Climate

Vice President Harris announces new policies at COP28, hoping to attract young voters

8:26am December 02, 2023

Vice President Harris speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai, delivering a message the White House hopes young voters back in the U.S. will hear.

A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021.

Environment

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution

7:10am December 02, 2023

by Jeff Brady

New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.

Since 2015, the world has cut projected global warming. But not enough, experts say

6:13pm December 01, 2023

by Rebecca Hersher

The planet is on track for less warming now than it was when the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, but it's still not enough to avoid catastrophic impacts.

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Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

5:00am December 01, 2023

by Jeff Brady

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

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After getting hit with Hurricane Irma in 2017, Antigua and Barbuda is still recovering. It's one of many countries that will need hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for stronger storms and other climate impacts.

Environment

Countries promise millions for damages from climate change. So how would that work?

5:00am December 01, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

A historic agreement at the international climate talks will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for developing countries. It's nowhere near enough.

Many countries are frustrated that the U.S. isn't doing more to combat climate change

8:26pm November 30, 2023

by Jeff Brady

As climate negotiations open in Dubai, the United States looms large. The US has done more to cause climate change than any other country. But it's also indispensable in efforts to address it.

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At COP28, countries pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable nations

5:23pm November 30, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

International climate change negotiations began in Dubai with the announcement of a fund to help developing countries with the worst impacts of climate change. getting enough funding will be hard.

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This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken June 2 shows Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

National

An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

2:46pm November 30, 2023

by Greg Allen

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

Tens of thousands of delegates are attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference

5:13am November 30, 2023

The conference, known as COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday. Questions focus on whether real action will be taken to slow global warming, and on the host country as a major oil producer.

National

Meteorologists face pushback in regions that are more skeptical of climate science

9:49pm November 29, 2023

by Elizabeth Rembert

Explaining climate change can be a challenging job, particularly in areas where the public is more wary of the science. Some climate experts in the Midwest and Great Plains have faced death threats.

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