climate change

Increasing ‘Christmas Typhoons’ Dampen Philippines Holiday Season

By Chad de Guzman

The Rise of Carbon-Neutral Neighborhoods

By Marina Lopes and And Video by Andrew D. Johnson

Why Top Brands Are Encouraging Customers to Buy Second-Hand

By Marina Lopes

The Trouble With the Ultra-Rich's Environmentalism

By Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan
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AI Is Making Buildings More Efficient

A new study estimates AI could help buildings reduce their energy consumption and emissions by at least 8%.

By Andrew R. Chow

See Photos from the Raging Franklin Fire in Malibu

A wildfire, labeled the Franklin Fire, has spread across more than 2,500 acres along California’s Pacific coastline, including Malibu.

By Maya Chung

Three-Quarters of the Earth Has Gotten Drier

Climate change has tipped the world into long-term desiccation

By Jeffrey Kluger

Why Community Solar Is Key to the Clean Energy Transition

Over a third of Americans rent, and over half of homeowners can’t use their rooftops for solar. Community solar power can help fill this gap.

By Sarah Sax and Video by Andrew D. Johnson

I’m a Climate Scientist. I Refuse to Give Up Hope

We can solve the climate challenge. But I also have to acknowledge my growing worry that I’m wrong, and the remaining steep obstacles ahead.

By Peter H. Gleick

The Design Firm Making Net-Zero Buildings a Reality

Net-zero energy buildings are the exception rather than the norm. But this design firm is hoping to change that.

By Sarah Sax and Video by Lisa Nho

The Future of Climate Action Is Trade Policy

The climate-trade nexus is an important part of the future of climate action.

By Justin Worland/Baku

Watch: How Sweden’s Sustainable Hydrofoil Ferry Shortens Travel Time

Sweden's new hydrofoil ferry is not just environmentally friendly, it's efficient too.

By Andrew D. Johnson

World's Freshwater Resources Drop to Troubling Low

Climate change is contributing to a global drying with no end in sight, according to a new study.

By Jeffrey Kluger

A New Era of Climate Geopolitics is Playing Out at COP29

The questions in Baku are less about whether the international climate push will go on but about how.  

By Justin Worland

Azerbaijan Should Never Have Been COP Host

The petrostate has an especially dubious human rights and climate record.

By Simon Maghakyan

Why CEOs Must Change to Help Save the Planet

Sustainability needs more than technological solutions. The Inner Development Goals can deliver a leadership framework for real change.

By David Bach , Heather Cairns-Lee and Natalia Olynec

Climate Leaders Call For Renewed Hope and Ambition

Climate leaders gathered at TIME’s COP29 Impact Dinner in Baku, Azerbaijan for a celebration of the TIME100 Climate leadership list.

By Simmone Shah

Watch: The Good, the Bad & the Maybe: AI

TIME Chief Climate Officer Shyla Raghav explores artificial intelligence and how it impacts energy use.

By Andrew D. Johnson and Shyla Raghav

We Must Unlock Greater Access to Climate Finance at COP29

Determination conquered doubt in Dubai, now we need a new goal on climate finance to be agreed at this year's climate summit in Baku.

By Sultan Al Jaber

Why Risky Wildfire Zones Have Been Increasing

More blazes break out where wild land and urban areas overlap.

By Jeffrey Kluger
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