Climate

COP28 in Dubai ends with agreement for nations to transition away from fossil fuels

5:11am December 13, 2023

The COP28 climate negotiations in Dubai wrapped up early today with an agreement that calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels. But some counties say this still doesn't go far enough.

World News

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing"

4:32pm December 12, 2023

With COP28 climate talks coming to an end, NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with climate policy analyst Rachel Cleetus on where the latest agreement stands.

Large icebergs and smaller pieces of ice melt in the ocean waters near Ilulissat, Greenland on Sept. 7, 2023. The icebergs broke free from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the largest and fastest moving Greenland outlet glaciers. Ice loss from Greenland has increased substantially during the 21st century and continued in 2023.

Science

Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Barbara Moran / WBUR

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, leading to early snowmelt and diminished sea ice.

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Umesh Balal, an activist and member of the Indigenous Magar people of Nepal, says people with disabilities need to be part of the climate conversation.

This 28-year-old from Nepal is telling COP28: Don't forget people with disabilities

3:10pm December 12, 2023

by Ruchi Kumar

Umesh Balal is determined to make the voices of people with disabilities, young people and Indigenous people heard at the world's largest meeting on climate change.

Books

As the planet warms, a naturalist documents change

9:06am December 12, 2023

by Brian Mann

South African naturalist Adam Welz's new book, The End of Eden, examines how networks of life are unraveling as climate change escalates.

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Demonstrators hold a sign reading "end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Climate activists struggle to be heard at this year's U.N. climate talks

5:00am December 12, 2023

Protests are a common part of global climate meetings, but activists say they're facing restrictions at this year's U.N. climate meeting hosted in the UAE

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Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children's Trust legal team before the start of the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana.

18 California children are suing the EPA over climate change

2:43pm December 11, 2023

by Jeff Brady

A new climate lawsuit file against the EPA claims the agency violated the rights of 18 California children by allowing greenhouse gas emissions.

Oil companies are reluctant to give up the big profits that fossil fuels bring them

7:11am December 11, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

Many oil companies have considered getting into greener alternatives. But there is a problem: Virtually nothing makes as much money as oil does.

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Demonstrators hold a sign reading "end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

World News

Why protests at UN climate talks in UAE are not easy to find

5:19pm December 10, 2023

The UAE, site of this year's UN climate talks, forbids protests, something that has happened at previous summits. In Dubai, protests are happened but they are highly restricted.

COP28 Update: Promises And Regrets

5:19pm December 10, 2023

UN climate talks are winding down in Dubai. Negotiators are debating the language on how to reduce the use of fossil fuels, climate finance for developing countries and renewable energy.