan’s Punjab faces biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time...
Climate change could double summer rainfall in the Alps: study
Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by...
In Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it’s felt the most
MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding...
Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke...
A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable
HAMM, Germany (AP) — A German court on Monday started hearing a Peruvian farmer's case against major energy company RWE, a lawsuit arguing that global warming fueled by the...