Climate

Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the TRACE Greenhouse Gas Inventory launch at the plenary hall during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

5:38pm November 09, 2022

A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said in Egypt that he knows carbon markets have gotten a bad reputation but that strong safeguards would make the U.S. program different.

U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism

4:52pm November 09, 2022

by Michael Copley

The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.

At this year's U.N. climate conference, a major focus is boosting investment in developing countries. Experts say renewable energy projects like this wind farm in South Africa can be attractive to private investors.

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

5:30am November 09, 2022

by Michael Copley

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

Sandbags are distributed at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday ahead of subtropical storm Nicole.

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward the Bahamas and Florida

5:51pm November 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. It's headed for parts of the Bahamas and Florida that are still feeling the effects of previous hurricanes.

Mongolia has already experienced a wide range of dramatic due to climate change. Herders there must be quick-footed in the face of changing weather patterns, leading their animals to areas with grass to eat and adequate shelter.

Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

5:15pm November 08, 2022

Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

They made a material that doesn't exist on Earth. That's only the start of the story.

6:30am November 08, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

A scientific discovery could forever change China and the U.S. industrial balance.

President Biden during the world leaders' summit at the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021.

Politics & Government

It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

5:00am November 08, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

President Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.

Uwen Garae surveys his damaged house in Port Vila, Vanuatu in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam in 2015. The country has been hit with two category 5 storms in the last 7 years.

Environment

Developing countries want climate reparations. Here's what it could cost

7:56pm November 07, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change.

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U.N. climate conference opens with alarming warnings about the global climate

4:36pm November 07, 2022

by Ruth Sherlock

The annual U.N. climate conference opened in Egypt with alarming warnings about the global climate and questions about human rights in the host country.

Heavy rain caused floods in northeastern Thailand in October 2022. Millions of people around the world would benefit from more timely and accurate warnings about climate-driven extreme weather such as floods and heat waves. A new United Nations initiative plans to spend $3.1 billion on such early warning systems.

U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats

11:44am November 07, 2022

About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.